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    How bad is the heat

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Saulot, Aug 31, 2010.

  1. Saulot

    Saulot Notebook Guru

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    I've been considering getting a GX640-260 since the pricing looks so good, but the heat seems to be the consistent downside mentioned in reviews. How bad is this really? Is it much worse than similarly priced or specced machines?
     
    Saulot, Aug 31, 2010
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  2. Dspr_02

    Dspr_02 Notebook Evangelist

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    If you decide to replace the thermal paste with something remotley decent, it is great. I was all b itch y mc whiny about it because I was using stock thermal paste but now the temps have really dropped and I can use it on my lap, even when gaming.

    I would recommend AS 5 or MX-3 or better yet, Zalman has some thermal compound that dropped my temps significantly.

    In short, its usable out of the box and its even better when you change the paste.

    I would personally get this laptop again as it is the best 15.4" laptop for its price bracket. Since it is among the thinest and lightest gaming notebooks that I have seen. (G51JX-whatever are all 7.7+ lbs, this is only 5.9)
     
    Dspr_02, Aug 31, 2010
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  3. Saulot

    Saulot Notebook Guru

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    Cool, thanks for the reply. I'm still weighing my options, but this is definitely compelling. I'm expecting to get paid for something soon, after which I will be buying a new notebook.
     
    Saulot, Aug 31, 2010
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  4. Molius

    Molius Notebook Consultant

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    I'd also like to get paid for "something". Unfortunately, for now, I get paid only for my work lol.
     
    Molius, Sep 1, 2010
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  5. GapItLykAMaori

    GapItLykAMaori Notebook Evangelist

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    the heat isnt too bad. After 4-5 hrs of intense bc2 i reach around 91oC. This is with an OC as well 700/1000. Not bad for a chassis this thin. Im assuming changing thermal compound or adding a copper shim will decrease temps quite a bit
     
    GapItLykAMaori, Sep 1, 2010
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  6. Marecki_clf

    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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    After my recent, additional mods to the cooling system, here are my temps in Furmark at 840/[email protected] (my lappy is GX740 though):

    [​IMG]

    These temps were achieved without any laptop cooling pad, just on a flat wooden desk. I have modded the laptop's heatsink and bottom cover. I have posted the pictures of my mods here:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/msi/457412-msi-gx740-5870-1gb-ddr5-116.html
    I have made further mods to the RAM heatsinks I had attached to the GPU heatsink. I will post the photos of the recent mods tomorrow.

    Here are the temps in Furmark extreme burning mode while using the CoolerMaster Notepal W2 (3fan) laptop cooling pad:

    [​IMG]

    Here is my current Vantage score:

    [​IMG]


    PS.
    Ambient temperature was around 26*C during testing.
     
    Marecki_clf, Sep 1, 2010
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  7. Saulot

    Saulot Notebook Guru

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    I hope it does disappoint, but in this case, something is just a job... :cool:

    And thanks for all the feedback, guys :)
     
    Saulot, Sep 1, 2010
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