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    CPU temperatures

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by umar, Jun 27, 2008.

  1. umar

    umar Notebook Evangelist

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    what should the maximum CPU temperatures be? i mean below how many Celsius should i target to keep them? and also is there any other software beside HWMonitor i can use to monitor Temperature?
     
    umar, Jun 27, 2008
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  2. Gregory

    Gregory disassemble?

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  3. umar

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    is below 60 degrees ok?
     
    umar, Jun 27, 2008
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    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    yeah, umar thats perfect. a nything around 80-90C is when u have start to cool everything down. maybe hold off on playing crysis a bit. :D
     
    wywern209, Jun 27, 2008
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  5. jisaac

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    below 60 C is fine. Mine never goes below 60, and often strays into the 70s. But mine is an ultraportable. :)
     
    jisaac, Jun 27, 2008
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  6. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    Under 60c is very good.
     
    stewie, Jun 27, 2008
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    yeah, its fine but the lower the better.
     
    wywern209, Jun 27, 2008
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    my laptop rarely breaks 60c,,, only if being stress-tested using ORTHOS

    maybe the undervolt to 0.95v might be helping too :)
     
    bigozone, Jun 27, 2008
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  9. umar

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    thanks guys :)
     
    umar, Jun 27, 2008
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    forgot to mention that most socketP cpus are rated by intel to operate at up to 100c

    but i'd never wanna run mine that hot... :eek:
     
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  11. nobscot6

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    lordy, now that is HOT



    and I worry about mine when I'm gaming and it gets above 70c, lol :smile:
     
    nobscot6, Jun 27, 2008
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  12. umar

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    so what is the T8300, socket P right?
     
    umar, Jun 27, 2008
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  13. Johnny T

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    Yup...running at 100C means that it is on the verge of dying...if not already dead... :p
     
    Johnny T, Jun 27, 2008
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  14. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Guys 100C is really bad for those chips. Solder practically melts at that temperature. It seems that almost every laptop has crappy insufficient cooling. My cpu stays under 55C even under full load of 125 watts for hours on end.

    K-TRON
     
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  15. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    K-TRON you do have uber special fans... :eek:
     
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  16. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Actually that is with the stock cpu fans. I am still waiting on getting the customized cpu fans from PAPST, which should drop my load temperatures to about 45C. :D

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jun 27, 2008
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  17. nobscot6

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    lol

    looking at your sig, it's hard to tell which one :cool:
     
    nobscot6, Jun 27, 2008
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  18. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I am pretty sure the 125watt tdp tells you it is my power hungry Opteron processor. :D
    Its the U709 one ;)

    I am limited by 400characters or so in the signature, if not I would list more laptops I own

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jun 27, 2008
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  19. nobscot6

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    actually, i didn't notice that....

    must have been a blond moment :twitcy:
     
    nobscot6, Jun 27, 2008
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  20. umar

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    nobscot6 :D
     
    umar, Jun 27, 2008
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