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    lol something i learned today

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by joshthor, Sep 13, 2008.

  1. joshthor

    joshthor 100% Crazy Sauce

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    do NOT use your laptop on top of a blanket. i was running just 1 firefox, then i decided to open up CPUID, and found BAD temperatures motherboard 83C processor 83C gpu 78C and hard drive 36C (it never gets hot though). lol so i freaked out for a min, threw it on top of a large hardcoverbook and the temps dropped fast. right now im running 35C on processor 49C on motherboard and 51 on gpu (34 on hard drive, as i said, theres never much of a difference). anyways, when alls said and done, im buying myself a notebook cooler i can use on my lap.
     
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    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Notebook Dummy Guide Articles, great place for this thread! :D
     
    talin, Sep 13, 2008
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    royk50 times being what they are

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    well good call, next is that smell then its smoke... ;)
     
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    joshthor 100% Crazy Sauce

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    EXACTLY lol
     
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    We all learn!

    You know gasoline and matches? Sometimes you have to let the ponies run wild I guess?
     
    powerpack, Sep 13, 2008
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    My vostro 1500 stays cool on a bed :)
     
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    ok, i got the targus chillpad today, and i gotta say im happy with it. all the m-6862's vents are in the middle of the laptop, which is where the vents are, and all my parts are idleing at 5C under what they were. very happy, im gonna try gaming on it later tonight.
     
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