Overheating?

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    Majin is offline Dedicated Member

    Overheating?

    I have a StepNote XT5000T and I wanted to know the normal temperature for the CPU, GPU, and the Hard drive would be.
    http://www.everex.com/products/xt5000t/xt5000t.htm

    This is usually how it runs:


    And if its getter hot what would be a good way to cool it down seeing its a laptop I don't think I could add another fan.

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    jephree is offline ¨*·.¸ «.·°·..·°·.» ¸.·*¨
    I'd say that was warm but not outrageous considering the hardware in your laptop.

    Dual core CPU and fairly high end GPU.

    You can get "laptop coolers" which are essentially a lower plate with two additional fans as seen here:

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...oolers&spell=1

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    Majin is offline Dedicated Member
    Would they make a big difference? Seeing the air flows out of the right side of the laptop. How would fans underneath the laptop blowing on the bottom keep the internal components cool?

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    jephree is offline ¨*·.¸ «.·°·..·°·.» ¸.·*¨
    I have never used a laptop nor a laptop cooler so I have no personal experience here.

    Here is a thread with your same laptop:

    http://help.lockergnome.com/general/...pict53011.html

    If you look at the products they pretty much tell you what they try to do. Of course they are trying to sell them but you might get some ideas of the principles.

    Here is a quad fan:

    http://lasermouse.com/quadcooler/quadcooler.htm

    Also read this:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laptop_cooler

    Unfortunately adding additional power requirements to a laptop that is overheating is self-defeating, as additional heat is generated by the internal power supply due to the additional load, unless the fans are supplied with power from an external source which does not add to the current load.

    Studies conducted by California Polytechnic University show that heat build-up in notebooks are reduced by 15 to 20 percent, when a laptop is situated at an angle compared to a laptop in a horizontal position. Free air cooling which is a passive method and requires no additional power has been proven as an effective method of laptop cooling. Many coolers that utilise this passive method are also available.

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