CPU Temperature increase when power cable inserted

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CPU Temperature increase when power cable inserted

#1 Post by thaniks » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:42 pm

Hello,

I found that the CPU temperature increases by 10 degrees (monitored uses intel TAT) when the system is on power. It is around 72 when on power and 62 when the power cable is removed. In both cases the system was in max. performance mode.

Is this normal or something I need to worry/fix?

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#2 Post by ryengineer » Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:00 am

It is meant to increase, especially when the battery is charging.
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#3 Post by thaniks » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:03 pm

Could someone explain this behaviour? How can the charging circuitry related to the CPU load/increase in temperature?

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#4 Post by andrey » Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:50 pm

thaniks wrote:Could someone explain this behaviour? How can the charging circuitry related to the CPU load/increase in temperature?

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when AC is plugged in, both CPU and graphics card operate at a higher speed, therefore generating more heat. This is the default behavior. However, if you like, you can change that through power management settings by applying conservative settings for both AC and battery.

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#5 Post by Dodge DeBoulet » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:55 pm

andrey wrote: when AC is plugged in, both CPU and graphics card operate at a higher speed, therefore generating more heat. This is the default behavior. However, if you like, you can change that through power management settings by applying conservative settings for both AC and battery.

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Even when, as the OP indicated, the Power Profiles for both Battery and AC are set for "Max Performance?"

That doesn't make sense to me.
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