Laptop temps at ~90 celsius degrees when idle.

[Underi]

So I got my laptop fixed, now I've got another problem. The temps are constantly ~90 degrees. It isn't exactly worrying me (even when it should) because it seems to be working fine. ATM when I'm writing with steam, qbittorrent and chrome open, it's at 88 degrees. If I start playing for example Counter-Strike : Source, the temps go to 95-100. I have checked the CPU fan and it is spinning. The laptop IS getting air. I noticed that the backplate was very dusty so I cleaned it off. I don't have any compressed air cans so I couldn't clean the fan. The laptop is Asus K50AF.

[Natsoup]

If you're at boiling temps and not concerned, you need to rethink things a bit... Performance should throttle by default after ~83°C so something is very off.

[Electronics Wizardy]

3 minutes ago, Natsoup said:

If you're at boiling temps and not concerned, you need to rethink things a bit... Performance should throttle by default after ~83°C so something is very off.

Intel cause throttle at around do 100

 

 

You probably have the heatsink mounted wrong. 

[Droidbot]

Portable water boiler anyone?

 

But seriously, take it apart and repaste the CPU then clean the heatsink. Should take some temps down. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Portable water boiler anyone?

 

But seriously, take it apart and repaste the CPU then clean the heatsink. Should take some temps down. 

And check the screws and make sure there is decent mounting pressure. 

[Dackzy]

3 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Intel cause throttle at around do 100

No you are way off. A intel CPU throttles at 85c, it will try and shut down at 100c

[Kiani]

You will have to open it or get it open and look for symptoms. You might have to dismount the thermal assembly too.

[Electronics Wizardy]

9 hours ago, Dackzy said:

No you are way off. A intel CPU throttles at 85c, it will try and shut down at 100c

 

Probably depends on laptop. My books all throttle at 100c

[Dackzy]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

 

Probably depends on laptop. My books all throttle at 100c

not unless that laptop brand has done something to remove it. Granted that the throttling temp has been going down. I think it was 90c back in second gen, but skylake is 85c.

[Pendragon]

42 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Probably depends on laptop. My books all throttle at 100c

No. 100c is shutdown temp. Unless you're running a custom fully unlocked bios there is no way to achieve this. Or the laptop manufacturer shipped it like that, in which case fuck those guys, they have no idea wtf they are doing. What we're all forgetting here is that yes, while the CPU is rated to "survive" at 100C for brief moments at a time, NOTHING ELSE surrounding the laptop is. The screen is not, the battery is not, if the chassis is poorly built it's not. Laptop temps matter alot more than desktop because heat damage due to high temps is a very real thing *cough* Razer *cough*. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

39 minutes ago, Pendragon said:

No. 100c is shutdown temp. Unless you're running a custom fully unlocked bios there is no way to achieve this. Or the laptop manufacturer shipped it like that, in which case fuck those guys, they have no idea wtf they are doing. What we're all forgetting here is that yes, while the CPU is rated to "survive" at 100C for brief moments at a time, NOTHING ELSE surrounding the laptop is. The screen is not, the battery is not, if the chassis is poorly built it's not. Laptop temps matter alot more than desktop because heat damage due to high temps is a very real thing *cough* Razer *cough*. 

This 100 c temp was true for most Macbook that I've used. But most macs seem to run really hot. I have had Macbook run at max cpu lot at 100c for weeks and there still running 5 years later. 

[more_fps]

Well, since OP isn't worried about the high temperature, it can be consider a 3-in-1. Laptop, heater and a stove.

[Arika]

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