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    Real TDP of P9700

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by hendra, Jul 17, 2009.

  1. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    hendra, Jul 17, 2009
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  2. ramgen

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    The temp value does strictly depend on the laptop. Some laptops have powerful coolers with copper heatsinks and heatpipes whereas some laptops use aluminum to decrease the costs. It also depends on the thermal paste.

    Overall, the same CPU may run at 60C in one machine and at 80C in another machine...


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    ramgen, Jul 17, 2009
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  3. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The official TDP is 28W. Temperature and TDP aren't necessarily linearly related, because as ramgen stated, there are a lot of factors affecting the cooling capability of the notebook.
     
    sgogeta4, Jul 17, 2009
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  4. Phil

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    To add: it also depends on the indivual sample. One P9700 can behave completely different than the other.
     
    Phil, Jul 18, 2009
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