Extreme laptop idle temperatures.

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Right now I've got a T500 (Thinkpad/Lenovo) and It's idle temperatures are around 90C. Its got a ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 GPU. I've overclocked it from 600/700Mhz to 700/855Mhz. However, even when I underclock my laptop, its still uber hot.
 

flubadoo

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Well the fans are fully functional and now its at 100C at idle :sweat: I'm using the AMD GPU clock tool to find out temperatures; It says ASIC temperature via internal TSS, which I have no idea what it means. so I think its GPU thats that high. Also Its the left side, right next to the vent. Its just been going on since yesterday I think.
 

akhimuiz

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try using a vacuum cleaner just to blow and suck the air vents. dust may accumulate inside the fan and heat sink. it worked for me and my dell studio 14.
 

rk0r

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You could try and put some new thermal paste on.
OR turn down the clock back to defaults and monitor the heat. - If you find after turning down the clock speed its still hotter than the sun, put some new thermal paste and try again.

hope this helps