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DragoonPK
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
3259 Posts
January 27 2010 01:30 GMT
#1
So I have been using my Pavilion Dv5 for a year now. All in all, its a decent laptop but the CPU is seriously pissing me off. It heats up at 95 degrees celicus , while it should be around 50c maximum in all the review I read. The CPU is AMD TUrion X2 Ultra 64 2.2ghz. I cant run torrents while listing to music and browsing because the sound gets jagged until I turn one thing off. With stacraft my computer sometimes sleeps, and sometimes crash on its own, while with other games even though I am running 30-40FPS it lags even in places with not that much graphic intensity. I know this because even if I throw the graphics on lowest it still lags and jags. I dont know what to do, I mean its not like its unplayable but this thing is really getting more and more annoying. I could technically ask my father for a new one since he pretty much understands most of this tech stuff and realizes that I am not BSing to get another one. I thought about holding on to it till SC2 is released but ugh..
Plus I really want to get a PS3 this summer and if I really did get a new laptop then getting a PS3 is impossible.

Myrmidon
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States9452 Posts
January 27 2010 01:45 GMT
#2
Have you cleaned the inside recently? Get the dust out at least. For a more thorough job you can reapply thermal paste where applicable, but it might not be necessary.
StorrZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States13919 Posts
January 27 2010 01:51 GMT
#3
check to see if the cooling gunk still has a plastic film covering it.
Though that was the case since i replaced my fan and forgot to take it off.
maybe when it was being put together they forgot?

(my comp took a while before the actual heating became a problem)
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airborne_101
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Mexico71 Posts
January 27 2010 01:57 GMT
#4
Throw it away and buy another one. ( jk)

Nooo, buy some dust off and blow the dust away, check the fans.If you don't have experience opening laptops, take it to the nearest service center.
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Jyvblamo
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada13788 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-27 01:57:50
January 27 2010 01:57 GMT
#5
Pavilion laptops are HORRIBLE when it comes to overheating. Try using a vacuum to suck out all the dust from the fans, or removing the battery before you play.
Ranix
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States666 Posts
January 27 2010 02:02 GMT
#6
On January 27 2010 10:30 DragoonPK wrote:
It heats up at 95 degrees celicus , while it should be around 50c maximum in all the review I read.


Holy shit.

On January 27 2010 10:30 DragoonPK wrote:
The CPU is AMD TUrion X2 Ultra 64 2.2ghz. I cant run torrents while listing to music and browsing because the sound gets jagged until I turn one thing off. With stacraft my computer sometimes sleeps, and sometimes crash on its own, while with other games even though I am running 30-40FPS it lags even in places with not that much graphic intensity. I know this because even if I throw the graphics on lowest it still lags and jags. I dont know what to do, I mean its not like its unplayable but this thing is really getting more and more annoying.


Have you tried getting one of those base fans to and set your laptop on it? That might help it cool off.
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MrShankly
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United Kingdom371 Posts
January 27 2010 02:08 GMT
#7
As everyone said, clean it, also has it been doing this since you go it?


Im not familiar with AMD, but with intel c2d you can use RMclock to easily and safely undervolt your cpu (this also doesnt reduce performance)

you could try and see if this is possible with AMD too.

My max tamps used to be around 89ish, and i lowered them to around 70-75 by simply decreasing the voltage from 1.1250 to 0.9620v.

If there is a program to allow you to do this with AMD cpu's you should be able to find guides via google.


Also if your really brave you could try opening it up and reapplying thermal paste. Probably not worth it, but could possibly help, worth trying before you go out and buy a new laptop!

Good luck and dont die
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Rigodon666
Profile Joined November 2006
Canada183 Posts
January 27 2010 02:17 GMT
#8
OEM heatsink usually comes with really low tier thermal paste. After clearing the dust (Which I'm pretty sure won't affect much), you should really check for new thermal paste. I don't know how they do it, but most computer that you buy already assembled comes with really inadequate thermal paste standard. Most of the time, there is way too little, like it doesn't even cover 25% of the surface.

So my bet would be to check that first.

I would not suggest lowering the voltage. Lowering the clock might be an idea but it is more likely a thermal paste problem.
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MrShankly
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United Kingdom371 Posts
January 27 2010 02:36 GMT
#9
On January 27 2010 11:17 Rigodon666 wrote:
OEM heatsink usually comes with really low tier thermal paste. After clearing the dust (Which I'm pretty sure won't affect much), you should really check for new thermal paste. I don't know how they do it, but most computer that you buy already assembled comes with really inadequate thermal paste standard. Most of the time, there is way too little, like it doesn't even cover 25% of the surface.

So my bet would be to check that first.

I would not suggest lowering the voltage. Lowering the clock might be an idea but it is more likely a thermal paste problem.

Lowering the voltage isnt a problem depending on the softare you use to do it, afaik its impossible to actually damage the CPU with voltage unless you increase it too much, also with rm clock since its an application that runs at startup, if you go too low and blue screen you can just boot in safe mode (although ive never had to do that, rmclock auto-resets)

Im not saying your wrong, just wonderring why you wouldnt recommend it? IS there something im missing?

Thanks
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BlissX1
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States328 Posts
January 27 2010 02:43 GMT
#10
Try getting some Dust off or whatever. Dust is usually a common problem. if that doesnt work, check in your bios what the settings are for it. it would really suck if someone was overclocking it. if it is a laptop and ur running an higher than expected OS like i am, i have to add ventilation by putting a wallet below it so it has so space between the vents and the table. this will help ventilation. Try dusting it out first, then make sure it has proper ventilation. a cooling pad might be needed. also make sure that in your bios everything is not overclocked.
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