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03-03-2011, 08:18 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-03-2011, 08:19 AM by nosisab Ken Keleh.)
Just remember temperature is a serious issue with laptops, control it with care and you shall be fine.
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03-03-2011, 04:39 PM
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How about a 6870M + 2720qm combination? Will this still be a good performing system? And in regard to overclocking a laptop, I have been very successful in overclocking my QX9100 in my laptop, from 2.26ghz to 3.2ghz without in a relatively stable fashion, while managing temps under 90 degrees.
In terms of picking a graphics card, here are my options:
Radeon 6870M (+$0)
GTX 460M (+$75, more power consumption, worse performance?)
Radeon 6970M (+$175, more power consumption, better performance?)
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a cpu temp of 90c is extremely dangerous, your processors safe operating temperature is below 70c. I honestly wouldnt recommend overclocking a laptop at all.
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03-03-2011, 05:32 PM
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They may work at those temperatures but that doesn't mean it's not hurting your laptop as it is, 90ºc is really high and harmful "just 15 degress bellow the limit" doesn't mean it's designed to work at those temps safely
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A CPU temp of 90C means imminent failure.
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I'm not concerned. I've been running at this speed and tempertature for 2 years now. Either my hardware is godlike or my sensors are screwed up.