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    Lenovo Y580 CPU heating up after installing new memory upgrade 16gb

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by rom9, Oct 18, 2012.

  1. rom9

    rom9 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys
    Has anyone experienced a heating of the CPU 50 Celsius (even at almost no load) after introducing new RAM upgrade (from 8 to 16GB) on in the Lenovo Y580 ? Any remedies?
     
    rom9, Oct 18, 2012
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  2. link626

    link626 Asus GL502VM, Lenovo Y580, Asus K53TA

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    you've got a lot of false issues with your laptop eh? There are no remedies for computer hypochondriasis.

    why would ram heat up a cpu? It's exactly the same shape isn't it?

    what's the weather and temperature like in your area today?

    45-50 C is considered normal.

    idle temps are insignificant. You should only worry if your load cpu temp hits 100 C
     
    link626, Oct 18, 2012
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  3. rom9

    rom9 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just asking a question ! It has been asked a lot of times before on many forums with different reasons and answers and I wanted to know what was the opinion here. Didn't know this was a wise guy forum ! Thanks anyways !
     
    rom9, Oct 19, 2012
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    dhoffman Newbie

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    How did you upgrade to 16GB? Y580 max is 8GB according to specs.
     
    dhoffman, Oct 23, 2012
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    8GB is only the max because that is all that Lenovo supports. You can buy aftermarket RAM and put it in. Check out the Y580 Owners Thread.
     
    biztechtchr, Oct 23, 2012
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    Hmmm... OK, that's good to know.

    I went to Crucial's web site yesterday and did a search on compatible memory because I was thinking about upgrading to 16, but even on their site it shows the max per slot is 4gb. I guess I could just get it and try it.

    Thanks
     
    dhoffman, Oct 23, 2012
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    biztechtchr, Oct 23, 2012
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    @bobo, Oct 27, 2012
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