Acer Aspire Becomes Hot

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So I brought an Acer Aspire four days ago and I've noticed it's gets quite hot near where the processor should be. Now, I hav


en't had a laptop for years so I'm unaware of what;s a suitable temperature for a laptop...What is it?

According to RealTemp The max temp I have had is 70. I'm using speedfan in the background which doesn't seem to do much.

I also raise the laptop up on a stand. Of course, the heating occurs mostly when it's actually in my lap. I've tried all the standard windows things to reduce the heat too.

Now, I'm not too sure what under voting is...is it risky and is there anyway easy to follow tutorials for this. I'm not sure it'll even be worth it

http://www.ebuyer.com/259336-acer-aspire-5742-laptop-lx-r4f02-381


this is the laptop^



Intel Core i5-480M 2.66GHz,
3MB L3 cache
Memory
6GB DDR3 RAM 1066MHz
Expandable to 8GB
2 x soDIMM slot
Hard Drive
500GB 5400rpm



thank you for your time, maybe I'm just paranoid I dunno. I just wanta cool and longlasting laptop.
 
DO NOT UNDERVOLT. it will void your warranty, and could damage your processor.

70 is a bit high for idle, but in gaming 70 is about normal for one. Just depends on what your doing with it.
 
now I'm confused...some people say the worst that can happen is the bsod and other people say you can damage your processor. :/
 
Run CoreDamage:
http://damage.vigilantesoftware.com/
If your CPU gets above 80C, then you should consider trying to clean out dust from inside your heatsink (which you should probably do anyway). The temps on my Dell Latitude D410 lowered a good 10-20C when I got a big clump of dust out from inside of it. Granted, I had to take apart the entire laptop to get to the clump.

Don't undervolt, though. It really shouldn't be necessary if your heatsink is functioning properly.
 
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undervolting at a stock speed is analogous to overclocking a lower processor, like the i3-380um. It will cause the silicon to degrade. And it is possible to affect other things, such as RAM, SATA, and or GPU (well anything running on a PCI port).

It will BSOD if it is not stable, but even if it is stable, it will be damaging to the processor.
 
I'm pretty sure it's overvolting you're talking about, wolfeking.

Undervolting is perfectly fine and a good way to reduce temperatures and increase battery life.

I think in your case, if it's idling at 70c, You should return the unit and get it replaced.
 
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There does seem to be more people agreeing that undervolting is safe. Although there is a sub section that believes it is harmful. For that reason and because it's only 4-5 days old I'm not going to do it yet.

When there is no programs running the laptop has a temperature of 45-55. When programs are running it's about 60ish with the highest ever achieved at 70. I was talking to a chap in an IRC channel and he said his laptop idles at 50 and overloads at 70 and his laptop has lasted 5 years. I'm hoping that's true. Obviously I still have a years warranty if anything goes wrong .

What temp do your laptops run at? Maybe because I'm closer to the actual machine I can just feel the heat.


Thanks again
 
It's probably average for a laptop but it's too hot for my liking. Though as long as it is not shutting off or throttling due to excess heat, it should be fine.
 
Well thank you everyone for your help.

I just have a few more questions to ask.

If I'm using an external monitor will that contribute massively to the heating?

I decided not to take it back. Some people on the internet say their system idles at 55 and max is 75 (this is temp) is that a good idea do you think?

I'm going to either make or buy a cooling fan/pad.

Please can you tell me the tempertures your laptops make...



thanks again


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45*-55*c on the processor isn't the end of the world. Where are you right now is it summer? is it humid? if so this could explain why them temps are the way they are. PC temperatures have alot to do with the ambient and not how hard/easy the actual hardware component is working.
 
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