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    potential lenovo buyer, answer my questions pls

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Gsenator, Jun 1, 2012.

  1. Gsenator

    Gsenator Notebook Consultant

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    Hey I'm looking for a new laptop and I currently own a Dell. I love the dell warranty, but the laptop overheats. How do lenovo's do with heat? I plan on doing some gaming, but no overclocking. I'm interested int he y580 with gtx660m but i'm afraid that the aluminum, like my dell, will burn my wrist off. This is a school computer so I won't be able to bring a cooler to class (i'm in law school, so I can't look that dorky). Also, I can't do the whole arctic silver 5 thermal paste swap like I did on my dell because I don't want to void my warranty.
     
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    i have a y570 and it doesn't get hot to touch at all [unlike my alienware]
    temps get to around 80 when running sc2 on high or d2 on high
     
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    cool! can you tell me what specs you have? thanks!
     
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    rechecked temps
    max of 60 on d3, 70 for sc2

    mine is the y570 08626PU
    i dont see it on the main site, but it has the 2gb 555m and i7 2670 with 8gb ram
     
    amd098, Jun 1, 2012
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    Out of all the brands of laptops I've owned. My Lenovo Y570 seems to be the coolest idling @ 58-60C and max @ 75 C

    My Toshiba L750 earlier used to idle @ 70C and max @ 95C!!!!
     
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    ha, my old toshiba overheated so much it cooked out its gpu

    ive yet to get this thing over 80, it gets to 79 when i convert videos
     
    amd098, Jun 3, 2012
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