heat question

is there a way to check the temp of the core7 when it is running hard?

when i play c&c4 my rig runs hot.

do i need a better fan?

here is a link to my rig

http://hpwebpromotions.com/qs-laptops/dv6-2190us.html?s=103&k=15793

CoreTemp
thats a link above

Hey Boss you could try out one of these "Laptop" Fans , that your laptop sits on.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4662503&CatId=3486

Here is a link to more of them if you want as well

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=3486&srkey=Laptop%20fans

Other than that, you could get some Dry ice and sit your hot puppy on that but you might experience more FOG!

thanks a whole bunch Baloo!

thanks a whole bunch Zap!

this is exactly what i was looking for, MUAH!

One warning though Bosse, make sure you order the correct cooling pad, some draw the air down through ur PC, and some blow air through the PC, it should be doing the opposite of what ur onboard fans are doing. some fans draw air in from the bottom to cool the pc, but dell's for instance have vents on the top of the pc where the keyboard is and the fans draw air in through those vents and blow it back out the bottom. if your's draws from the top then the pad you order should pull that air through faster in order to help your fans cool.

-Hippie

ahh ha!

thanks hippie!

ps my four cores run about 60c (140f) each

and the load is about 20% each when running C&C4

when running AA there is hardly any temp change or load on the processers