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post #81 of 98
3/6/06 at 12:50am
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Originally Posted by sleepydidge
has anyone had any isues with the system shutting down due to heat? I was surfing around on the web last night, and the system was running a bit hot, then wham!!, it shut down on me. Can anyone recommend a monitoring ap for watching this things heat? Hopefully the one shut down didnt do any damage
Mine gets hot after going over 3 hours of work, but it has never shut down on me yet.... heat exhaust is definitely working.
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post #82 of 98
3/6/06 at 6:54pm
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Originally Posted by sleepydidge
has anyone had any isues with the system shutting down due to heat? I was surfing around on the web last night, and the system was running a bit hot, then wham!!, it shut down on me. Can anyone recommend a monitoring ap for watching this things heat? Hopefully the one shut down didnt do any damage
Notebook Hardware Control (NHC) for monitoring http://www.pbus-167.com/chc.htm
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post #83 of 98
3/6/06 at 10:08pm
thanks for the link, with Battlefront 2 on default settings my sytm runs an average of 85C, enough for the NHC to throw up a warning
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post #84 of 98
3/7/06 at 11:50am
Got network up and running on it now in Gentoo. I have some info on it here if anybody is interested.
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post #85 of 98
3/7/06 at 2:19pm
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Originally Posted by sleepydidge
thanks for the link, with Battlefront 2 on default settings my sytm runs an average of 85C, enough for the NHC to throw up a warning
Hmmmm.....don't know what to say. You might try PM'ing unleaded and see what he says.
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post #86 of 98
3/7/06 at 6:57pm
Well, i think I might of found an answer. When looking for Turion temp limits, I came across this thread:
http://forums.amd.com/index.php?show...=&#entry623649

seems the guy with the 1036 was having the same problems as I, and there is a piece of plastic covering the vent.......gonna call and ask if that should be there
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post #87 of 98
3/7/06 at 7:32pm
Thread Starter 
take it off!



If you're having problems, that is.
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post #88 of 98
3/7/06 at 7:44pm
aye, and whats funny, is that in your pic there it shows it without. Now the system idles at about 52C light load and 64-70 heavy.
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post #89 of 98
3/7/06 at 7:47pm
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Originally Posted by sleepydidge
aye, and whats funny, is that in your pic there it shows it without. Now the system idles at about 52C light load and 64-70 heavy.
woohoo!
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post #90 of 98
3/8/06 at 6:34pm
The definitive word back from MSI in Taiwan is that the plastic piece covering that vent is there by design for the MS-1036. The access door on the MS-1036 is also used on the MS-1035 and MS-1047 for which the vents should be open.

Apparently, in the MS-1036, the plastic piece is applied to promote better airflow WITHIN the rest of the chassis which reduces the temperature of the palmrest. The heat reduction is only supposedly on the magnitude of 3 degrees celsius, so, in my opinion (one that is shared with one of MSI technical consultants in the US), the plastic piece should be left on if you are not experiencing CPU overheating. Should the CPU overheat, however, removing the plastic vent cover will reduce your temps. Chances are, this is advisable if you have configured with an Turion ML as is the case with Sleepydidge.
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post #91 of 98
3/8/06 at 7:07pm
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Originally Posted by Unleaded
The definitive word back from MSI in Taiwan is that the plastic piece covering that vent is there by design for the MS-1036. The access door on the MS-1036 is also used on the MS-1035 and MS-1047 for which the vents should be open.

Apparently, in the MS-1036, the plastic piece is applied to promote better airflow WITHIN the rest of the chassis which reduces the temperature of the palmrest. The heat reduction is only supposedly on the magnitude of 3 degrees celsius, so, in my opinion (one that is shared with one of MSI technical consultants in the US), the plastic piece should be left on if you are not experiencing CPU overheating. Should the CPU overheat, however, removing the plastic vent cover will reduce your temps. Chances are, this is advisable if you have configured with an Turion ML as is the case with Sleepydidge.
sleepydidge,

let us know if your palmrest gets noticeably (or uncomfortably) warmer. I definitely recommend the MT series processors with any laptop that can use them.
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post #92 of 98
3/8/06 at 7:15pm
My temps rarely go over 50C with my configuration similar to sleepydidge.

CoffeeShark,
Why do you recommend the MT series processors? Aren't the ML processors better due to the lower power consumption... or is there a hidden cost such as higher temps?
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post #93 of 98
3/8/06 at 7:23pm
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Originally Posted by Passive Matrix
My temps rarely go over 50C with my configuration similar to sleepydidge.

CoffeeShark,
Why do you recommend the MT series processors? Aren't the ML processors better due to the lower power consumption... or is there a hidden cost such as higher temps?
the ML runs at 35w vs. the MT series 25w, which can translate to battery consumption and heat differences. The MTs supposedly consume 30% less power. With the price difference being almost zero, it's well worth it to get the MT.
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post #94 of 98
3/8/06 at 8:56pm
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Originally Posted by CoffeeShark
the ML runs at 35w vs. the MT series 25w, which can translate to battery consumption and heat differences. The MTs supposedly consume 30% less power. With the price difference being almost zero, it's well worth it to get the MT.
I was backwards.... I have the MT. . I got confused

That would explain my lower temps. Although, my right hand rest area still gets quite warm . Any ideas of how I can reduce its temp?
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post #95 of 98
3/9/06 at 1:56am
my right hand side is warm, but not as warm as it was when I was overheating. All in all, so far with the piece of plastic removed, th system seems to be running cooler. Only time will tell though.

update-ive just got done playing the new Battle for Middle Earth and the system was running at approx 72C, which was fine but man does the right palm rest get warm. Im going to take the thermometer off of my aquarium and stick on there to get an idea of how hot its getting......updates to come
Sorry to hijack this thread like this, maybe I should start up my own....lol
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post #96 of 98
3/9/06 at 4:05pm
Well I took off the plastic and my cpu temp went down 20F from 100F at idle to about 80's F. I have the MT-40 and it helped allot to take that plastic thing off. And now its working better then before. When it started up there would always be hot air coming out now since I took off the plastic its cold air that comes out till it loads windows and its start doing tasks. Now when I play counter strike: source the fan never kicks into high gear as often as it did before. Also my gpu is staying a bit cooler since I got 2 fps more in the Video stress test but I don’t know how legit that is. But basically taking off that plastic piece made my 1036 run cooler. I will do some 3dmark 03 and 05 test to see how much performance increases it gave or did not.
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post #97 of 98
3/9/06 at 4:30pm
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As unleaded said, the plastic is in place to help exhaust heat and keep the palmrest cooler.

If overheating, however, removing the plastic helps bring in cooler air more directly to the cpu. It's an issue of necessity, really. Take it off it you need to, otherwise leave it there.
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post #98 of 98
5/20/06 at 6:55am
Now that the Turion X2 is out, what will become of the 1036? When I first saw the specs to this beauty, I thought it was the answer to all my prayers. But when shall we see the new laptops with the TurionX2's? Is it better for me to wait? Or should I just wait and still buy the 1036, b/c surely the price is gonna drop some more. I'd love to hear from the 1036 owners on this one...

Here's a question that's been puzzling me. Why are there so few 17in Turions out there in the first place?

Thanks everyone... - sneekgeek
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