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    CPU Temps on my M14x

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by pancakes1983, Sep 5, 2011.

  1. pancakes1983

    pancakes1983 Notebook Guru

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    So I was playing some WoT (world of tank for the guys not in the know) and I had Open Hardware Monitor open. I closed the game after playing for an hour to find that my CPU \ GPU had hit the following temps (see attached).

    Should I be concerned at all about these temps? This is a completely stock clock wise on both the GPU and CPU.

    I'm thinking maybe maybe a re-paste? I have some Arctic Silver 5 to do it with, or should i contact Dell?

    I have the 2 year next day business warranty, so if the thing does blow up they can just replace it but I don't want it to come to that honestly

    Any help would be greatly appreciated folks,
    Thanks,
    Brett
     

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    jimbo312 Notebook Consultant

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    shouldn't be much to worry about as long as you keep the fan unblocked so good air flow can go through your system and a cooling pad would make a difference as well.
     
    jimbo312, Sep 5, 2011
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    CGSDR Alien Master Race

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    92C is not as much as mine (well used to be), I use to got it over 99C!!! which is unacceptable, but until I get a laptop cooler, it actually cool down as well.

    So for most people here suggest, you should repaste the CPU, or get a laptop cooler like me, but laptop cooler isnt a permanent choice though, but for me because of I dont want to damage component if I do the repaste so I just get the cooler.
     
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    pancakes1983 Notebook Guru

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    Yeah I think I'll be doing a re-paste on the GPU \ CPU.

    The way I look at it is, Dell \ Alienware sold me this laptop without a cooler, so really it should function normally without one, and I bought this laptop to be portable, I really don't wanna go lugging around a cooler also, to me that's just impractical.

    If this does over heat and die, what are my chances of Dell actually fixing it, I really don't think they could pin this on me to be honest, what are you thoughts?
     
    pancakes1983, Sep 5, 2011
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    Ryuuzaki16 Notebook Guru

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    Laptops need good air flow, if all else fails get a laptop cooler.
     
    Ryuuzaki16, Sep 5, 2011
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