D620 video / heat question

Question

I was wondering if anyone has compared the amount of heat generated from a D620 with the GMA versus the D620 with the nvidia quaddro.   I have several D610s at my disposure, some with GMAs and some with ATI X300s, and the ones with the X300s give off a lot more heat on the bottom than the ones with the GMA.   Anyone have experience with this on a D620 yet?

C840 Master · Answer

I have a D620 with the nvidia card. It doesn't get hot too fast, but I imagine it would get hotter faster than the standard card.

slowecsl · Answer

I think either will get hot after a bit. I know mine can get quite warm, but I don't use it on my lap. It seems all these newer modern laptops have fan intakes on the bottom and you definitely don't want to block those or it will get really hot and possibly fail. I tend to use a lapdesk or book large enough for the laptop to sit on it's rubber feet so as to have adequate room underneath for ventilation.

Dell Latitude D620
Bios A02
Core Duo T2600 @ 2.16ghz
2048 MB DDR2 667mhz
NVidia Quadro NVS 110M TurboCache
100gb 5400rpm HD
Philips SDVD8820 DVD+/-RW Combo
SigmaTel C-Major HD Audio
Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit
Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG 802.11a/b/g
TrueMobile 350 Bluetooth
Windows XP SP2

C840 Master · Answer

The D620 gets hot in my lap, but when the fan turns on it's cool enough to stay in my lap.

hp79 · Answer

I have a quadro in my d620, and it gets hot on the bottom. I don't know where the heat is really comming from. I don't think it is the graphics card because the graphics card is placed on the upper part of the motherboard. Under the 'U' key would be somewhere near it. On the bottom of the mainboard, near the smartcard slot, I can feel alot heat. I checked what's in that area, and all I saw was two capicitors about 1 cm size. Under the windows key area, upper part of the motheroard, therer is a chip that is not cooled at all. It looks like it is the south bridge chipset. It could be the hard disk, but the hard disk only gets up to 43 degree celcius. Really wondering how I can get rid of the heat.   The inspiron e1405 seems to run so cool on every parts. Wonder why latitude d620 can't be like that.

yirm · Answer

I've also been able to compare the Inspiron 1405e and the Latitude D620.  The former is cool as a cucumber, and the latter gets hot quickly.  I can only guess it's the G-Force video card in the Latitude.  Anyone with a Latitude with the Intel built-in graphics?  Is the D620 with this configuration hot or cool?   If it is the video card, that really puts a new perspective on it for me.  I'm not a gamer, so I'd actually consider it a PLUS to go within the integrated video if it's going to make that much of a difference in terms of heat.   -Jeremy

dcerdil · Answer

I have the same problem, on exactly the same area you've just described.

Sometimes I can't use the keyboard on the laptop because the left size gets so hot. Even on a solid desk. I use an external keyboard.

It was not that hot during the fall and winter... In spring, it was bearable.. Came summer, the condition became worse.

I have to tilt the laptop by putting a small book (1/4 inch) on back edge to allow more air to cool it off.

I also put some plastic risers to tilt it a bit, but they do not seem to help.

I think it is due to bad design. Unless someone convinces me otherwise! :-)

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