Hey Guys i have been the proud owner of Alienware M14xR1 from last 18 months. I am bit concerned abouth the temps of both GPU and CPU going above 80 c after playing crysis 3 and darksiders 2. Should I be worrried. I am using a crappy cooler with body elevated for proper air passing. Never had these temps before.. Any solutions or sugesstions
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adriano_banano Notebook Consultant
How were your temps before? I own a M14x R2 with a for about 6 months now, temps for me after those games you name are about 80-90° (CPU w/turbo boost on - i7 3610QM) and about 65-68° for GPU (650m 2Gb). I think those temps are normal, but I would recommend you to look for a repasting as a prevention for overheating.
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However if your GPU is reaching temps of 80's or Plus... BIIIG Red Flag...
Try to make sure your fans are clean and dust free...
Try gaming in a nicely ventilated area.
Plastic Cooling stations < Metal Cooling Stations (that's just my experience and well... physics back me up too. Lol)
Most importantly... If you're O/C... STOP... or at least make sure you decrease the clock speeds...
If your unit has TURBO BOOST try disabling it to decrease the CPU heat. Remember the M14x uses a single vent to dissipate both GPU and CPU temps (you may need a custom BIOS to do this)
Like Adriano mentioned, repasting is an option too... However get somebody that knows what they're doing... I've seen quite too many cases of issues b/c of crappy pasting jobs. -
Before temps were highest on 70s, with other games its still remians at 70s for both CPU and GPU. I have disbaled turbp boost. I want to repaste but have never done so and so scared to open up the whole laptop. and Dell people around these part of india are ty ones..
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i have disabled Trurbo boost, temps for other games ae highest till 70s. never crossed 80. Hw can i Clean my vents, using vaccum cleaner is not safe as i have been told. so wt do to do. Can i like use vaccum cleaner to low out dust by holdin the fan with something so that it does not rotate. then i guess no static electricity wl be produced and it will be safe. Help out
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Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative
Take a look at this troubleshooting. It might help you.
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This happened to me too and fan started being on even when browsing, and cleaning the computer inside out as well as repaste didn't do anything. If you find a solution please tell me, good luck.
Should i worry
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