Dell Studio 1557

[jaime360]

Can anyone recommend a particular cooling pad that works well with the 1557?

I ve got this one:

http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/prod...roduct_id=2865

[OneCool]

So I got a response to my tech support email about system temps and they want to replace the fan and processor. My temps are averaging about 59-60C idle and around 61-65C just easy surfing, with up to ~70C when watching videos.

I'm thinking that is close enough to normal that it doesn't make sense to risk refurbed parts being put in my laptop. Has anyone had a system repair and gotten significantly better temps?

I have modded mine with a GPU and CPU shim.I used IC Diamond for my thermal compound.
All of my temps are with a room temperature of 70 degrees fahrenheit.I also did a clean install of Win 7 HP 64bit over the weekend after I did the mods.(I was having a grub boot loader problem thought I would fix that too )
Any way.....

On battery at full Idle.I keep my CPU at 30% while on battery.


On AC at full Idle..(CPU @ 100%)



I will update my stressed temps later tonight when I get time.

[altoster]

I have modded mine with a GPU and CPU shim.I used IC Diamond for my thermal compound.
All of my temps are with a room temperature of 70 degrees fahrenheit.I also did a clean install of Win 7 HP 64bit over the weekend after I did the mods.(I was having a grub boot loader problem thought I would fix that too )
Any way.....

On battery at full Idle.I keep my CPU at 30% while on battery.


On AC at full Idle..(CPU @ 100%)



I will update my stressed temps later tonight when I get time.

i had recently stressed my cpu and max temp was around 75 degrees

[maxilick]

[QUOTE=OneCool;6053689]I have modded mine with a GPU and CPU shim.I used IC Diamond for my thermal compound.
All of my temps are with a room temperature of 70 degrees fahrenheit.I also did a clean install of Win 7 HP 64bit over the weekend after I did the mods.(I was having a grub boot loader problem thought I would fix that too )




Can you share info on type /brand of shims used. I generally use Arctic Silver for thermal grease. Thanks

[techifan1]

Hi OneCool, hope your mod went OK.
Did I read your post correctly when you stated that you have also shimmed your CPU.

[tribbletron]

I bought the 1557 a week before the 5470 came out on the dell website and have the 4570. I really love the machine and play mostly strategy games. What games are totally unplayable with the 4570? So far I have played supreme commander 2, a bunch of total war games and civ 4 and they all have played well with high settings.

[kapilk007]

I bought the 1557 a week before the 5470 came out on the dell website and have the 4570. I really love the machine and play mostly strategy games. What games are totally unplayable with the 4570? So far I have played supreme commander 2, a bunch of total war games and civ 4 and they all have played well with high settings.

Actually it can play almost all dx 10 or older games.In some games u may need to lower the settings.About dx 11,5470 is what 4570 was for dx 10.
4570 as well as 5470 are one of the best entry level gpus and i don't think there is much difference between 5470 and 4570 unless dell uses ddr5 in the former.
And ofcourse 5470 is a directx 11 card while 4570 is DX10.

[vires90]

did we ever get the subwoofer issue on 1557 fixed?

[techifan1]

did we ever get the subwoofer issue on 1557 fixed?

Hi, if my recollection is correct, when this issue was discussed way back in this thread it turned out to be not a common issue but was fixed by dell replacing the subwoofer on the users laptop.

[vires90]

Hi, if my recollection is correct, when this issue was discussed way back in this thread it turned out to be not a common issue but was fixed by dell replacing the subwoofer on the users laptop.

any idea how to set up the subwoofer setting, like i can hear sound from the grill on the bottom...but now sure if i need a different setting for it... any help would be appreciated