Heat For Various Power Settings

[rosemarycane]

Today I notice when my computer is set to maximum performance and plugged in, the temperature sits around 45 degrees. This is while I am surfing the web.

When set to maximum battery, it stays between 37 - 38 degrees plugged in.

Should it be 45 degrees when I am only surfing the web on maximum performance?

I should mention my processor speed is 2 GHz and I have 2gigs of ram installed.

Thanks for any input.

Sean

[Hanson]

Yeah, the temperatures are about similar to mine.

The only reason why the temperature is higher when on maximum performance setting is because the CPU clock is always at 2.0ghz so it uses an extra 0.376V (for me at least) of power which generates more heat.

[rosemarycane]

Thanks,

Ever since I installed more memory (from the stock 512mb), the laptop seems to be hotter to me.

Sean

[Riddil]

There's no reason to EVER use "max performance". Use one of the Thinkpad default or portable / laptop schemes. They allow CPU and system bus throttling. Intel has gotten so advanced with their ability to throttle the system up when there's a legitimate *requirement* for full power that benchmarks between "max performance" and the laptop schemes are less than 1% apart.

What this means: your system runs MUCH hotter, and your battery life is MUCH shorter. All for less than a 1% performance boost.

AND add to the fact that the greatest thing that shortens the life of electical components is how hot they run for how long. So your system that may run for 7 years with no problems will start dying on you after 3.

[Bgradid]

There's no reason to EVER use "max performance". Use one of the Thinkpad default or portable / laptop schemes.

Actually, there is for me when i'm running some applicaitons where I will notice a huge change when it switches profiles (real time application, such as a 3d game).

Also, unreal tournament (the original) is quite funny to start up on 'dynamic' as it will test the cpu's speed at its lowest, and then proceed to run on its fastest. The result: the game plays at warp factor 9

[Nighthinker]

Today I notice when my computer is set to maximum performance and plugged in, the temperature sits around 45 degrees. This is while I am surfing the web.

When set to maximum battery, it stays between 37 - 38 degrees plugged in.

Should it be 45 degrees when I am only surfing the web on maximum performance?

I should mention my processor speed is 2 GHz and I have 2gigs of ram installed.

Thanks for any input.

Sean

3x god already, buddy. See what I have done in order to make it ACAP(C-->COOL):

• in BIOS, Power Mode for AC: Maximun Battery Life(in contrast with MAX Performance);
  in BIOS, AC thermal scheme: balanced(in contrast with MAX Performance);
  in BIOS, Intel SpeedStep technology Intel, Mode for AC: automatic(in contrast with MAX Performance);
  in OS, disabled powerplay, use CHC, clock directly down;
  power scheme: adaptive CPU(in contrast with highest), balance all params for optimize fan control(in contrast with MAX performance).

Result after all?! Normal surf after 1 hour turning on the PC, yes, what a coincidence: 45-46 degrees... Room temperature, approx. 18 degrees, o, and BTW, mine is 1.86G, ermmm, if you were living in the south pole, that really comforts me then.

Nevertheless, I love this PC, just some complaint.

BTW, perhaps you may try to adjust yours as what I've done to mine, let's see how C it's gonna be.

[rosemarycane]

Does the underside of your thinkpad directly underneath the touchpad get warm?

[gunston]

underneath of every thinkpad will get warm no matter what setting you did.

[Nighthinker]

Yea, it's always warm. The highest temp parts for me are always AGP & PCI, according to FC. They're just residing around underneath the touchpad. It's a common issue among T43 anyway. So nvm.

[gunston]

yeah, PCI remain the highest temperature than other device like CPU, GPU, etc is a common scene.
therefore, you will feel bit hot when using the touchpad,
no worry.