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Does this notebook will heat too much?

mfm88

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Sep 17, 2012
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hey guys, I'm an achitecture student and i'm going to buy a notebook for my college works and everything else, so i'll be doing a lot of rendering and working on programs like 3dmax, revit and autocad.

I'm thinking about buying dell's vostro 3560 with this configuration:

Intel® Core™ i7-3612QM (2.1GHz up until 3.1GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0, 8 Threads, 6Mb Cache)

8GB, Dual Channel DDR3, 1600MHz (2x4Gb)d

discrete GPU: AMD Radeon™ HD 7670M, 128-bit, 1GB

HD 750GB SATA (7200 RPM) with 32GB mSATA SSD (for Intel® Smart Response)

but the thing is, i'm worried about the notebook's heating, i want it to generate as little heat as possible.

can somebody help me?
 
Solution
Any higher end system (CPU and GPU-wise) is going to generate heat. This combo should be fine.

However, for your uses, you might want to check out the Dell Mobile Precision units for comparison. Just a thought.
Any higher end system (CPU and GPU-wise) is going to generate heat. This combo should be fine.

However, for your uses, you might want to check out the Dell Mobile Precision units for comparison. Just a thought.
 
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