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    Help, is 96°C normal for an 540m?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by squallmx, Mar 19, 2013.

  1. squallmx

    squallmx Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm getting BSOD when playing any recent game for 30 min or more, could the temperature be the reason (+95°C)?

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    Last year the max temp I got was 88°C after 3 hrs on Skyrim. My laptop is an Dell XPS L502x.
     

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    No, that's not normal at all. Check and clean your vents and heatsinks of any dust that could be clogging them, and I'd recommend a repaste with a quality TIM (Arctic Silver 5, IC Diamond, etc.)
     
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    ^agree.
    when was the last time you cleaned your vents and fans out with compressed air?
    remove base and give it a good blow job :D
     
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    Off topic a bit, but how do you get that data to display?
     
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    That's a super high temp. Below 85*C is called normal if you have an i7 beside it.
     
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    MSI afterburner on-screen display adapter
     
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    Yeah, that's too hot. Especially with the increasing temps over time, it means you've got too much dust in there. Clean it out well, and you ought to be back in business with much lower temps.
     
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    squallmx Notebook Enthusiast

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    The laptop is still under warranty, should I do it myself or is a better idea to contact Dell support?

    Thanks for your help.
     
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    I don't think Dell cover dust build-up under warranty - but it's always worth a try!

    I had a similar problem to yours (though not quite as high temps) a month or two back. I took it to a nearby PC service repair place and turns out there wasn't much dust build-up but the GPU needed repasting. They repasted it and then temps went back down to acceptable levels :)
     
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  10. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    ya, I repaste about once every 6 months, and the drop is usually about 5-10C
     
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