Is my laptop heating up too much?

[SheepInAJeep]

I have recently bought a new laptop and i am wondering if my laptop is getting too hot.
Specs: AMD quad core A8-4500M accelerated processor 1.9 GHz

8GB DDR3 SDRAM

750GB hard drive

AMD Radeon HD 7640G + 7670M dual switchable graphics

I have downloaded SpeedFan so here are the results:

Normal usage: HD0:38c
Temp1:50c
GPU:44c
GPU:48c

When gaming(team fortress 2):
HD0:38c
Temp1:70-77c
GPU:56c
GPU:60-68c

 

[polacos]

Laptops always are hot. My GPU (GeForce 310M) runs at 60C, idle

 

[SheepInAJeep]

But is my laptop so hot that it's damaging the computer? Or is this normal and won't really damage it?

 

[Conumdrum]

Laptops run hot when gaming. You could ask the maker of the laptop on thier website, they might have a thread about temps etc already.

In short, your temps are okay, it won't melt anything. Don't forget to blow the dust out every month or so where the fan is.

 

[Ajay57]

Only trying to help.

I don't know if this will help, i use to vacumm the dust and fluff out of the VENTS in the bottom and side of the Laptop. Also i got a ZALMAN COOLER for a Laptop, it runs off the laptop via USB Connection this way it gets it's POWER. The Fan is adjustable on the unit up or down and most of all it's silent.

P.S. I will take a look at my AMAZON acct to give you the model number.

ZALMAN 17" INCH NOTEBOOK COOLER WITH 220MM FAN MODEL NO, ZM-NC3000S.

(Please bear in mind this only an idea to help with your heat in your Laptop.)

 

[Conumdrum]

Yea, that can help, forgot the exhaust vents. We don't hear a lot about laptop temp issues, so dunno if it's really hot. What are you measuring temps with? Laptops can be tricky because they use wierd ways if temp monitoring.

AMD or Intel? Coretemp if AMD, but need something else for the GPU. Try Hardware Monitor maybe.

 

[SheepInAJeep]

I'm currently using Speedfan which you can check here: http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

 

[Conumdrum]

Speedfan is very wonky and can't read all the millions of possible addresses that are out there now.

So don't trust it.

 

[SheepInAJeep]

So which program is best to use for temperature monitoring?

 

[Conumdrum]

AMD procesor, Coretemp. Intel, Realtemp.

Try HW monitor like I mentioned a few posts ago for your GPU.