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    Gaming on dell inspiron 5520

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by mbasitg, Oct 26, 2012.

  1. mbasitg

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    well i have dell inspiron 15R 5520(i5+4GB+500GB+7670m) .i bought BF3 10 days back and i play it around 8 hours a day.A friend of mine who has dell xps laptop says that i should not play games on my inpiron cuz its not meant for gaming.although im quite satisfied about gaming performance of my laptop but he says that my laptop will fail soon if i play games on it...so i wanted to know is that true that my laptop isnt meant for casual gaming at all?
     
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    sasuke256 Notebook Deity

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    he is talking about overheat, the dell may not have a good cooling system, use HWMONITOR while playing BF3 for exemple and tell us the temps..
     
    sasuke256, Oct 26, 2012
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    if it is playing fine I wouldn't worry about it to much, Just check your temperatures every once in a while to make sure your system isn't getting to hot. Also make sure your machine always has good ventilation. ;)
     
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    as mentioned keep an eye on your temps. download HW Monitor and Core temps from my signature below and run them on your desktop when you game.
     
    MrDJ, Oct 26, 2012
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  5. mbasitg

    mbasitg Newbie

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    yup i noticed temps...under gaming load CPU is MAX 78 C.and GPU is 65 C HD 45 C...is that fine?
     
    mbasitg, Oct 26, 2012
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    The thermal throttling temperature of Ivy Bridge CPU's is all the way at 105 degrees C so 78 should be completely safe. GPUs are usually designed for around 100 degrees too so 65 is nothing to worry about. Hard disk have maximum operating temperatures around 60.
     
    sponge_gto, Oct 26, 2012
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    It is totally fine, you have nothing to worry about !
     
    sasuke256, Oct 26, 2012
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    thank you guys for helping me out...now i can play bf3 yayyy
     
    mbasitg, Oct 27, 2012
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