Do I Have A Heat Problem?

[wishface]

I have a Vaio Laptop SVE1512W1E and i'm noticing the motherboard temperature averaging in the late fifties, going up to even 60 (if that's a big deal - which is my reason for asking) degrees C if i run games for instance. It's in the late fifties even when the machine is running and feels cool to the touch (i have a cooling pad as well, though i'm not convinced of their efficacy).

Should I be worried?

Thanks.

[Blencogo · Accepted solution]

Hi wishface.

I would not be concerned.  Temperatures in the fifties under low load is not unusual and when playing games or video, temperatures in the sixties and even seventies are common.

If you look at the specifications of your i5-3210M processor here:

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Core_i5/Intel-Core%20i5-3210M%20%28BGA%29%20Mobile%20processor.html

you will see that the maximum operating temperature is 105 degrees and only when the temperature gets into the nineties will performance start to deteriorate.

[wishface]

Thanks for the response.