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On August 16 2011 12:39 jacosajh wrote: Yeah, I just confirmed on my 2410m it was at about 80C with prime95 for about 10 minutes, so if that's what you get, it's about normal and you're not getting throttled by your CPU.
And what makes you think that yours isn't throttling too? In my experience 80C is a common throttle temp for Intel CPUs, and it's quite normal for modern laptops to hit it during Prime95 runs. You could be just under the throttle temp but it's certainly close.
Throttlestop should be able to tell in theory (there should be some change in the FID, CMod% or Chip% columns). General caveat: It's not just a monitoring utility, which makes it somewhat dangerous. Don't change anything unless you know what you're doing.
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Because my CPU is playing SC2 fine?
High temps after 10 mins =/= playing SC2 where it might hit full load for a fraction of that time
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On August 16 2011 13:45 jacosajh wrote: Because my CPU is playing SC2 fine?
High temps after 10 mins =/= playing SC2 where it might hit full load for a fraction of that time Well, SC2 never gets anywhere near full load on an i5. However, the original poster said he hit 81C when running SC2. My suggestion is that you're throttling on Prime95 (normal, for a laptop) and he's throttling on SC2 (bad).
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Based on what I read, throttling on an i5 2410m happens nearer the 90C mark.
Hitting full load on an i5 2410m in big battles is pretty realistic in SC2 since it's not anything like it's i5 desktop counterpart.
To get back on topic: prime95 doesn't display your temperature. It just makes it work at full load. HWMonitor displays your temp/voltage/etc. CPU-Z tells you other info like freq, etc.
You need to run HWMonitor / CPU-Z / prime95 at the same time.
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You might even have a faulty video card/cpu or computer. Did you check that your power setting is set to High Performance? If you have warranty, I would just call Lenovo, they might just replace your computer. I have an older y560 that has an i7-720qm and a radeon hd 5730m and I can play comfortably on medium 40-60 fps @ 1920x1080. Your specs look better than mine, could be faulty hardware.
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Prime95 is always a worst case scenario. If your laptop hits that mark during gaming either you've been treating your laptop badly, its old, and/or the cooling design of the laptop is extremely inadequate or just plain bad.
I personally wouldn't be too surprised that a cheap consumer laptop suffers from inadequate cooling - how much profit they actually get with each laptop sold? With the Intel chipset, Intel processor, GPU, and distribution costs to take into account, there isn't much money to be put into the remaining parts, R&D, and aftermarket support. With these big electronic companies, what seems to be the easiest way to cut costs is minimize the amount of metal you use for the heatsink - that's the whole reason why direct heat touch CPU heatsinks are so cheap compared to the solid base variants put out by Noctua and Thermalright.
Even if they bulk buy, its obviously not cheap since ultrabook manufacturers are bitching about Intel processor/chipset prices. They simply cannot undercut the Macbook Air despite Apple being known for being overpriced.
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I think I got unlucky and got a bad unit. either that or my computer fried on delivery in the Texas 100+ degree heat (especially inside a box lol)... sigh.
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I don't know if there is anything besides plastic (which would be visible) that can melt in the 100+F. That's less than 50C which should be about the average operating temp of the GPU/CPU. Even if the box gets upwards of 150F inside, I think the plastic would be first to go before the parts that matter?
But I don't think so, because I often leave my Y570 inside my car in 100+F as well.
What temps did you get on prime95 after 10 mins? Can you post a screenshot with prime95 (on blend), HWMonitor, and CPU-Z after 10 mins?
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Can you give me a link to where you got your prime95? I just got it from somewhere but it says nothing abouth temperature. BTW I just called for a replacement... hopefully won't happen again
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http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=205
You probably got the right thing.
Like I was saying, prime95 doesn't display temperature. It just makes your CPU work at full load. HWMonitor displays temperature. CPU-Z displays CPU specs at any given point in time.
You need to run ALL THREE AT THE SAME TIME.
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