HP 9700t Core Temps

Hi. HP recently replaced my heatsink fan. I've been monitoring my temperatures and here are the results: (This is without a chillpad and the fan is definitely working)

Under normal load

Core Temps: 49-50 C
GPU Temp: 62-67 C

Under heavy load (COD4 Gaming)

Core Temps: 60 C
GPU Temp: 75 C

I have read a few forum posts that say these temps are OK, but I wanted to check with the wonderful folks here at Notebook Review. The temperatures jump to the 60/75 mark pretty quick, but level off and do not exceed that mark after quite a bit of game time.

Please let me know. Thanks

 

I have a dv9500 and my temps are very similar, although I am playing America's Army, not COD. i would say you're probably OK

 

That looks right on the spot. What processor is it?

Have a look at my Undervolting guide. You can easily cool it off by 10c or more with no drawbacks

 

Thanks for the replies. Now I'm pissed though. I just turned it on to play for a few minutes, and it got WAY hotter than usual, so I checked the temps.

My core temps were at 72 C and my GPU was at 86 C.

I'm starting to think there's something wrong. I'm also wondering why the hell this happened tonight when last night it was just fine.

P.S. It's a Core 2 Duo T7500

 

OK...I tried again, only this time I put it on a chillpad instead of just in my lap. I didn't turn the chillpad on, I just wanted to see if I gave the fan vent some more space if it would still overheat, which it didn't. Apparently, when it's sitting in my lap, it doesn't get any circulation...which is kind of ridiculous seeing as how it's a LAPtop. Does this seem right?

Please let me know, will check back tomorrow.

 

It is a Notebook and not a Laptop! lol

Jokes apart it does seem like a weird problem. Try avoiding blocking the vent on the extreme left(Not sure if that is where yours is) and check the temps.

 

One of the things you may want to try. I have a dv9700t (HP replaced my faulty dv9260nr). I cut a piece of 3/32" (not plywood but simailar, got it at Home depot) to match the feet on the bottom of the laptop and used carpet double sticky back tape to attach a 1/8" thick piece of foam to the bottom to make it easier on my lap. It's very light and fits in my sleeve type carrying case. Whenever I have it on my lap, the board is underneith it. The exhaust fan only runs fast at initial boot and when it's running under normal operation isn't very hot.

 

Thanks for the replies. I spoke to a couple people at school and my Uncle and they all said the same thing. It's not a laptop, it's a notebook. One of the reasons they don't call 'em laptops any more is because most notebook manufacturers recommend NOT using it on your lap or any other soft surface. They're just not designed to cool properly that way. As long as I'm not blocking the vent(s), it's fine. I've actually got a pretty good chillpad so I'll just have to use that whenever I feel like using my NOTEBOOK in my lap.

 

Hi,

I just got a dv9700t the other day and I just ran CPUID and it says my core temps are around 61C just typing this post. I have no experience with Core 2 Duo chips (mine is a T5500 1.83 gHz); is this a normal temp? The fans only run when I do something that [I guess] stresses the processor; I have the notebook on a flat, hard surface at room temp (70-75F).

Thanks!

 

Have a read at my undervolting guide in my sig, one of the best cooling solutions with no cost or drawbacks

 

I don't think 86 deg C is extremely high if you were playing COD4. My 7600 on my old dv9000t reached that temperature when playing CS:S.

 

Hmmm, now I'm really confused. CPUID says 61C but Speedfan and CoreTemp both say around 46C (Iread somewhere that Speedfan wasn't as reliable as CPUID so I thought I would try CoreTemp); 46C seems like a much more reasonable temp.

Any thoughts?

And flipfire, I am definitely interested in your undervolting guide; I read through it and it seems fairly straightforward, just a little time consuming. Thanks for making the effort to document it!

 

Dont trust speedfan, its showing temps of something else. HWMonitor, Coretemp and RMclock will show the correct consistent temps.

RMclock will probably be the most accurate as it is a dedicated CPU utility program. It even shows the the exact temp down to the .2 (eg 43.2c)

Most CPUs idle around 37-47c depending on the climate on your country. So your temps sound about right

Give undervolting a try, you wont regret it. Stability testing can take a long time but its well worth it in the end

 

As another member with the same CPU and problem mentioned in your undervolting guide, I downloaded HWmonitor v 1.07 and now temps from all programs match. *whew*

I undervolted today and am running much cooler (multiplier 1x is the same base temp [45C] but multiplier 11x dropped from 80C to 66C when running Orthos). My voltages are:
11x - 0.9750v
all others - 0.9500v (this is the lowest voltage available and is the base for 6x multiplier)

Thanks for the guide!!!! (I repped you).

 

Thanks for the rep

Unfortunately to keep the CPU completely stable at idle/startup. They lock the 6x (idle) multiplier meaning your idle temps will never change, but for every other multiplier/cpu usage it will run cooler than before.

If your processor supports SuperLFM, you can lower down your idle voltage and clock speed even more

Make sure you do the stability test for all the multipliers, especially the lowest ones (except for idle)

 

I am very pleasantly surprised to see that the DV, after sitting idle on my desk for the last 1 & 1/2 hours, has a core temp of 34C

Of course, as soon as I do something it will go up but 34 is a nice place to start.

 

I only managed to get 37c after idling for an hour or so. then again my 14.1" model has a smaller fan and all the parts are crammed up

Is it cold there where you live?

 

It's starting to warm up in beautiful SE Pennsylvania, Spring is finally here!

In my office, the air temp is 77F at the current time.

By the way, as I am burning a DVD, the core temp is 40C.

Flipfire, you are the best!