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    HP dv6150eb Temperature Issues (Guild Wars 2)

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Tarxzvf, Aug 24, 2012.

  1. Tarxzvf

    Tarxzvf Newbie

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    Hi,

    Last year I bought a new laptop for practical use and some gaming. I overdid it a little with the i7 2630QM.
    I'm planning to play Guild Wars 2 starting this weekend but I'm a little worried about the temperature from the processor. In the beta it went over 90°C with a peak of 94°C. Being idle in the game gives me a temperature in the 80-85°C range. This is too much if I want to play a lot. What are my options, apart from additional hardware.

    I figured I can run the game easily on medium settings which is just fine by me. Is underclocking my processor an option? Can I underclock my computer to lose, let's say, 10 °C? (Doing this in the power options channel gives me too much of a performance drop.)

    I'm actually really worried about this. Help is appreciated!

    (My laptop is still in the shape it came from the shop. Maybe a format, no bloatware, additional software can do miracles?)

    Ruben
     
    Tarxzvf, Aug 24, 2012
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  2. Kirrr

    Kirrr Notebook Deity

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    Use the coolsense program on "Coolest Mode".
     
    Kirrr, Aug 27, 2012
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