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    Is my NP8130 overheating?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by phenicx, Nov 17, 2011.

  1. phenicx

    phenicx Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have had my Malibal Lotus NP8130 for 15 days or so now.

    While playing games about 20mins into the game the GPU temperature gets upto 93 deg Celsius. Before the game it was at 43 deg celcius.

    It constantly remains 87 - 93 deg Celsius during the game. Is this normal or do I need to take care of this?

    The config is in my SIG. I play World of Warcraft on ultra setting.
     
    phenicx, Nov 17, 2011
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    synce Notebook Consultant

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    That's the kind of temps I expect from a Dell lol See if turning the fan up helps...
     
    synce, Nov 17, 2011
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    yeah i will say yes, mine in idle its 30-33c and playing bf3 got to 74
     
    Trewhela, Nov 17, 2011
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    That does seem pretty hot, can you hear you fans speed up? I heard the cooling is supposed to be pretty good on these, make sure you are gaming on a hard surface and the bottom and back can easily breathe.
     
    Shakenbake158, Nov 17, 2011
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    i was not using a hard surface, i will try that and post the temps i get..
     
    phenicx, Nov 17, 2011
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    phenicx Notebook Enthusiast

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    I played it on a hard surface for about 1 hr on ultra setting

    the temp started at 57 deg Celsius and went up to 75deg Celsius. It was always around 70 - 75deg Celsius

    Is this a reasonable temp range to be in?
     
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    I would definitely say so, its always better to play on a hard surface.
     
    Shakenbake158, Nov 17, 2011
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    Yea play on a hard surface and make sure nothing is blocking the vents. You see you've reduced your temps a good amount by doing that. You can also try to elevate the back of your laptop to try improve airflow too.
     
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    Here are my values (specs in sig with up to date drivers)

    CPU:
    Core 0 - Min 33C (91F) || Max 57C (134F)
    Core 1 - Min 33C (91F) || Max 57C (134F)
    Core 2 - Min 37C (98F) || Max 61C (141F)
    Core 3 - Min 33C (91F) || Max 59C (138F)

    GPU
    Min 32C (89) || Max 68C (154F)

    This is while playing SCII for about 1 hour @ 1080p everything on Ultra (played in fullscreen windowed mode)
     
    giggidy, Nov 18, 2011
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  10. Anthony@MALIBAL

    Anthony@MALIBAL Company Representative

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    Those are much better temps. The 560m shouldn't get much warmer than 80-85C under full load- mid 70's is preferred. You have to be careful on these machines because the intake fans are on the bottom of the machine and the exhaust is at the rear. Cover any of those fans and your temps can easily skyrocket.
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Nov 18, 2011
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