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8600 which produces more heat 7200rpm hd or 9600 ati

post #1 of 11
11/2/04 at 7:52pm
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I am concerned about heat. And am wondering which produces more heat the 7200 rpm or the ati 9600 video card?

Should I opt for the 4200 rpm and nvidia card for less heat?

How much more heat does the 7200 rpm give off?
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post #2 of 11
11/2/04 at 8:24pm
My HD is at 42; my GPU, 53. You'll feel the heat from the HD more as its right under your left palm.

If you won't be gaming, there's no need to go for a high-end video card (unless you're doing CAD work). The 7200 is great -- very fast.
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post #3 of 11
11/3/04 at 1:30pm
The 7200 hard drive is supposed to give off less heat than the 5400/4200 drives.
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post #4 of 11
11/3/04 at 2:26pm
obviously the video card does during intensive gaming
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post #5 of 11
11/3/04 at 4:06pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by nickpick
The 7200 hard drive is supposed to give off less heat than the 5400/4200 drives.
??

That seems counterintuitive.... I would have guessed the drive with the higher rotation speed would be hotter.

Why is that?
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post #6 of 11
11/3/04 at 4:24pm
Femco slider and various technologies are *supposed to* keep the temperatures about at the same level. A friend had a 40 gig (either 5400 or 4200), and from what I noticed, it seemed to run cooler than my 7200. But when I felt his palmrest, his comp hadn't been on for too long.
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post #7 of 11
11/5/04 at 5:49pm
I was thinking about upgrading my 8600 to the 7200 hard drvie but heard this will reduce battery life and that a 5400 drive would make more sense. I love having the long battery on the 8600 as all my old laptops die out after little more than one hour.

Rob
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post #8 of 11
11/5/04 at 6:04pm
The 7200 RPM drive really doesn't decrease the battery life compared to a 5400.
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post #9 of 11
11/5/04 at 7:29pm
Get the 7200RPM drive AND the ATI 9600 Pro together - you won't regret the combination!
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post #10 of 11
11/5/04 at 9:12pm
Try this URL no spam and it will let you pick the temperature in F or C, it also monitors voltage total download 1.10 MB and puts a dark grey fan on your desktop as icon.http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php
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post #11 of 11
11/6/04 at 7:03am
If I have not remembered wrongly, 7200 HD has a power saving feature

lozx
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