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My idle GPU temperature used to be ~35 °C, lately it's been ~60 °C idle. Is there need for concern yet?
For ~95% of the time, I'm not using my computer for games or anything else graphically intensive, so my GPU rarely heats up to the recommended maximums of ~100 °C (212 °F) that it shouldn't exceed (as ...
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MacBook Pro heat issue
I have a MacBook Pro 13" (exactly this one) and seems to me that it's heating pretty much. The temperature is usually 80°C, and sometimes goes up to 90°C while just taking back-up and some internet ...
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Some questions about Linux on Lenovo E430 [closed]
So I've got a Lenovo Thinkpad E430 with specs:
3rd gen i5 3210m
8GB DDR3 1600
500GB SATA3 7200RPM WD Broadcom
wifi Nvidia 635m 2GB
I am interested in running Linux on this machine, but so far ...
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Computer GPU fan seems louder after cleaning and reapplying thermal paste
This is more of a "trying to get some information" than "oh my god, what to do" post.
Yesterday, I finally had it with my computer overheating all the time and I realized I haven't changed the ...
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Why does my fan run high when computer is very cold
On very cold days, when I first turn my computer on, the fan runs on its highest setting for 20 seconds. On this boot, the computer responds much more slowly than usual. I have to reboot after the ...
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My Geforce 580 gtx creates an airflow dilema. Will reversing the direction of the front case fan solve it?
Apologies if this is the wrong place for hardware questions. I did look through the list of stack sites and this site seemed to be the best (Computer enthusiasts).
Key: Yellow arrow: fan airflow ...
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What is the effect of internal temperature on laptop lifespan
I have a few months old Samsung Series 7 laptop with an i5 CPU (T-junction 100°C). It has a silent mode feature, which turns the fan off (or greatly limits its speed). I'm wondering if it is safe to ...
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HP Pavilion dv6 overheating, how do I set fan speed to 100% all the time?
So I have a HP Pavilion dv6, and it works fine. But when I play, say, Minecraft, the temperature jumps to around 60c-70c. I wouldn't be bothered by this, but I bought this computer and played ...
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Flash causes Macbook Air to heat up and fans to spin
Any flash application results in a drastic increase in CPU temperature (50C->80C) on my Macbook Air, causing the fans to spin really fast. Is there any solution to this, such as an alternate flash ...
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Intel DH61AG CPU, fans, and voltages not reading in BIOS
I'm looking for the cause and/or fix of an issue when during start up of the DH61AG board the fans go full speed as they normally do but stay at full speed rather than slowing. In the BIOS the PC ...
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CPU temperature too high but fan not running at max speed
I think I am having some problem with processor fan... it never runs on full speed event though my processor temperature is going so high. I am using HWMonitor (also speedfan) to record temperatures ...
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What is the ideal/normal CPU temperature? (Intel Q2800) [closed]
I think I am having some problem with processor fan... but I am not sure as I never checked the temperature before so I don’t know currently is it ok or not.
I am using HWMonitor to record ...
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Dell Inspiron 1564 overheating but fan not switching on, how to diagnose?
I've got a Dell Inspiron 1564 laptop that is about one and a half years old. Since about a week, the laptop started to overheat, causing it to switch off unexpectedly...
The cpu fan is working ...
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How do I get my CPU fan to stop spinning when idle?
I have a PC which I built ~3 years ago which had been running smoothly and silently until recently. Now, the CPU fan likes to spin up to 1200-1500 RPM even when it's idle, which is rather annoying. ...
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core temperature vs CPU temperature
I have recently installed a new heat sink & fan combination on my Core 2 Quad since my CPU was hitting about 70C under load. This has managed reduce temperatures while running Prime95 to about ...
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What is the maximum temperature my CPUs can reach before causing damage?
After my BIOS reset itself for some reason, my computer/cpu fan is running non-stop, so I installed speedfan so I can monitor the temperature of the four cores I have.
I was alarmed to see three ...
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Are these acceptable temperatures for my laptop?
I just installed SpeedFan 4.0 since my laptop's fan seems to be continually running at a high speed. It reports these numbers:
GPU: 74C
Temp1 (ACPI): 75C
Temp2 (ACPI): 95C
Core 0: 89C
Core 1: 89C
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How to control fan speed on Compaq Presario under Ubuntu?
I have a Compaq Presario R4000 running Ubuntu Linux 9.10 karmic. The system runs very hot and one of the fans is wither never running or always running at the slowest speed. For a while I thought the ...
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What is a good fan speed setting for an iMac8,1 with SL?
My computer is running warm, al sensor are around 30-50C at the end of the day.
I installed smcFanControl, and set all three fans to max.
At first a dust cloud came out of the top, and now it makes a ...
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Monitoring systems fans and temperatures
I am trying to use GKrellM (http://members.dslextreme.com/users/billw/gkrellm/gkrellm.html) to monitor my system's fans/temperatures (I am trying to undervolt the fans a bit to make the systems ...
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Windows 7 notebook turn off by itself, how to check if it is due to CPU being too hot?
I have a Dell Studio 15 notebook, and it just started turning off by itself yesterday.
Could it be that the CPU is too hot? I have had several notebooks before and every one of them I can put them ...
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What is a good hardware monitor?
Does anyone have a good freeware app for monitoring laptop hardware? Things like temperature and fan speed. I had one, but after a few weeks it wanted me to pay.
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Fan speed monitor Software for Macbook Pro Unibody on Windows
I've tried multiple temperature monitor and fan speed software on my Macbook Pro Unibody under Windows 7 64-bit RC. None of them can report the fan speed. Currently I'm using SpeedFan which reports ...
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Fan control software or BIOS settings for a noisy notebook?
I have a Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pi 2530 and the fan is driving me crazy. It spins up and down all the time. Even a short CPU spike makes it spin up.
Is there a program or a BIOS setting to change the ...
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Normal Case Temperature
My case tends to heat to 59.6 C in the summer. Is this too hot? What's an optimal temperature for inside a typical case?
