Comments on: From the Tech Support Guy: Safe Operating Temperature Ranges for Core 2 Duo ASUS Laptops

By: Joe Whitehead

Joe Whitehead — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:16:43 +0000

I highly recommend no lower than about 20 degrees Centigrade. It really depends on if the CPU’s interior can be much higher than the surface. Try a little experiment with an amp on a cheap radio to see how long it’ll work with dry ice on it. Semiconductors become resistors at too low a temperature. Also, condensation of water vapor isn’t exactly a good idea inside the case.

By: cheryl

cheryl — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:03:23 +0000

My Acer laptop was starting to run very hot especially the GPU so i have looked at cooling fans but not been impressed by them especially the position of fans.

Had a brain wave! i always have the cool bricks from a cool bag, if you know what i mean, and i placed 2 under the machine making sure the vents were not blocked. Result GPU went from running at 89 degrees to at the moment 5 or 10 minutes later 66 degrees and still dropping. The cpu was running at about 70 degrees and is now unbelievably 48 degrees and still dropping my machine is silent no fans running at all and more importantly running really well.

Now engineering hat on I need to design a cradle, with fans which are adjustable in position so to direct air where I need and a mounting below the fans which will let me secure the cool blocks below the fans so the air being blown into the machine is very cold.

Now question is there a temp which would be deemed as too low?

By: chippies

chippies — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:28:43 +0000

Some interesting posts here. This was my experience with a Fujitsu Siemens laptop I finally discarded earlier this year. It was nearly 3 years old and was prone to crashing once every day or two. The CPU used to run in the 60 degrees Celsius plus range all the time. Whats interesting is that the graphics card (ATI Mobility Radeon 9200) was actually the one generating most of the crashes. When the GPU finally failed I got rid of the laptop. I now use a notebook cooler with my new notebook and that drops the temperatures of the CPU and GPU by about 10 and 5 degrees respectively, which certainly helps in the middle of summer. I’d definitely advise people to get one.

By: LaptopNut

LaptopNut — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:12:40 +0000

For any Notebooks, I highly recommend the Zalman Notebook Cooler. It not only cools the laptop but it also allows you to use it on different surfaces and slightly elevates the laptop. I have noticed cooler idle temps with this one already. I use it with my Asus G1SN. I also use a Laptop cooling Mat from Newlink but this is not as effective.

By: KOS

KOS — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:19:46 +0000

I had issues my notebook as well and when I checked the temps initially using Speedfan, I was shocked to see it was running at 70C+ then I read somewhere that the normal temp was at 60-80C. Then when I installed NHC (Notebook Hardware Control), the temp of the CPU was displaying at 60C. So which one do I rely on now? SpeedFan or NHC???

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:29:19 +0000

I’ve had trouble with my laptop overheating, It’s just over 12 months old and like the post before I opened up the bottom and cleared the dust out. It has gone from 80-95 C to between 50-75 C at full load, I strongly suggest checking for clogged dust in the fan if your laptop is over 6 months old- I use ‘Notebook Hardware Control’ which monitors temps of my HD, CPU and GPU I’ve found it very helpful.

By: Mark Walklin

Mark Walklin — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:27:28 +0000

I found that charging the battery in my HP DV6700 raises the temp. With a charged battery even with the charger plugged in, temps cool down to 44C.

By: christophocles

christophocles — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:56:14 +0000

I have an ASMobile Z84Jp, which is an ASUS barebones notebook, but I actually bought it from PowerNotebooks.com as the PowerPro A 2:38. Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste on the CPU was added for free. It is normally very cool and quiet, just like they promised it would be. I’ve had it for about a year, and I only notice the fan getting a bit noisier when I have CPU-intensive apps running.

I’ve recently started playing around with the Vista Sidebar, and I placed a CPU-activity monitor as well as a temperature gauge. I became alarmed when I noticed my CPU runs at a nominal 62*C under light load, and under a heavy load, it reaches closer to 75*C. I guess it’s normal – the comments here have eased my concern a bit.

The higher temp causes the fan to kick into high speed, but the noise is not terrible. It is not noticeable at all with some light music playing. As far as heat, there is a slight warmth coming from the side vents and the bottom of the case directly under the CPU. I would not hesitate to call this a laptop. It has never felt uncomfortably warm in my lap, unless I had shorts on and it sat directly on my bare legs in a non-air-conditioned room. Compared to other notebooks I have used, this one runs very cool to the touch.

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By: Austin

Austin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:20:05 +0000

I have the 2.33 ghz core 2 duo in my Alienware m9750 overclocked to 2.56 ghz. Before the overclock i had max temps of about 60 degrees while gaming and now i have max’s of 70 – 80 degrees. Should i change the FSB back to a lower setting