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    Pavilion DV5- Cooling?!

    Discussion in 'HP' started by TSamee, Jan 30, 2009.

  1. TSamee

    TSamee Notebook Consultant

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    Well, despite the fact that it can only use 3 of its 4 gigs of RAM, I still love my new DV5. There's only one, tiny kink...

    It's getting hot. Very hot. My hands aren't burning, but I can feel the heat in my palms.

    Speedfan readings:
    Core 0: Average temperature's around 47C
    Core 1: Avg. Temp. is 49C
    GPU: Here's the real problem. IT'S ON FREAKING 54C!!! :eek:

    Help, please! These temperatures are bloody DANGEROUS. And I'm going to be using this for gaming. *gulp*

    Please, any help would be appreciated. Is my heatsink/cooling faulty? Does my power supply suck?
     
    TSamee, Jan 30, 2009
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  2. ZJ13

    ZJ13 Notebook Geek

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    Try raising the back of the notebook .5" to 1" and that should help somewhat.

    Coolers are another option. Searching dv5t and cooling breaks up many threads.
     
    ZJ13, Jan 30, 2009
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  3. ahl395

    ahl395 Ahlball

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    54C and those other temps really arent that bad. ;)

    Verify your temps with HWMonitor. ;)

    I suggest Undervolting via The Undervolting Guide.
    ANd possibly a cooler. I recommend the Enermax Aeolus CP001 (review in sig).
     
    ahl395, Jan 30, 2009
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  4. TSamee

    TSamee Notebook Consultant

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    fair enough. the keyboard on this thing's more conductive than my old Acer (since that was insulative plastic). Ah well. the only real test'll come when I boot up Fallout XD
     
    TSamee, Jan 30, 2009
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  5. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    54C is nothing to worry about. It gets dangerous at 80+C
     
    Harper2.0, Jan 30, 2009
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  6. Tippey764

    Tippey764 Notebook Deity

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    Do you want the laptop to run at room temperature? Its not going too the chip is at room temperature all ready Plus its making heat.
     
    Tippey764, Jan 31, 2009
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  7. TSamee

    TSamee Notebook Consultant

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    Sorry bout that, guys. I was judging by how hot it felt (and speedfan), and my keyboard seems to conduct a lot of heat. thanks anyway.
     
    TSamee, Jan 31, 2009
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  8. ahl395

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    Well, i suggest a Notebook Cooler, if it getting hot. It could be getting hot externally, more than internally.

    I recommend the Enermax Aeolus CP001 (review in sig) ;)
    it should help cool it down.
     
    ahl395, Jan 31, 2009
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