M15x overheating (Maybe??)

[iGrendei]

My M15x has always been plagued with issues, but this current one is by far the mos infuriating. Ever since I modified the card the keyboard lights haven't worked at all (dealt with it), it will randomly just go into hibernation mode where as if the power button was just pressed, the power button itself is difficult to press and often requires pressing down on the entire surrounding area of the button, the fans are nearly always on.

THE LATEST PROBLEM: I think my M15x is overheating during gameplay of Trine 2. I have a 5850 mobile card, and a i7 @ 720. I'm only on the internet right now with a few tabs and my CPU temperatures fluctuate from 51-70. During gameplay I saw CPU temps of up to 72 or 73. My GPU temps is averaging at 55 during internet browsing, and even that seems pretty high. The problem is that my M15x did a TOTAL shutdown TWICE yesterday playing Trine 2. I even left the laptop off for an hour before starting it up again, and about 30 minutes into it it just shut down .

Does this sound overheated? Am I going to have to open it up and replace thermal paste? I am not at all experienced in this.

[KurtH]

These temps are fine. They are nowhere near dangerous. My M15x in my sig when gaming gets around 80c max unless I overclock it.

[King of Interns]

These temps are fine. They are nowhere near dangerous. My M15x in my sig when gaming gets around 80c max unless I overclock it.

Please share your secrets? My 6990M gets into the 80sC fast! Then again ambient temps are now pretty high here in Japan as well as humidity...

[KurtH]

No secrets at all. Ok I lied memio gets to 82c but everything else not overclocked it stays at 80c. Also my whole underside of the card has 1 big sheet of thermal pad too.

[Asim_j1]

Temps that should worry you are above 90C which probably means you need to repaste. The keyboard probably means you installed the old version of command center and could have gotten your laptop replaced, not sure if they do it now. I think you can disable hibernation.

[neoborn]

i got 51c in idle underclocked since not playing games (too high?)..
but i get around 82c n sometime 88c depending on weather when gaming (stock)..
is it time to repaste??

btw. m15x i7 740 460m 8gb

[Alienware-L_Porras]

With this link you can confirm if it is overheating or not. Those temps seem totally fine for me.

[iGrendei]

I don't understand then. If it's not overheating, why does it complete shut down if I play a taxing game? The way I explain away the 'hibernation shut downs' (that btw happen like 8 times a day, but are easily fixed so..) is that there was some cord that was very, very loosely connected and came loose if anything moved. But that theory doesn't make sense when it totally shuts down ONLY when I'm playing a taxing game .

[Alienware-L_Porras]

Do you have the computer connected straight to the wall when playing games?

[iGrendei]

Yes. I always do.