Sager NP5760 very hot underneath after gaming (even with fans turned up to high)

Uhh...okay so I was playing Half Life 2 for about 1 hour and a half just now. I had the fans turned up to high as I always do when I game. Anyway after exiting the game and shifting the laptop, I noticed that my desk was hot and the bottom of my laptop was very hot, not warm, hot. Is this okay? Is this normal?

 

Well with a powerful CPU and Graphics card you will generate a lot of heat that needs to be pushed out. It's normal for notebooks to experience pretty warm temps however I can't tell you for certain just off of your description if theres a problem. You should download and install Speedfan:

http://filehippo.com/search?q=speedfan

this will give you the temps of your HD and processor, if either exceed 85C then you should be somewhat worried assuming you are running a Core 2 or Core Duo processor.

 

thanks, that seems like a good resource. i guess i'll download and install that and post back later what temps my laptop is experiencing

 

Alright, after gaming your CPU temp should be anywhere from 40C to 85C but temps above 90C something definitely isn't right.

 

speedfan is a great utility for CPU's and HDD's only.

use RivaTuner for GPU temps.

My GPU runs about 90C degrees when i am playing for a long duration of time with Clevo Fan Feature toggled to Max Speed.

you should be fine as long as it does not past the 95-100C degrees temp.

And another thing, please use a notebook cooler (like Zalman ZM-NC1000)

 

alright, i'll try all of this, but i think its a bit rediculous that i would have to buy another external fan or something after already having paid a pretty price for my laptop. are there any methods i can practice to prevent heat damage? that's what i'm really wondering. if this heat is in any way going to damage my laptop. thanks.

 

The laptop can get damaged if it gets too hot.
That's why you should read Gophn's guide on Monitoring mobile ATI & nVidia Video Card Temps.
You can also monitor HDD and CPU temperatures.
That way you can monitor your temperatures and turn off the computer if it gets too hot.

Also read Chaz's Guide to Cooling Down Your Notebook Computer.
That will tell you the best way to keep your laptop cool.

There's not much else you can do about it. You have a powerful CPU and GPU so it's normal for it to get pretty hot after a certain amount of time. Getting a notebook cooler would probably be your best bet.
Call it ridiculous if you want but that is one of the downsides of a laptop. Besides notebook coolers aren't that expensive, just see it as maintenance costs for your laptop...

 

Ok I downloaded Notebook Hardware Control for Core 2 Duo Laptops. Anyway it says my CPU Temp is 34C and my HD Temp is 37C. Is this accurate? These numbers seem a little low.

 

Oh and I have an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.00Ghz processor in my laptop. NHC says my processor's clock speed is running at 998Mhz. Is this right? I don't think it is.

***Does anyone know how I make my processor run at the full 2.00Ghz?

 

They are low, but that's a good thing. I think they are accurate; if they were off, you'd know it.

You don't want to make it run at 2.0GHz. Most people don't know that Intel processors (and laptop processors in general) clock down to save power and produce less heat. Intel mobile CPUs feature SpeedStep, which dynamically adjusts the clockspeed and voltage of the processor on the fly to be as efficient as possible. There is no need to change anything; it would not make any difference.

 

Run a lot of things at once (like your anti virus and a lot of anti-spyware programs) and you'll notice your CPU clock speed go up.
Mine stays at 998MHz until I do something that requires it to increase.
Like Chaz said your temperatures look good.

 

Oh okay. Thanks. So turning it up to 2.0Ghz would make no difference in gaming or processing?

 

it will makes no difference.
This is what most newer notebooks do, they have a dynamic clock speed when your are doing something taxing. They will float at 1000mhz when your are idle or doing casual things (web browsing, word processing, etc).

This helps to prevent overheating when its not even needed, and batterylife.