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    Core temperature

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by socalvq35, May 19, 2008.

  1. socalvq35

    socalvq35 Notebook Enthusiast

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    My core temperature idling is about 69-71 degrees celsius.



    Now my question would that be a normal idling temp? Or should i be worried about this?



    Specs:

    Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.5ghz)
    800MHz front side bus speed
    6MB L2 Cache
    4GB DDR2-667
    nvidia 8600m GT
     
    socalvq35, May 19, 2008
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  2. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    seems quite high as idle, what laptop you have?
     
    Nirvana, May 19, 2008
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  3. socalvq35

    socalvq35 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I decided to go with the ibuypower notebook bcause of costcos warranty plan.
     
    socalvq35, May 19, 2008
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  4. socalvq35

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    okay my mistake it was monitoring gpu temp. -_-

    so my 2 cores are around 43-50
     
    socalvq35, May 19, 2008
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  5. Jlbrightbill

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    That is a really high idle GPU temperature for a DDR2 8600M GT, mine idles under 50C.
     
    Jlbrightbill, May 19, 2008
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    that is still high for an idling gpu, imo......... mine idles at 50-55c, fan kicks on at about 63 or up.......

    that fine for the cpu
     
    nobscot6, May 19, 2008
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  7. socalvq35

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    could it be the 175.70 driver that is making my gpu this hot?
     
    socalvq35, May 19, 2008
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    I don't have a point of reference for cooling in Ibuypower systems, but maybe. In my experience the 174.16 driver is a great performer and has the lowest temps of any of the ones I've tried.
     
    Jlbrightbill, May 19, 2008
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    i just installed 174.16 driver idle is still around 70c..

    anyone else with an ibuypower notebook with 8600m gt?
     
    socalvq35, May 20, 2008
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  10. Jlbrightbill

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    That's perfectly normal range for a DDR3 card, I've just never seen it that hot in a DDR2 edition. My peak temp has never reached 70C. How hot is it under full load? If you don't have a program yet to measure peaks, use HWMonitor.
     
    Jlbrightbill, May 20, 2008
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  11. socalvq35

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    playing css peaks to 76-76 degrees celsius
     
    socalvq35, May 20, 2008
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  12. flipfire

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    Its fine aslong as it doesnt exceed 80c while gaming for 1-2 hours
     
    flipfire, May 20, 2008
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  13. socalvq35

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    okay thanks
     
    socalvq35, May 21, 2008
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    I suggest raising the back of your notebook by 2-3cm (use a book or cd cases)

    You can also invest on a notebook cooler.
     
    flipfire, May 21, 2008
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    my lappy is raised, maybe its time to look into some cooling pads.
     
    socalvq35, May 21, 2008
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    My CPU is running at about 73c at normal window use... Is this high or just ok???

    It's AMD Turion 64 x2 TL-58 (1,9 GHz, 2 x 512 KB L2 cache)
     
    Train1077, May 21, 2008
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  17. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Thats pretty high for a turion.
    I just dont understand how some laptop manuafacturers can use such small heatsinks. I have a amd server processor in my laptop, and it consumes 4x the power of a moble turion chip, and the cpu never runs above 55C, even under full load.
    I would recommend undervolting your processor, with cpu rightmark or notebook hardware control, that will help keep the temperatures about 10C lower.
    I also recommend shutting off background processes and programs, in MSCONFIG, so that their is no background load on the cpu.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, May 21, 2008
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