Best temperature to test laptop?

Just in general- like stress testing.

I'd say around 70 Degrees? 60 Maybe? I'm not entirely sure. Its summer time and i'm buying a computer- i want to get a correct reading

 

I like to stress test my laptop in the warmest conditions. The last time I did a system wide stress test was in an 84*F computer lab on campus.

 

why is that?

 

Because all computer parts would tend to have problems with higher temperatures and you probably won't be going anywhere with sub-zero temperatures where some computer parts would also tend to fail.

 

It allows me to stress test my machine in the worst case conditions so that I can adjust my clocks accordingly. For example, my GTX 280M clocked at 620/1550/930 and my QX9300 clocked at 2.93GHz can withstand Orthos and Furmark running at the same time for 20 minutes without an active cooler under those conditions. Those are the highest clocks achievable in that ambient temperature before the components start entering the danger zone, primarily the GPU. That way, I will not have to worry about overheating as I rarely use my notebook in 84*F rooms.

 

i know nothing about adjusting laptop settings and such, or what programs to have on it to clock at what.. and when it is overlcocked, how to tell what's safe

 

I think Asus has a button that overclocks your "to be" notebook for you. I'm not too familiar with G71's, but it should be able to stay cool under a simultaneous CPU/GPU stress test. Just make sure you monitor your temperatures and be ready to terminate the testing programs when you enter the danger zone.

 

i dont know danger zones or any of that either. i'm new to the notebook world

 

In my book, I would raise the flag at 80*C, and the red flag at 90*C for your Q9000 and GTX 260M.

 

what programs should i use to monitor heat? and, how does it work? If the computer doesn't have an OC button, how would i OC it?

 

HWMonitor does the job well.

 

use setfsb or clockgen to overclock or you could do a CPU BSEL mod or you could mod the PLL. I monitor heat with cpucool, NHC, RMclock,systool and there are many more.

you may be lucky enough to be able to undervolt after the overclock.
read "the undervolt guide" on this forum to see how to reduce the volatge after you overclock it.

 

its just all so confusing to me haha... is there an overclock guide too?

 

I don't know if there is an overclocking guide, there is a lot of info on overclocking notebooks on the net. when you get the notebook try setfsb and post your results then you will get help if you need it.

 

I don't know any advanced techniques, it says for Experts only, that's why I ask if there's a guide or something. IS there an auto OC program or something?

 

I don't see why you need a guide, any questions you have can be answerd here.

the first thing to do is download setfsb and then find out what PLL (clock generator) is used by your notebook. This could involve dissmatleing the notebook. Or you could just do it by trial and error i.e select the first PLL and test if it works, if it doesn't then select the second PLL and test again. keep doing this until one works or until you run out of PLLs.
If you run out then you can download clockgen and try the same trial and error technique. If both programs don't work then it gets more difficult but we will cross that bridge when we get there.

 

If asus has a button to overclock then you better use that since any other method could void your warrenty!