are these fine temperatures?

[TFraG]

http://i44.tinypic.com/35i7wih.jpg

all i did was play counter strike source for 45 minutes. And also i usually my laptop on duel fans and i forgot to bring it with me on vacation

also note that this is a laptop

[borg_7_of_9]

Something seam's off the GPU is a crap load cooler than the CPU, laptop spec's may be handy?

[TFraG]

intel core i7 2670qm
12 gigs of ram
nvidia geforce GT 540m

[xeroslash]

Your CPU's running pretty hot there. You should've bought your cooling pad with you :eek:

Do you know the brand and model of your laptop?

[TFraG]

asus n53s

also, that is the max that they hit its not idle or just on the internet

[Zodiark1593]

I consider that a fairly nominal range for a laptop. 84C is a little high, but is not necessarily in the danger zone. However, you should take a double torture test test of Furmark + Prime95 and see where the temps go.

[TFraG]

run at the same time? and for how long

[borg_7_of_9]

for a second gen Intel SB CPU I think it's high id expect the GPU to be hotter, http://ark.intel.com/products/53469/Intel-Core-i7-2670QM-Processor-(6M-Cache-2_20-GHz0

TjMax is 100c for that CPU @ that point the cpu will throttle.. Sorry had a bit of a power nap before..

[CrowZer0]

It is high, seems like either your sensors are wrong or there might be a fault with your cpu cooler.

[TFraG]

here are the results after running those two programs

http://i42.tinypic.com/14cs8dl.jpg

note: the GPY temps and CPU are in the same spots

[scavengerspc]

As mentioned above Intel lists the Tjunction of the i7 2670qm as 100C.
You have plenty of room to spare.

Dave

[scavengerspc]

here are the results after running those two programs

http://i42.tinypic.com/14cs8dl.jpg

note: the GPY temps and CPU are in the same spots

If you torture any system like that and still fall within range you are in good shape. No game will put anywhere near that kind of load on it.

Dave

[Zodiark1593]

here are the results after running those two programs

http://i42.tinypic.com/14cs8dl.jpg

note: the GPY temps and CPU are in the same spots

Dang, that is actually pretty hot. While in practice, you won't be reaching these temps very often, I would strongly suggest making sure your heat sink is completely clear of dust, and if you can get to it easily, you may even want to consider changing out the thermal grease on the cpu/gpu.

The reason I suggested the dual Prime95 and Furmark test is to put a load on both the GPU and CPU to find out if the laptop can withstand putting out it's absolute maximum. This Asus seems to be pretty close to the 100C mark, so you may want to use additional cooling measures while gaming long term.

For some reference, my own laptop maxes out at 82C for the CPU and 68C for the GPU under the dual torture test, though I'm using a dual core i5 and an overclocked Mobility Radeon 5470, both of which pale compared to a quad core and a GT 540M.

[TFraG]

you can open up a laptop?

[Zodiark1593]

you can open up a laptop?
Depends on the design. Some have a direct panel to the heatsink and processor/gpu, others are a total pain in the rear.

To me, 95C seems pretty high, but it will be seldom you ever reach near that temp under normal gaming loads. What I suggested for cooling is just that, a suggestion. As long as you don't hit 100C in a game, you should be fine.

tl'dr, don't worry about it too much. Decently built Laptops should at least be able to withstand such a torture test without throttling down.

[borg_7_of_9]

you can open up a laptop?

If it's not under warranty yes you can it can be a pain best to use a can of compresses air to blow the dust out..

Taking a laptop apart can be tricky..

[Milkomeda]

Dang, that is actually pretty hot. While in practice, you won't be reaching these temps very often, I would strongly suggest making sure your heat sink is completely clear of dust, and if you can get to it easily, you may even want to consider changing out the thermal grease on the cpu/gpu.

The reason I suggested the dual Prime95 and Furmark test is to put a load on both the GPU and CPU to find out if the laptop can withstand putting out it's absolute maximum. This Asus seems to be pretty close to the 100C mark, so you may want to use additional cooling measures while gaming long term.

For some reference, my own laptop maxes out at 82C for the CPU and 68C for the GPU under the dual torture test, though I'm using a dual core i5 and an overclocked Mobility Radeon 5470, both of which pale compared to a quad core and a GT 540M.


You don't need 2 different stress test programs for that OCCTs power supply test can stress test CPU, GPU and RAM all at once. Far more effective than running Prime95 and Furmark both at once.

[Bad_Motha]

Actually taking apart an ASUS N53S is rather simple for most part.
If you need direction on that, let me know.

But you shouldn't need to, using compressed canned air and blowing out the fan/grille of the CPU/GPU should help in removing any dust clogged up. Simply direct the canned air in short bursts, starting with the grille area on the upper left corner of the laptop. Then direct the canned air in the area of the bottom side, where the intake fan is located. With canned air, always keep it in an upright position, never tint the can or direct it downward, as this can result in the liquid inside the can being blasting out and onto whatever it is you're spraying.

[Kaboom]

Its operating at safe temps the i7 can go upto 100c and clocks itself down after 100C. A lot of overclockers prefair to stay below 80 - 82 to garantee long lifespan.

Only Warcraft and team Fortress 2 gets my CPU to 78C other games like BF3 it runs at around 75.

You can get the temps down further turning off hyperthreading in the bios. Hyperthreading slows a lot of software and games down. You can also reduce the voltage to the CPU to get temps down.

[TFraG]

while i was trying to figure out my temputures i remembered that the i7 uses turbo technology.Basiclly if your cores reach 100% processing power it overclocks to make it faster. (may be wrong looked it up yesterday).

anywy turned it off and now i get 10o C less while playing CSS. I havnt tied any other game yet but im happy and now im off to game

[Bad_Motha]

If you're getting a good FPS in a game, like 60 or more, try using VSync to help lock the FPS at 60.

While not all games get along with VSync being used, if you have a game running at a very high FPS, like CSS for example. The higher FPS may be resulting in higher GPU temps, so VSync should help keep you at around 60 FPS and thus help keep the GPU temps down.

[TFraG]

hm i had no idea that higher fps means higher temps. thanks for the tip

[Bad_Motha]

hm i had no idea that higher fps means higher temps. thanks for the tip

Can sometimes depend on the game engine itself and how the GPU handles it in general. But usually higher FPS will raise the temp somewhat.

Some game engines that don't put a stressful Core/VRAM load on the GPU however are the types of games where you may see a more steady GPU temp regardless of the game's FPS.