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Kayoss

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Anyone know if these temps seems abnormally high for a laptop..

CPU - i3 330M - 85C
Motherboard - 84C
GPU - HD5470 - 70C
HDD - 55C

These temps are with the laptop running at an idle. The vents dont seem to be blocked in any way, but the laptop is really hot at a touch.. Could there be an issue with the heat sink/ thermal paste on the CPU?

It never used to be so hot so the big question is, am looking at an impending failure?
 
Kayoss said:
Anyone know if these temps seems abnormally high for a laptop..

CPU - i3 330M - 85C
Motherboard - 84C
GPU - HD5470 - 70C
HDD - 55C

These temps are with the laptop running at an idle. The vents dont seem to be blocked in any way, but the laptop is really hot at a touch.. Could there be an issue with the heat sink/ thermal paste on the CPU?

It never used to be so hot so the big question is, am looking at an impending failure?
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shouldn't be hot if it is on idle, since my one is cool unless gaming
 
Yeah, i'm too scared to even attempt gaming if it's so hot whilest at an idle. Any idea what yould be the cause/solution?
 
Kayoss said:
Yeah, i'm too scared to even attempt gaming if it's so hot whilest at an idle. Any idea what yould be the cause/solution?
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how old is the laptop? if old could be dust or if new could be a hardware problem and would take it back to supplier
 
The manufacturer probably made a mess when they applied the thermal paste.

I've also seen a Dell laptop where if you opened up the lid, it actually blocked the vents, which was one of the poorest designs that I've ever seen.

What brand & model laptop is it?
 
It's about 2 years old. An Acer Aspire 5740G. It really wouldn't surprise me if the thermal paste has been applied poorly.. The vents dont seem to be blocked in any way but maybe i'll try blow out any possible dust tomorrow. If nothing is done, at such temps, could anything pack up?
 
Yes, you could damage it if it runs at those temperatures for long periods!

Once you've blown out the dust and it still keeps on running at those kind of temperatures, I'd suggest that you open it up and reapply new thermal paste. Only do this if you know how and if the laptop is out of warranty.
 
Thanks for the replies.. Will give it a try a little later!
 
Justg looking at the vents on the case does not give you a really good indication of where things are blocked. Blow them and suck them out may assist but I suspect that opening up the case will show dirt accumulated where you did not think it could be.
Once opened and only do this as Pada said if it is out of warranty, you get a good chance to also see if the fan is turning or feel to see if the bearing is maybe worn which would impinge on its efficacy.
Using a laptop on a lap directly is also not a good idea. If you have to do that then I would suggest investing i an additional fan driven cooling pad. They are designed for desk and lap use and have saved laptops from melt down in my household.

Good Luck

Tim
 
eish that's even hotter then my hp dv6, and my dv6 is hot lol

Buy a can of compressed air, then spray the vents of the laptop , it helped mine.
 
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