heat question

[bmx]

I recently bought a gateway mt6840, and everything is working fine except for the fact that i notice the temps get above 80 C when under load for a little while. This is while using orthos of course. when i just use it for web browsing, the temps are fine in the 50's-60's. I was wondering if these high temps were normal under that kind of load, or if i should try replacing the thermal paste and seeing if i could lower the temps maybe. i dont have any problems with the computer locking up or anything, i'm just worried the high temps might shorten its life.

 

[444]

Replacing the thermal paste won't do much. Clean out dust if there is any.

Most laptops I've seen hit 70 under load.

You can undervolt with the NHC program, I used to get 70+ on my laptop, with undervolt it never goes over 50 now.

 

[abcdelight]

After my notebook has been on awhile it hovers at 65 routinely. That's just using browser.

 

[killster1]

i have same type of question.. what is the max temp i can use it at.. i bought a few laptop coolers but they are not that great.. might try and make my own 120mm fan laptop coolers

 

[bmx]

there shouldnt be any dust in it since i just bought it about a week ago. with NHC, it shows the cpu temp to be about 15 c lower then what coretemp shows. so what one should i believe? i undervolted a little, and now it reaches 75 c instead of about 85. a little better

 

[444]

there shouldnt be any dust in it since i just bought it about a week ago. with NHC, it shows the cpu temp to be about 15 c lower then what coretemp shows. so what one should i believe? i undervolted a little, and now it reaches 75 c instead of about 85. a little better

The 70c I mentioned would be the external temp, Core Temp always reads hotter than the external sensors for obvious reasons. It appears the temps you're getting are normal.

 

[bmx]

ok thanks, those temps seem reasonable now. never really get above 60