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    15 R1 bad temps. Repasted. Downgraded to A00. 240 W PSU.

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by PurpleShulk, Feb 4, 2017.

  1. PurpleShulk

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    I get around 55 C just having Chrome open and it has gone up to 96 C when playing Overwatch on low settings. Purchased in August of 2015.

    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4720HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz
    Windows 7
    Nvidia GTX 980M 4GB
     
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    don_svetlio In the Pipe, Five by Five.

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    Time to clean the heatsinks and fans
     
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