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Question

AMD A10-4600m overheating? Help

Nov 25, 2013 7:48AM PST

My cpu seems to be overheating or maybe its not i'm not sure it just seems hot all the time, and I can't find a program that can accurately show me the temp. Speccy shows that my cpu is running around 110C, AMD overdrive says its ar 45C, HWmonitor says its at 80-90C, Core temp doesn't work. So I was wondering if anyone knows of a good program that is accurate specifically for AMD cpus. Also what is the safe and normal operating temp for my cpu

laptop make: Asus N56DP-DH11
cpu: AMD A10-4600m
gpu: Radeon HD 7730m 2GB
ram: 8GB

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Clarification Request
Everything OK?
Jan 7, 2014 8:27PM PST

Hi,
I have same CPU in my HP Pavilion g6-2239eg and idle temperature is about 100°C and at gaming 130 - 140°C (measured by Speccy). What did you do with your issue? Do you keep it as normal? Did you change anything (contact service, repair, exchange...)?
Nice to here the end of your story.

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Answer
AHH, that model.
Nov 25, 2013 9:56AM PST
http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-A-Series-A10-4600M-Notebook-Processor.74065.0.html shows the AMD A10 alone has the 7660 GPU in the APU but this model ups that game with another GPU.

This means this is a BEAST of a gamer in laptop form. Temperatures will be far more than what a former desktop owner will see and could result in posts like this.

You've repeated the temperature findings that everyone has (inaccuracies ahoy!) so I'm going to write to stop polluting your machine with all those other things.

Yes, if you wish you can flame the authors for it being wrong on this model.
Bob
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is it safe?
Nov 25, 2013 3:46PM PST

So does that mean it is normal for it to be running kind of hot all the time?

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As a consumer you have to tell me what you think.
Nov 25, 2013 11:49PM PST

We know that these temp apps have issues. But as to your question it appears the maker is not helping here. That is, you feel it's broke or unsafe. How could I change that? I can address that the temp apps have issues but I am not the designer of said laptop.

We know that it will be a warmer than usual laptop because of what's in there but if you wanted safe you would not have a gaming laptop. That discussion has been done so many times.
Bob