Temps after overclocking

I just overclocked my laptops GPU and I am wondering if these temps are alright. During gameplay I will press windows key to get to my desktop real quick and see what temp EVGA precision says. I am getting about 82 degrees celsius during gameplay. But just after about 20 seconds of not being it gam it will go down to 60 degrees celsius. Are these temps alright?


Also how would I go about controlling my fan speeds? For some reason on the EVGA precision it wont let me set the percentage of the fan speed. If these another way I can do this?

 

Those temps seem high to me, granted I don't have your computer, but if I'm not gaming my temps are in the 40's. Did you clean your fans out?

 

What GPU do you have. Most a rated up to 90 celsius, so you are probably not going to burn it out. But that temp is uncomfortable. Depending on your Laptop brand, there a numerous fan control programs. Just google your model and "fan control"

 

can you post your computer spec as we are not mind readers and depending on hardware it can make a lot of difference.
ive never overclocked and never will so cant advise on that.
if you are running on intergrated graphics then you have a problem but if you have a dedicated card then above temps are passable.

gaming and your hitting 40c. do you live in an igloo at the north or south pole.
40c is an idle temperature for the majority of gaming lappys and 60-80 is ok while gaming. anything below 90c depending on specs is ok but as it gets nearer 90 its time to clean out the vents and fans with compressed air..

 

80 degree Celsius during a heavy game could s till be normal but it is near the borderline I believe which is 90-95 Celcius. It is just normal for your temp to be at 60 or higher 20 seconds after you closed the game you are playing. It might be best if you take note of computer temp during basic computer use like browsing and even on idle.

 

Monitoring Temperatures

Idle temperatures are varied in most notebooks. The reasoning behind this is due to their different thermal designs and low-level programming for fans.

Danger zone (high) temperatures are pretty standard due to manufactures low-level specifications of usage. Danger temps are set to downclock the component such as the CPU or GPU in order to cool the component down enough to prevent overheating

Here are temperatures for specific components when they enter the danger zone.:

CPU danger temperature is around 75-85C (check the CPU's tech specs)
GPU danger temperature is around 90-95C
HDD danger temperature is around 60-65C

Threshold temperatures are also pretty standard once again due to the reasons specified under the danger zone temperatures. These temperatures are the most dangerous to a system, in which permanent hardware damage can be incurred if the user does not remedy the heat issue during which time the user is experiencing temperatures within the danger zone. Systems that have a component that reaches threshold temperatures will usually crash or shutdown when the temperature peaks.

CPU threshold temperature is around 90-100C (and above)
GPU threshold temperature is around 100-105C (and above)
HDD threshold temperature is varied, but above 65C is bad

Safe temperatures are temperatures are basically any temperature below the danger zone temperatures. Even a 5C-10C difference is ok as long as it stays below the danger zone temperatures.

If it is not a new system when a it enters the danger zone, it is a red flag to do some serious cleaning of dust from the vents and fans (guide below) or to be aware that you may be blocking vents on the bottom or side, which is restricting the airflow. Only use notebooks on hard, flat, clean surfaces. Never use a notebook on a lap, couch, bed, or other soft surfaces.

If it is a new notebook and it is reaching danger zone or threshold temperatures it is recommended you contact the vendor of your notebook.

 

I have a dell XPS 17 L702x. It has a GT 550m.

CPU: i7 2630QM (2.00 GHz)
GPU: NVIDIA GT 550m
RAM: 8GB

I just turned my laptop on about 10 minutes ago and once my temps peaked it is steady between 48 and 50

 

ambient room temperature can add a few c's
what part of the world do you live and is it summer and is your room hot.
roughly 15c here today (and its summer) and idle temps are gpu is steady 44c and cores are 40-45c

your 48-50c is fine.

what do you use to monitor your temps. lots of software in sig below.

 

yeah,nything below 90c depending on specs is ok but as it gets nearer 90 its time to clean out the vents and fans with compressed air..