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    Do HPs overheat a lot?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by SephirothXR, May 25, 2009.

  1. SephirothXR

    SephirothXR Notebook Consultant

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    I'm seriously considering to buy an HP when Windows 7 comes out, but I also hear that some of these HPs can overheat pretty bad. Maybe if you get one like an HDX, but I might go for something a little lighter, I won't be gaming extensively or anything, mainly web browsing and typing up notes for college. Is HP a pretty reliable company?
     
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  2. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    my hpp tx1000 overheats liek a mad man ... surfing the web and MS word it hits 100c and open anything stressing it hits 110c on the gpu and 80-90 on CPU
     
    The_Moo™, May 25, 2009
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  3. SephirothXR

    SephirothXR Notebook Consultant

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    I'll just hope that Windows 7 will fix some of these problems, or that HP might fix it by the time that Windows 7 comes out. Yea 110 C is definitely high, hopefully whatever I buy won't have that problem, though it looks like a lot of HPs seem to have this problem.
     
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  4. The_Moo™

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    lol win 7 wont fix over heating

    only hp putting more time and money to design could

    there are good models by hp though
     
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  5. Monga

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    Yep, 84 degree CPU here also! And it's only a 1.5ghz :eek:

    HP Design the case for looks THEN decide where to put the vents.
     
    Monga, May 25, 2009
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    My dv4t usually stays pretty cool. The only warm part would be just over the left hand rest part where the HD gets warm sometimes. My temps are usually about 40-42 for my processor and 48 for my graphics card. I'm not sure about my HD because it doesn't show up in HWMonitor.
     
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  7. nu_D

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    Well, if you get an HP with an AMD cpu, then you should expect to have heat issues like Moo. If you get an Intel CPU, especially a P-series CPU then you should expect a pretty cool running laptop for the most part. If you combine that with an integrated GPU, then you really shouldn't have any heating issues.

    It really comes down to the components. The HP designs aren't the greatest for thermal efficiency, but the components can either help mitigate or amplify those shortcomings.
     
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    this AMD cpu run a little hotter but not 80-90 c just running opera....

    and the gpu is not gonna run 110c because its AMD

    its a integrated 9150 nvidia
     
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    Like I clearly said, the CPU is either going to help mitigate the shortcomings of the HP's thermal designs or AMPLIFY them.

    AMDs will AMPLIFY those shortcomings. Now, might not get them up to 80-90C in most cases, but it will get it up to 50-60C, which seems to be the average from what I've read around the forums. Compare that to the 30-40C average that Intel's seem to be at, and you have yourself at the very least a 10C difference. In reality, it's more of a 15-20C difference.

    Getting an HP laptop with an AMD CPU, IMO, isn't the best thing to do in regards to thermal performance. You're pitting shoddy thermal design with hot running CPUs.
     
    nu_D, May 25, 2009
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    My HDX16 runs hot only when gaming for hours on highest settings.
     
    optimustarzan, May 25, 2009
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    My dv9700t required a cooling pad just to keep my palms from sticking to the palmrest because of the sweat generated due to the heat from the laptop.
     
    srunni, May 25, 2009
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