Laptop CPU temperature 95°C

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Takingthemike

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My Defiance iv (Clevo p650SE) has always been a somewhat noisy laptop and has a tendency to heat up any surface I put it on. Especially when I am editing photos or video.

Out of curiosity I downloaded Speccy which has told me that during video editing, by CPU temperature will go up to about 95-97°C.

Is this temperature normal or should I be concerned?

I have a havit cooling pad (3 fan) that tends to keep the temperature down to 85°C.

---Laptop specs---
Intel Core i7 4720HQ @ 2.60GHz
RAM 16GB Dual-Channel DDR3
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M and Intel HD Graphics 4600
SSD 850 EVO 500GB and SSD 850 EVO 250GB
 
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ubuysa

ubuysa

The BSOD Doctor
How old is it? Have you cleaned out the dust and muck from the insides lately? If not that's your first step, pay particular attention to the fan blades and the finned radiator right next to the fan(s). That's where all the cooling is done and a good airflow through there is essential.

It may need a repaste of the CPU, sometimes the paste does fail over time.
 
makmcn

makmcn

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Yeah defo get some good thermal paste, i started using Noctua NT-H1 and it seems pretty good - there are some good Really high performance pastes out there bud you have to be careful, some are conductive so if it spreads, you could have serious problems and others can damage aluminium parts as some Heatsinks have Aluminium on them - the Noctua was a good performer and doesn't conduct or react

a word of advice - apply the paste (whichever way you choose -wether pea or spread method) and carefully seat the heatsink and screw it down - THEN carefully remove it again to see if ALL of the heatsink is in contact with the Die
to do this, i prefer the spread method of applying paste as it gives an accurate print of where it contacts, then clean it off and apply again - yes it takes time and effort but if it means alot to you then give it a little bit of love ;)
Also you do use the laptop on a hard surface and not on your knees or bed etc as this blocks the vents for air intake underneath - sorry but you'de be surprised how many people have asked me to look at their fried laptop thats been used on their lap while in bed - keep using the Havit pad - they work well!

Run CPUID HWMonitor for CPU temps and GPUz - theres a sensors tab in GPUz that shows GPU temp and PerfCap if anything is causing it to throttle back
 
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