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    ACER 4315 Celeron: Overheat problem

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by blloewy, Nov 1, 2010.

  1. blloewy

    blloewy Notebook Enthusiast

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    My notebook is ACER 4315 with celeron processor. After used it for 3 years there is heat problem on it. The temperature for idle is about 80 Celcius and with CPU load 50% goes to 96 Celcius. I have already changed the thermal paste and cleaned the heatshink. Now the temperature is 60-73 celcius with CPU load just 70%. What should I do to lower the temperature to it's normal 35-45 Celcius??? My memory is just 512MB PC5300 with OS Vista. Is that less memory caused the temperature raise from it's normal?? I try o upgrade the memory to 1GB PC5300.

    Soory, my English is not good.. :D
     
    blloewy, Nov 1, 2010
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    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    What was the original O/S? What Anti-Virus product are you using?

    Even if it was still Vista, 3 years ago it was still a much 'lighter' O/S than the latest service pack and updates put it at now.

    If you're using an A/V 'suite', then I would definitely uninstall that from such a low spec'd (RAM) system. I recommend MSE.

    If you increase the RAM to 1GB or 2GB (or more) it will definitely help keep your cpu at idle more (which will help keep the heat down a little) in addition to speeding up your system. This will also cause Vista to thrash the HD less too - resulting in a cooler computer.

    Something else that may be causing your system to heat up is the HD you have. If this is the original (3+ year old) HD, then getting a current model will help greatly with the heat generated inside the case (which in turn heats up the rest of the components including the cpu). Newer HD's are more power efficient and generate less heat in addition to greatly increasing the response of the system too.

    You may also want to ensure that all your drivers are as up to date as possible. Also check for any BIOS or other firmware updates for your other components too.

    See:
    Acer Europe - Service & Support, Drivers & Utilities, Downloads, Notebook, Aspire 4315


    Even a fully updated XP (SP3) installation will struggle with 512MB of RAM - I'm sure that your Vista (SP2?) installation is not only thrashing your HD and increasing the temps, but also keeping your cpu pegged too.

    You can try a clean install if this is the original installation - stray code from software that has not uninstalled properly (or software that has been updated many, many times) may still be making the cpu cycle for no reason at all.

    In the end, you may just find that a simple $50 notebook cooler will give you the simplest and best cost effective route to getting your temperatures back in line.

    Good luck.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Nov 1, 2010
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