Ok, I know I already posted this thread about this... http://www.computing.net/cpus/wwwbo... This is just a follow up. Ok, so I have been using this Laptop for a couple weeks now, I got a cooling pad for it n stuff, i've done pretty much everything I can think of to keep it cool but nothing seems to be working. I play "World of Warcraft" a lot and when I play it stays at a steady 70C the entire time I play, but the mobo stays around 40C so i'm not worried about that. I'm just wondering how long its going to run like that before it frys. I can't use my Desktop computer to play cause at the moment it only has an onboard gfx card and it can't handle it good enough. PC1: - Asus M2V-MX SE Motherboard - AMD Athlon 64 4200 X2 Dual Core CPU, 2.2GHz - 1GB DDR667 Memory Module, DDR2 - Onboard GFX (atm) PC2: -P4 Laptop/512DDR RAM -Mobility Radeon9000

Laptops get hot, really hot, even my core duo based MacBook can be quite uncomfortable to handle in cetain spots if its been doing anything CPU intensive for a while. Try running CPU-z, that will tell us exactly what sort of P4 you have. If we know that, we will know whether or not your CPU is actually overheating. My Amiga 500 Rocks!!!

Alright, after running CPU-Z this is the information it gave me... Processor 1 (ID = 0) Number of cores 1 (max 1) Number of threads 1 (max 1) Name Intel Pentium 4 Codename Northwood Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHz Package Socket 478 mPGA (platform ID = 2h) CPUID F.2.7 Extended CPUID F.2 Brand ID 9 Core Stepping C1 Technology 0.13 um Core Speed 2666.8 MHz (20.0 x 133.3 MHz) Rated Bus speed 533.4 MHz Stock frequency 2666 MHz Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2 L1 Data cache 8 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 64-byte line size Trace cache 12 Kuops, 8-way set associative L2 cache 512 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size FID/VID Control no PC1: - Asus M2V-MX SE Motherboard - AMD Athlon 64 4200 X2 Dual Core CPU, 2.2GHz - 1GB DDR667 Memory Module, DDR2 - Onboard GFX (atm) PC2: -P4 Laptop/512DDR RAM -Mobility Radeon9000

Laptops are not a good choice for gaming, but you've gotta expect the CPU temp is gonna climb pretty high under load, especially considering you have a P4...not to mention the generally poor cooling characteristics of most laptops. Get a video card for your desktop machine. BTW, why are you running DR2-667 instead of DDR2-800?? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...

yeah laptops run hot but as long as they dont go above 90 your ok. it will reduce the life of the laptop though running hot. but your going to knock off about 2-3 years from the life of it but dont worry it should be good for another 10 years at that temp by which time it will be so obsolete you wont care. all text needs typos. There there for the reader to find,to distract them from the total lack of content. google it! wasnt the answer to the question i asked so dont be dense and give me that repl

Thank you, this information helps a lot, i'm just not going to worry about it anymore. If its still going to last me a long time I don't care, it was free anyway lol. The only reason i'm running DDR2 667 is cause I just built my PC with some cheaper stuff for now cause I was running a P4 1.6GHz, 1GB DDR, 128MB GeForce FX5200, it was way to outdated, couldn't stand it anymore. I'm upgrading my Mobo to a ATI Crossfire board and i'm gonna up my RAM to DDR2 800 Dual Channel cause i'm only using Single at the moment. PC1: - Asus M2V-MX SE Motherboard - AMD Athlon 64 4200 X2 Dual Core CPU, 2.2GHz - 1GB DDR667 Memory Module, DDR2 - Onboard GFX (atm) PC2: -P4 Laptop/512DDR RAM -Mobility Radeon9000

What's the point of getting a Crossfire board? Stick with what you have, add a decent gaming card & 2GB DDR2-800. Dual channel is nice if the board supports it, but the performance gain isn't near as much as what you may think. Besides, the ASUS M2V-MX SE does have "Dual Channel Architecture". All you need to do is install 2 sticks of RAM! http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l... And you can get 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDDR2-800 for about $30 after rebate: http://shop1.outpost.com/product/52... http://shop1.outpost.com/product/49... http://shop1.outpost.com/product/53... BTW, Crossfire (& SLi) are a HUGE waste of money.