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Area-51 R7, how hot should my cpu and gpu get?
When I’m gaming on my Area 51 the cpu typically goes from 85c-95c does that seem normal? Also does it matter how long I’m playing for? I haven’t played for over an hour yet.
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When I’m gaming on my Area 51 the cpu typically goes from 85c-95c does that seem normal? Also does it matter how long I’m playing for? I haven’t played for over an hour yet.
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Alienware Area-51 ALX 2006
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September 19th, 2020 09:00
Well depending on your config it should get hot but not to 97c which means it's about to thermal throttle. Set the fans to full speed and elevate the laptop on a cooling pad and remove any overclocks you've done to the cpu and gpu.
That should help.
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is the cpu cooler fan working properly?
you should be able to monitor it and other parameters from within windows using something like hardware monitor.
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html
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September 19th, 2020 09:00
It's a desktop if that matters at all? How do I adjust the fan speed? Also I haven't done any overclocks on the computer at all.
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September 19th, 2020 18:00
Oh, I thought it was the laptop because you had posted on the Laptops board. I see that Dell has moved this thread to the correct Desktops board. I’d recommend checking for dust and replacing the thermal paste as those get problematic after a while.