*OFFICIAL* M18x Owners "Are my CPU/GPU Temps OK Thread" - Ask Questions/Get Help Here

[Trance003]

Hi all. I've been using my M18x for about 5 1/2 months now and it's absolutely fantastic! However, the temps of the processor is really worrying me. First off, i'm using CPUID monitor. I was playing battlefield 3 on AUTO settings for about approx. 1 1/2 hours and the temperatures i got are the following (in Celcius):

GPU 1:
Min - 42
Max - 69

GPU 2:
Min - 45
Max - 70

Processor (2860QM):
Core 0 - 43 Min, 89 Max
Core 1 - 42 Min, 93 Max
Core 2 - 42 Min, 86 Max
Core 3 - 41 Min, 86 Max
Package - 43 Min, 93 Max

The figures shown are really bothering me! The only concern here is the processor. Is it normal? I even use a notebook cooler while gaming and my CPU+GPUs are coated with IC diamond 7 thermal compound. All of these don't really add up. Is there anything wrong? I do appreciate your comments and advise for this problem. Thanks for your time.
P/S: Ignore the other two 'Temperature concerns' threads. My internet had some lags and I think I clicked on submit thread too much. =P

[homank76]

I would check for dust, clean the vents in the back. Might not hurt to take the back cover off to clean them.

[mpearson]

I'm happy that I have piece of mind. Thats all I needed.
When you have a machine that costs this amount of money you want to look after it. Any sign of trouble and its time to check in with the users in this forum and then on the phone to Dell.

As mentioned in one of my other threads she is about to get an upgrade with a SSD and a 1TB storage drive.

Should be fun. Hope she copes with it all.

Crucial M4 I think Mr Fox.

Cheers MP

[Zeju]

You don't have to butcher the laptop to make issues visible. Just run a game that you know is intensive on other systems. Keep a close eye and see what happens.

The GPU's look normal to me, if they're around 70* on heavy load then that seems acceptable.

I could only suggest using a can of compressed air on the fans, I wouldnt really want to tear the lappy apart to clean it, but depending your expertise its upto you.

[homank76]

It takes four screws to take the back cover off and then you can see the cooling fins to make sure they are clean. Using compressed air from the back will just throw the dust back into the computer, and once the fans start up again, all the dust will be back on the fins.

[steviejones133]

Your gpu temps look perfectly normal to me. Your cpu is getting a bit too hot for comfort. If after cleaning the system fans (and heatsinks too would be a good idea) you are still getting high cpu temps, it might be because of your TIM - noticed you repasted your chips and might be the case that it needs doing again for the cpu.....aftermarket compounds tend to require re-application more frequently vs. Dell stock compound....the aftermarket stuff may perform slightly better in the short term but then temps can creep up relatively quickly after its been applied.

[Mr. Fox]

Dang, another new thread with questions on temps? I think I've lost count, LOL. Maybe we should start a master thread for questions on temps by combining all of them.

[Quontum]

I played Battlefield 3 for like 5 minutes with the settings on ultra, vsync off, and RealTemp was reading max temp of 77C on the CPU, is that high or normal? Seems high to me but I'm used to seeing high max temp around the 60s on my desktop machine.

[steviejones133]

I played Battlefield 3 for like 5 minutes with the settings on ultra, vsync off, and RealTemp was reading max temp of 77C on the CPU, is that high or normal? Seems high to me but I'm used to seeing high max temp around the 60s on my desktop machine.

Seems perfectly normal to me......

[Mr. Fox]

I played Battlefield 3 for like 5 minutes with the settings on ultra, vsync off, and RealTemp was reading max temp of 77C on the CPU, is that high or normal? Seems high to me but I'm used to seeing high max temp around the 60s on my desktop machine.

Seems perfectly normal to me......

Yes, I agree. No reason to be concerned about 77°C, as it's not too hot by any means. The only folks that would need to fret about that are owner's of an M17x R3 with the 78°C throttle design defect.