Question about cooling and ram on my gaming laptop!! help!

Hey everyone, been awhile since Ive posted.

I own an HP pavilion dv6-6091nr laptop bought in 2011. i7 core, 6770 radeon graphics, 8 gigs ram (just upgraded from 6 to 8).

I have 2 questions.

1. I just upgraded from 6 to 8 gigs of ram. When I bought it directly from HP, it had a 4 gig stick and a 2 gig stick. It is ddr3 1333 204 pin. The one I bought from best buy was a 4 gig stick (replacing the 2 gig stick) PnY brand. Same specs but it said on package 1066-1333 Mhz. Geek squad said it was all good as my laptop recognized it immediately. My question is, is it healthy enough for my computer to have a chip that says 1066-1333 and not just 1333 Mhz and is also a different brand?

2a. Since having 8 gigs now, my computer runs pretty hot when I play Diablo 3 now. Just wondering if this is dangerous for my hardware??? I know more ram means faster speeds = runs hotter, but is it damaging?

2b. I also want to purchase this cooling pad from newegg: Newegg.com - Cooler Master Notebook Cooler for 17" Laptop Model NotePal X3

My question though is, my intake fan is in the back and the output is on the left hand side. There ARE vents on the bottom but no fans. Would this cooling pad blowing cool air into the vents be enough to cool the hardware without directly blowing into my air intake fan?

Thanks guys! (sorry for long post, and im a computer noob btw)

 

what sort of temperatures are you getting? you can download monitoring software in my sig below.
also when was the last time you cleaned your fans and grills out with compressed air. this is the main factor for raised heat temps.

ill let the experts answer your questions above

 

1) RAM that says 1066-1333 is fine. It just means that it can run at either 1066 or 1333mhz. You can download CPU-Z to see what speed your ram is running at but it should be running at 1333mhz since its fine. Also, as another example, I have "1333mhz" ram in my laptop but due to my CPU, it only runs at 1066mhz. Also, different brands should be fine if you don't run into any problems.

2) Like what MrDJ said, check your temperatures. I reocmmend GPU-Z for graphics card temperatures and HWmonitor or throttlestop for CPU temperature. I say anything above 90C is getting close to the danger zone but you CPU and graphics card have built in monitors so that if it gets too hot, it will just shut off on its own, so you shouldn't worry too much about damage.

2b. The vents on the bottom of your laptop (dont know for sure) are probably for other devices such as RAM and wireless card, so it can help with cooling but generally, doing wat MrDJ said, clean the vents and fans with compressed air is a good way to keep your laptop cool.
so the cooling pad will help but not as much as with other laptops.

 

Thanks for the replies guys. I will look into downloading those monitoring programs (assuming all i have to do is google them).

About the cooling pad, do you think they would make one that accommodates input and output fans on the back and side but not on the bottom? I dont feel like my comp is that strange and that my guess is it's fan system is similar to many other laptops? I have attached some images below (laptop is sitting on cheapo best buy cooling pad).

Link: http://imageshack.us/g/252/vents.jpg/

The one with the keyboard showing is the output fan, the bottom shot is the vents, and other one from behind is the intake fan.

Isnt this a regular setup? There is not a proper gaming cooling pad for this?

 

they are all available free from the link in my signature below.

 

never heard of a cooling pad that did blew air through the back.

im guessing that most cooling pads were designed to blow air through the bottom because in most cases, there is very little air/space under the laptop and cooling pads allow more air to the bottom of the laptop. with a input fan from the back, u have as much open air as you want.

 

RAM really doesn't make a ton of difference in gaming, either in temperatures or in performance. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

 

ok so my temps are as follows:

GPU in game average around : 70 C

my 4 cores average from : 63-70 C

This is ok right?

 

Yes, that is fine. You really have no cause to be concerned unless they creep up around 90-95 C.

 

edited to 70 C and such

 

John the cooling pad isn't going to help you much. It will help if the intakes are on the bottom of the laptop...but yours are on the back of the laptop and it is already unobstructed

The simplest thing to do is to get a can of air and blow into the exhaust while you computer is off. This sounds counter intuitive, but the dust will come out.

A better way is take the back panel off and clean the vents from the inside...but requires a little disassembly

BTW, your temps are fine.

 

Thanks for all the help guys.

So they dont make some kind of cooling system which could help me? No designs of cooling pads out there that fit my kind of fan setup?

I really would have thought there were..

 

Your temps aren't that hot for your laptop. You only have one fan right? it means that your GPU and CPU are both running through one cooling assembly so your temps are actually quite good considering

the only thing a cooling pad does for you is it keeps your knees cool lol

 

Yes, 1 fan. Im still thinking I might purchase that cooling pad to see if I can get my temps down. Thanks again.

 

You really do not need a cooling pad. It might lower your temps another 5-10 degrees to low/mid 60s, but you're nowhere near dangerous temps to begin with, unless you're up around 90 or higher. You won't be prolonging the life of your components, because they weren't in danger to begin with.