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    Alienware 17 r4 Earphone jack Ambient temperature increase problem

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by kairess, Jul 22, 2017.

  1. kairess

    kairess Notebook Enthusiast

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    Good morning.

    I am experiencing inconvenience due to the rising temperature around the earphone jack and USB while using alienware 17 r4 I purchased.

    This is what I did before the problem occurred.

    1. Instead of the 1070 heatsink, you can use a 1080 heatsink
    Cpu Temperature drop.

    2. I have tried connecting the earphone to the earphone jack for the first time since purchasing the alienware 17 r4.

    3. This symptom occurs during gameplay.

    I would like advice on how to solve this problem.

    Thanks you
     
    kairess, Jul 22, 2017
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  2. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    I don't understand the issue. Isn't the headphone jack the USB port next to it sitting practically next to a heat vent on the left side?
     
    namaiki, Jul 23, 2017
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  3. MogRules

    MogRules Notebook Deity

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    It's closeish to the USB but not really that close to the headphone jacks.

    Also that USB slot is separate from the main motherboard so there isn't a whole lot of heat that should be generated as it's just a daughter board.

    My R1 had a sever heat problem in that region before but it was a defective MB.
     
    MogRules, Jul 24, 2017
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