yo_john117 said:
Roger that! This laptop has great fans and I'm making sure it's in a completely vented area. Plus there's a button on the case that supercharges the fans to expel heat (sounds like a jet engine when it's going full bore!). BTW, what is an ideal temperature for a gaming machine? I should probably get a temperature program so I can monitor and make sure it doesn't overheat.
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I downloaded Speedfan which is free. I am not an expert on Laptop temperatures, but this is just my observations of my own laptop as it overheats.
Since you have an i7 like me, I feel it will be somewhat similar as they are pretty efficient, for others it might be much worse.
30-50C: Probably ideal, my computer doesn't do this anymore except for the HD0.
50-70C: If playing a game that is pretty intense, this is what it will probably run at. Shouldn't harm it, but during the summer with no AC there could be problems.
70-90C: This is what my computer runs at 90% of the time now, it is too hot but no problems with non games, and if I can keep the temp at this area I can play some games. Fans are kinda noisy but not too bad.
90C-100C: Shouldn't do anything but cooling down your computer at this point, once my GPU hits 100C my computer automatically turns off to prevent damages. If it gets this hot, there are some serious problems I fear. Fans are ridiculously loud. If it is cool enough in my room I can play one 50 min game of League of Legends on the worst settings and it will stay at around 91C, if it is too hot my computer will slowly creep up to 100C and I have to disconnect and reconnect to keep it cool.
