6224 cpu temperature...

Hey there
As soon as I open up a game, my cpu temp raises to 90 degrees C.
Should I be worried about this?

 

yeh that is REALLY high.

 

it's about 60-65 when I'm just browsing stuff and doing nothing really

 

I just installed Overlord.. entered the game and after 30 secs of playing the machine hit 95 degrees and I got a shutdown warning...
Anyone else experiencing this?
I'm seriously reconsidering if I should return the laptop now :S I don't want to run into the same kind of problems that the previously 6214 owners are struggling with

 

I finally got through to Zepto support.
Tey said this model will normally be around 100degrees
and that the graphics card will go to 125 degrees before shutting down the machine.
I still don't know though.
Input and advice is greatly appreciated.

 

What Zepto said is true. Those are the max temps. They come from Intel and Nvidia. However it is desirable to stay well below them. Maybe get a notebook cooler? Alot of 14.1" laptops have problems with heat.

 

I just don't want it to become an issue, especially when summer comes, I can imagine hitting those max temperatures easily.

 

You can probably undervolt the CPU which will drop the temperature a few degrees. Yesterday, as a quick test I took the T7300 in my 6024W down to 1.05V and it took 10C off the full load temperature (note this is with the X3100 GPU so no significant heat from that source).

However, the bottom line is that a powerful CPU and GPU running full load in a 14" chassis is likely to get hot. A cooler must be a good investment.

John

 

thanks for the response.
I'll start looking around for a cooler then, I guess it's normal then.
I was just worried that it was my unit that was faulty

 

I would add that there is a BIOS bug which can result in mis-reported temperatures. An updated BIOS which fixes this problem is currently being tested.

On my 6024W the bug caused the reported CPU temperature on idle to increase from about 50C to 70C so the fan was running full speed and blowing out cold air. The bug can be cleared by going into the BIOS can using F9 to reset the default settings. It is possible that there are other temperature reporting issues. The real test is how hot is the computer getting under the CPU and on the left side of the keyboard and how hot is the air being blown out.

John

 

I tried loading defaults and it hasn't changed anything.
The laptop gets VERY hot around the area where air is blown out, think I could prepare an egg on it hehe

 

same here, though no shutdowns experienced yet. It really could cook an egg.
How do you know the temps by the way ?

 

I installed "Notebook Hardware Control" which was the program advised to me in another thread. it lets you se alot of info about your machine.
I haven't had any shutdowns either... yet, but I fear they will come.
I'm gonna push the machine with some heavy games during the weekend and see how it responds to it.

 

It does sound like you will run into problems over time. The fans will fill with dust in a few months and make them less effective. Also the paste between CPU, GPU and cooler will get worse over time. Either learn how to fix it yourself or be prepared to send it to Zepto once a year to get it all cleaned and redone.

 

Intel's TAT (Thermal Analysis Tool) is also a good program to read temperatures.
When I used NHC it showed higher temps than TAT or Everest.

You can create a log file with TAT, so you are able to see later what temperatures were reached during gaming.
It doesn't have all the features NHC offers though.

 

The graphic card temperature is also import. Rivatune or ATITool should be able to tell you. Is there one program that can monitor all 3? CPU, graphics card and hard disk? Maybe more if the motherboard also has sensores.

 

Maybe one of you can help me understand the log results...

14:52:52: ACPI\ThermalZone\TZ00_0 TMP[ 81°C ]
14:52:52: Processor 1 : DIGITAL TMP[ 78°C ]
14:53:00: ACPI\ThermalZone\TZ01_0 TMP[ 99°C ]
14:53:00: Processor 1 : DIGITAL TMP[ 79°C ]

What is the ACPI?

 

ACPI = Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
Manangment for power, fans and also sleep modes and other things

I am guessing that ThermalZone are different sensores on the mainboard or fans. TZ01_0 is very high. Might be the graphics card.

 

On my desktop I use Motherboard Monitor to monitor CPU, GFX card (an NVidia) and two hard disks. The project has stopped now, but the existing versions are readily available and work fine. For desktops, there's also SpeedFan , which I think is still getting updates.

Of course, these are for desktop PCs, I don't know if they'd work for laptops?