Intel Core i5 3520M idle at 50C

[Jonny]

Intel Core i5 3520M idle at 50C

 

Is this good or is the thermal paste not right?

 

Jonny

[crunzaty]

If it is the laptop you have in your signature i would say that it's normal, mine was idle at 65c on a crappy HP Pavilion (biggest piece of shit)

[ttam]

I have noticed that a lot of laptop manufactures like to add excessive and often cheap TP to aid in reducing a little bit of cost. I wouldn't worry about it unless you start to see excessively high temps under load.

 

If you have the know-how; Tear it down and clean it off with isopropyl alcohol and put on some new thermal paste. This should see about a 5c drop in temperatures and make it easier on you to use. This is something I do when I purchase a new laptop and it does help.

[Lord Pantaloons]

Laptops have subpar cooling, replacing the thermal plaste is unlike to lower it by more than 1-2 degree's. Around 50c is the average idle temp for a reasonably powerful mobile CPU.

[WoodenMarker]

It's about 5-10 degrees on the hotter side. 

If @crunzaty is correct, you might just have a terrible cooling solution.

 

The chip should be totally fine though,

[Jonny]

I got this laptop https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/form-view/ultraNote-15/UltraNote-IPS-500/

 

percentage on processor is around 3%

[Wauthar]

Quite hight in my opinion. As said, check the thermal paste and the cooling solution. That might help.

[Lord Pantaloons]

I got this laptop https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/form-view/ultraNote-15/UltraNote-IPS-500/

 

percentage on processor is around 3%

Seeing how thin that laptop is I'm amazed that the cooling solution is capable of idle temps of 50c, honestly I wouldn't mess with it but that's just me. I have a bit of a phobia about taking laptops apart.

[ttam]

Also make sure to give the vents a good blow out every once and a while to clear any unwanted dust

 

Edit: Just checked out the link you posted. That's a pretty sweet looking laptop. I love that finish. Thin laptops often do have heat issues. Thankfully my S7 likes to idle at 30c

[Jonny]

Yeah i thought it could be somthing to do with the form factor

[Emperor_Piehead]

If it is the laptop you have in your signature i would say that it's normal, mine was idle at 65c on a crappy HP Pavilion (biggest piece of shit)

My now dead HP Pavilion idled at 70c and a light game would put it 80-90c. I wonder what prime 95 temps would be

[coen113]

my macbook gets 80 degrees when watching a youtube video at 360p

[coen113]

My now dead HP Pavilion idled at 70c and a light game would put it 80-90c. I wonder what prime 95 temps would be

my laptop gets 95 degrees when stability testing with fan on max(6400 rpm) faster than my harddrive

[crunzaty]

My now dead HP Pavilion idled at 70c and a light game would put it 80-90c. I wonder what prime 95 temps would be

All i know is that the temps would be horrific