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    Dell Studio 1555 heat ??

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by wild05kid05, Oct 7, 2009.

  1. wild05kid05

    wild05kid05 Cook Free or Die

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    HOW hot does this magnificent machine get ?
    Im getting one with T9550 ( 2.66 ghz ) :-s
     
    wild05kid05, Oct 7, 2009
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    Mastershroom wat

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    My CPU (P8600) idles at 35C and gets up to 60C under full load while gaming. Keep in mind that it's undervolted and has a standard peak TDP of 25W compared to the T-series' 35W.
     
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  3. FiFe

    FiFe Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hmm, right now I'm web browsing with 4 tabs opens, including 1 youtube video buffering / on msn / broadcasting internet radio via winamp and I'm at 57-63 degrees celcius on my first core & 54-61 on core 2. My HD is at 43. [Intel C2D T6500 2.1ghz]
     
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  4. jawedib

    jawedib Notebook Consultant

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    @FiFe... that is pretty high.. but then I too got this awesome thing 2-3 weeks ago and I noticed high temperatures too. :|

    Does undervolting sacrifice performance?
     
    jawedib, Oct 7, 2009
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    Terbo Notebook Consultant

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    Not at all. I undervolted my old P4 Toshiba and managed to drop my temps by 10-14oC. And its actually really easy.
     
    Terbo, Oct 7, 2009
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  6. wild05kid05

    wild05kid05 Cook Free or Die

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    I managed to undervolt my dad old laptop,Compaq something, turn out the it lowered the tempt but i dont feel the fan anymore..
     
    wild05kid05, Oct 7, 2009
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    darkmage Notebook Consultant

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    Are the fans pretty quiet on these guys?
     
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    Ginuwine38 Notebook Consultant

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    Before undervolting, I think I'd neatly drill small holes in the back side removable plate that comes off. I'm thinking of doing it to mine.
     
    Ginuwine38, Oct 8, 2009
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  9. wild05kid05

    wild05kid05 Cook Free or Die

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    What for Ginu ?
     
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  10. Terbo

    Terbo Notebook Consultant

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    Speed holes. Duh.

    [​IMG]
     
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  11. Fragilexx

    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    There are two key negatives to this though:

    1. It will invalidate your warranty I would expect. I mean technically speaking you might be ok, but I think you'd probably end up with a fight on your hands if you did need to claim on it

    2. More air flow is good, but it also allows more dust in, which is bad.

    I'd strongly suggest undervolting as your first port of call, then if still too high remove the thermal pad and apply some AS 5 or ICD 7. You may need to look into using a copper plate between the CPU & heatsink.
     
    Fragilexx, Oct 8, 2009
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