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March 13th, 2004 07:00

What temp of the cpu and gpu is considered to be overheating?

At idle: CPU temp is around 40 C, GPU temp around 60 C, Ram temp around 50-60 C, Hard Drive around 40-50 C. While playing games, my cpu temp jumps to around 60 C and my gpu temp is around 70 C. Is this considered overheating? The left side of my keyboard and palm rest get very hot on my inspiron 8500, is this normal?

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March 13th, 2004 16:00

I've heard people say that their GPU temps on the 8500 can get near 100°C, so I don't think you're temps are out of the ordinary.  If you notice that your computer is stalling or locking up, that can be a sign that it's overheating.

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March 13th, 2004 17:00

your temps look normal

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March 13th, 2004 19:00

The heat on your left palmrest is caused by the harddrive and is normal. If you use your system often, just take out the CPU fan every few months and take out the dust on the radiator. You can lift out the CPU fan after taking out thw 2 screws. Your temps are normal indeed.

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March 13th, 2004 22:00

In my i8500, the CPU runs at 58-60º and the GPU gets to 75º+ when playing KOTOR or running benchmarks.  I've seen the GPU go higher, but it drops back down once the high-speed fan kicks in.  I have a 2.2GHz proc and the Radeon m9000, both running at out-of-the-box clock rates (not overclocked).

Under normal use, the CPU runs just under 50º and the GPU runs in the mid-upper 50s.

HTH.

Glen
i8500
2.2GHz P4m
512Mb RAM
Radeon m9000

Eschew misoneism.

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March 13th, 2004 22:00

Everything looks normal except your GPU.  Mine never exceeds 65C, even when playing MOHAA.

Is it a 4200go?  Never heard of it going as high as 100C.  Only the ATI9600/9700 heats up that much.

edit: Is it possible that you read the CPU and GPU temps backwards.  CPU at 70C and GPU at 60C during intense gaming sounds about right

Message Edited by Ripper108 on 03-13-2004 07:07 PM

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March 13th, 2004 22:00

Looks like the M9 runs a lot hotter than the 4200go

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March 14th, 2004 12:00

Try using the Fan gui program. Since installing it, I found my CPU temperature never goes above 50 C and often stays in the mid 40s.

--Sam

I8200, 2.2 Ghz P-4M, 384 mb ram, 20 Gig HD, dvd rom, Truemobile 1300 b/g wireless, 32 mb Nvidia GeForce video

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