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    CPU Temps

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Hick, Aug 28, 2009.

  1. Hick

    Hick Notebook Enthusiast

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    My Old Toshiba A305 is becoming a testbed for various ideas of mine and I recently installed CPUz, RealTemp, and HD Tune to get a feel for what it is doing in a factory-fresh state.

    The HDD test well and runs around 35C so I'm not really concerned there. However, the CPU reads 70C at idle and spikes to over 100C when running wPrime to 1024M integers, and I know temps that high can't be good for the chip. Any ideas how to get this thing cooled down (other than using it in a walk-in freezer)?
     
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    phanpride Notebook Consultant

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    use the undervolting guide for cpu
     
    phanpride, Aug 28, 2009
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    Hick Notebook Enthusiast

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    NM--should have read the article before posting
     
    Hick, Aug 28, 2009
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    tuηay o TuNaY o

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    Have you cleaned your fans last month ?
     
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    clean the heatsinkfan like mentioned ^^ and also change the thermal paste.

    doing that will take a lot off (around 10C), also undervolting should take about the same amount off so in totall 20C off.
     
    moral hazard, Aug 29, 2009
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