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    Something strange...

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by shinakuma9, Dec 16, 2008.

  1. shinakuma9

    shinakuma9 Notebook Deity

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    Alright so something weird just happened

    I had my laptop on constantly for around 5 days or so, and everything was doing just fine. Normally i just leave it on an mmo with a shop open while i do work or other things, and cpu temps are always usually in the low 60's
    So while doing some random powerpoint and stuff today, i suddenly hear the fan noise completely dissappear, and then i check the temps and i see they are down to 37C???? I had the game turned off too for a while
    Is that even possible? Usually thats not even normal idle temps for me.
     
    shinakuma9, Dec 16, 2008
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  2. potentv

    potentv Notebook Evangelist

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    you playing in the refrigerator?
    I dont think you need to worry about temps being low, try run something intensive and if the fan kicks in I dont think you need to worry
     
    potentv, Dec 16, 2008
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    Im not worried about the temps, im just worried if something has happened to the cpu, i mean going down from a normal of high 50's or low 60's straight to 37 in 5 seconds is really weird, but then again i suppose that the gpu isnt being stressed right now since the game isnt being rendered which could also be another source of the heat.
     
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    which program were you using to monitor the temps?
     
    flipfire, Dec 16, 2008
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    you think its possible the temp sensor blew? cause that could be dangerous...
     
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    im using speedfan and hwmonitor, both show the same temps
    also the temps fluctuate so i doubt that the sensor blew, especially on a ~4 month old lappy :X
     
    shinakuma9, Dec 16, 2008
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    have you got it running on Power Saver mode? could be downclocking to 800 Mhz or something
     
    Tinselworm, Dec 16, 2008
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