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    CPU Temperatures

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Ritzy Cat, Feb 5, 2012.

  1. Ritzy Cat

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    I have the i7-2630QM.

    I go through Core Temp when I am playing GTA-IV, and My temperatures were ranging from 70-90 degrees. Is this normal, or should I be worried? Would a laptop cooler help at all, or is this type of temperature to be expected and not really worried about?

    Outside, they idle in the mid 40s.
     
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    That is normal for gaming, but keep in mind that no HP laptop was ever designed for gaming. It will shorten the life of the machine. Instead of lasting 2 to 4 years it may last no more then 1 to 2 years depending on how long you game with it.
    The solder on the GPU breaks down after a while from the heat and the video card becomes disconnected from the mother board.
    Anything to keep it cool will be beneficial, even propping the back of the laptop up to allow the cooling fan to suck more efficiently. Do not sit the laptop on the bed while gaming.
     
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    Okay, thanks.

    That is very settling to hear.
     
    Ritzy Cat, Feb 5, 2012
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    Mine hits about 80 degrees celcius with both an CPU and GPU stress-test running simoultaneuously.

    - Scott.
     
    inzelux, Feb 6, 2012
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    Maybe if I notch down my settings a tad it will cool it down slightly. I just don't want to get over 90 too much, lol. Usually they stick around 73-85.
     
    Ritzy Cat, Feb 6, 2012
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    I had issues too. Tweak some settings and it will bring your temps down. In your CCC settings, try : V-Sync always on, PowerPlay on Maximize Battery Life, and Anti-Aliasing mode to AMSAA.

    Also, set your windows power plan to "Power Saver". Go > Change Plan Settings > Change Advanced Power Settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state

    Set both options there to 75%. This will throttle down your CPU and keep it cooler.

    Since you've adjusted the Anti-Aliasing in CCC, turn off AA and AF in your game settings. Also make sure V-Sync is on. This will keep your card from processing more FPS than your display can handle, and at the same time, will make the graphics card run cooler by lowering the FPS...

    By doing this I went from CPU temp of 80*C+ down to 55-60*C. And my AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT never goes over 57*C.

    If you REALLY REALLY want everything set to max settings, then don't bother using this laptop. Otherwise, try the settings I suggested and post up your new temps.
     
    XTORO, Feb 6, 2012
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    Wow, thanks. My temperatures were around 45-60. Thank you! I suppose I could always bump it up a tad if I needed to but anything to save my temps.
     
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    I turn off TurboBoost. So far max temp never exceed 85c with overclocked GPU .
     
    xAcid9, Feb 6, 2012
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    ^ second that.
     
    darxide_sorcerer, Feb 7, 2012
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    Where can I change TurboBoost options?
     
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    Control Panel > Power Options > Change Plan Settings > Change Advanced Power Settinsg
    under Processor Power Management, set the maximum processor state to 99% (or lower) to prevent TurboBoost from kicking in.
     
    darxide_sorcerer, Feb 7, 2012
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    Where exactly are the V-Sync settings?
    I switched to the High Performance graphics and looked all through the settings, and didn't see it. I did though, see a slider called "Wait for Vertical refresh" which can be moved towards Performance or Quality.

    Also, I have an Anti-Aliasing setting, but none of the options are AMSAA.
    I have, "Use application settings" and "Morphological filtering", and a Filter setting which can be set to either Standard or Edge-Detect.

    These are all located under Gaming > 3D Application Settings when CCC is set to Advanced View.

    I'm using the HP provided switchable graphics drivers... perhaps you guys are using something else?
     
    dezzo, Feb 9, 2012
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    or...simply go to coolsense and put em to coolest state
     
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    The thing with turning turboboost off gave me the biggest temp decrease. I can play on an overclock without exceeding about ~77c.
     
    Ritzy Cat, Feb 9, 2012
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    Yes, it's under Gaming > 3D Application Settings. Make sure to check "Morphological filtering". Set the "Wait for vertical refresh" to Quality. And at the bottom under "Anti-Aliasing Mode" set it to the middle setting, which should show "Adaptive Multi-Sample AA" under the slider when you set it.

    I'm also using the HP provided driver.

    Nice, about 25 degree drop in temps! :) Glad it helped. I was really pissed with my initial temps but I'm quite happy now.
     
    XTORO, Feb 11, 2012
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    Turbo boost push the four cores of i7 2630QM to 2.6GHz.
    When you disable turbo boost , you really cripple the performance of your chip.

    I was about to do this , then I decided not to because 600MHz difference is huge.

    Also, GTA IV is a very CPU demanding game.
     
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    it all depends on the cooling performance of your laptop and how long you plan to keep it :)
     
    darxide_sorcerer, Feb 11, 2012
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    When gaming, i disabled TurboBoost because i will get more headroom to overclock the GPU which actually give noticeable performance increase with lesser heat compare to TB=ON and lower GPU clocks.

    I only enable TB when i'm rendering/compiling/encoding.
     
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    @xAcid9 , But I believe that Gaming needs CPU power as well as rendering/compiling/encoding.
     
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    Well , in fact this video has changed my mind.
    But I'm not a heavy gamer anyway , I just like to get the maximum performance from my hardware.

    :)
     
    RainMan_, Feb 11, 2012
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