Piriform has a Speccy program that checks your operating temperatures and from all I have seen and read 40-70 c seems to be the norm temps, my hp dv7 in less than a yr has jumped from 45c to about 58c in regular mode (no gaming or streaming) it never has ran any cooler than 45c even with a chill pad and by the way the Targus model chill pad is a piece of junk