gaming laptop in coldish basement?

My basement is quite cold, probably around 25C or something and everytime I turn on my laptop it starts with very low temps like 38C for the GPU and it later goes to 48C. But when I lift up the lid everything feels really cold. Is there any risk of the GPU going from 38C to 65C for gaming sessions? Dont I need to wait a while for it to warm up? Or can I just start gaming right away?

 

Just go. Those temperature differences aren't that significant. If it were -25C top +65C in a matter of a few seconds, then there might be a concern.

 

yea, additionally playing in colder areas are actually better, since the air intake is cooler.

 

Sweet!!! thanks mates!

 

The only thing that doesn't like cold is the hard drive, but that isn't cold enough, it needs to be subzero.

 

25C?! the AC turns on when it gets that warm in my house! thermastat is set for 22C.

I'd say you have a warm basement...

 

Yeah. Cold (for a room) is about 55F or so.

 

Even here in Brazil,I wouldn't call that cold.

 

you should see here in las vegas during the peek summer, 120F is normal for a few week.

 

yup 110 in louisiana and it feels like 120 football practice sucks !!!!


@ topic there is no harm to your computer , if anything its better since it stays a bit cooler

 

I dunno - I suppose if it gets really cold, and it's really damp like it tends to be in basements, then maybe condensation might become a problem? -ponder- Though unless you've got an air-conditioner pointed at your laptop I suppose that probably won't happen.

25 deg C is considered pretty cold over here. <_< >_>

 

how would you know! according to your picture your a small child!! lol jk. btw. 25 C is warm. i wish my basement was that warm. mine is about 65 F. its cold and its how i live my life.

 

is this an unfunny joke ,if we get 25c here in summer its been the best summer on record.

 

Now I see where this joke comes from "WoW nerd locked in parent's basement" hehe. No offense mon

25C is ok, that's my regular room temperature in Sydney, and don't have any problems with overheating/overfreezing(??!!). So I suppose it's a green light for you.

 

God I love vegas. I drive down there every year.

I like hot weather. I live in Canada thought so we dont get much, 25c-30c is like our summer.

Right now its 8c outside Gaming time.

 

My apartment's thermostat is set for 65F or about 18C.

25C is definitely not cold, and well within standard operating temperatures for a laptop.

Indeed it would be a heatwave here...

 

sorry that was a typo, I meant 15C. I just noticed and was like 25??? Then I looked at original post. And Lomaster, I know it was a joke but Im only 17... Also, 2shot where do you live!?!?

 

I'd worry more about moisture and condensation than those temperatures.

 

15 degrees lol

dude your laptop is not a freaking car... you don't need to warm it up first
the components/hardware of your laptops can withstand really high temperatures, so 65C is nothing. My laptop goes to almost 90 when the vents are blocked(when clean it goes down to max. 81).

i wish my place is that cold ==

 

Where on earth do you guys stay... Siberia?