Safe temperature

[oveeseregor]

Hi there, is 50c-60c temp when browsing and streaming videos are safe?

here are my spec

i5-480m 2.67 ghz
3gb ram
ati 5470 hd

my laptop idle temp is 50c.. and if i play game, sometimes the temp can reach 87c-90c!, and when i stream some movies, the temp sometime reach 70c, but if watch movie the lowest temp is 48c. is these temperature safe? because i read it somewhere if the temperature to high i can burn my cpu, and also my graphic card.
and is the temperature of the room also affect the temperature of the laptop?

thanks in advance, and sorry for my bad english

 

[WR2]

Those temperatures are safe. The highest gaming temps are edging into an area where you'd prefer not to see them go. Try saving your gaming adventures for the evening or during cooler parts of the day.

Yes, the temperature of the room does affect the overall system temps. You can test that yourself. Measure temps during a warm day and again during a cool night.

 

[terryd75]

Hi there, is 50c-60c temp when browsing and streaming videos are safe?

here are my spec

i5-480m 2.67 ghz
3gb ram
ati 5470 hd

my laptop idle temp is 50c.. and if i play game, sometimes the temp can reach 87c-90c!, and when i stream some movies, the temp sometime reach 70c, but if watch movie the lowest temp is 48c. is these temperature safe? because i read it somewhere if the temperature to high i can burn my cpu, and also my graphic card.
and is the temperature of the room also affect the temperature of the laptop?

thanks in advance, and sorry for my bad english

I agree completely with what WR2 said. Those temps are getting to the extreme edge when they are 90 c. Did you know that 90 c is 194 degrees f? That is pretty darn hot! I would not operate my laptop at that temp. It will slowly kill it. Have you tried getting a laptop cooler? You know, one of those tablets that your laptop can sit on. They have fans and help cool the laptop. They are cheap, and will help a little.

 

[WR2]

It's also probably a good idea to clean out the cooling system, make sure there is no build up of dust.

Even a light coating of dust (or other stuff) can reduce the effectiveness of the cooling system.

 

[WR2]

Intel Core i5-480M Mobile processor @ CPU-World
Maximum operating temperature: 105C
Notes on Maximum operating temperature

 

[oveeseregor]

It's also probably a good idea to clean out the cooling system, make sure there is no build up of dust.

Even a light coating of dust (or other stuff) can reduce the effectiveness of the cooling system.

yes i did clean the vent with compressed air last month, because previously if i play total war shogun 2 the temp reach 100c, but after i blow the vent, it reduces to 80c max

 

[WR2]

A 20C drop from a cleaning shows it was long over due.
At 100C bad things start to happen as the CPU is probably running slower or shutting down to prevent itself from cooking.

Try and avoid gaming when its hot.

 

[oveeseregor]

I agree completely with what WR2 said. Those temps are getting to the extreme edge when they are 90 c. Did you know that 90 c is 194 degrees f? That is pretty darn hot! I would not operate my laptop at that temp. It will slowly kill it. Have you tried getting a laptop cooler? You know, one of those tablets that your laptop can sit on. They have fans and help cool the laptop. They are cheap, and will help a little.

yes, i had this belkin cooling pad, but the strange thing is that the laptop is cooler without cooling pad, when i play game on the desk w/o cooling pad, its seems fine, but when i play with cooling pad, after 1 hr the fps starts to drop because of heat and the cpu throttling down..

 

[WR2]

It's not as strange as you think.
Not all cooling pads work the same. That Belkin might actually be fighting against the way you laptop's cooling system is setup.

 

[oveeseregor]

A 20C drop from a cleaning shows it was long over due.
At 100C bad things start to happen as the CPU is probably running slower or shutting down to prevent itself from cooking.

Try and avoid gaming when its hot.

yeah, i always stop playing when the base start to get really hot, but auto shutdown never happened to me

 

[oveeseregor]

It's not as strange as you think.
Not all cooling pads work the same. That Belkin might actually be fighting against the way you laptop's cooling system is setup.

excuse me, but can you explain why the cooling pad fights against the cooling system? thanks

 

[WR2]

fps starts to drop because of heat and the cpu throttling down..

You were getting close to shut down.
You probably want to shut down before the CPU throttles due to temps.
If you can figure out at what outside temps run the risk of throttling - you can probably avoid getting to that throttle point.

 

[oveeseregor]

You were getting close to shut down.
You probably want to shut down before the CPU throttles due to temps.
If you can figure out at what outside temps run the risk of throttling - you can probably avoid getting to that throttle point.

now the laptop is fine, even if i play for 2-3 hrs, there is no sign of throttling down, but previously, when i play game for 20 mins, its starts to lagging like crazy... but now its ok

 

[WR2]

That 10-20C drop in max temps is the reason why.
Still, gaming at 90C is shortening the life of the laptop.

 

[oveeseregor]

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[oveeseregor]

That 10-20C drop in max temps is the reason why.
Still, gaming at 90C is shortening the life of the laptop.

if i change the power plan from balanced to high performance, is it also going to increase the temp?

 

[WR2]

It most cases, no. The cooling system will start to ramp up (fan running faster) as the system temps rise, no matter what the setting.
On Battery Saver - the fan might wait a bit longer to start running fast, but not by much.