I've just bought this laptop in Newegg (Toshiba R835-P81). Out of curiosity (I know, thou shalt not sim in a laptop), I also purchased and installed vainilla FSX Gold Edition in this laptop; the only thing I added was the Antilag frame rate limiter (set at 30 FPS, no pre-render). My sliders are in mid-low settings, and FSX very smooth (after 7 years with FS9 exclusivity). However, I started feeling a hot air exhaust. I checked with HW Monitor, the temperatures were peaking at 100°C:The screenshot was taken 10-20 minutes after closing FSX, however, the Max values correspond to FSX. According to the Intel specifications page, the max temperature for this CPU is 100°C. Should I worry about this, stop using FSX and go back to FS9 in the laptop?Best regards from Colombia,Luis Miguel

That's MUCH too hot. If you can't do something with the cooling, I wouldn't run it like that.

Were the exhausts blocked? I have only really seen temps like that on older laptops with something caught in or blocking the exhaust.

Were the exhausts blocked? I have only really seen temps like that on older laptops with something caught in or blocking the exhaust.

That's weird, it's been only 3 days since the laptop arrived.

That's MUCH too hot. If you can't do something with the cooling, I wouldn't run it like that.

Thanks, Bob. If I disable Turbo Boost in BIOS, would this help?Best regards from Colombia,Luis Miguel

Luis,Those temperatures are far too hot! And running FSX on it shouldn't cause temps that high!!!The computer should be able to take a 100% load on all cores on the processor for hours without overheating!You said that it only arrived 3 days ago, I would return it on warranty and cite the heat problem when under load. It sounds very much to me like the heat sink inside isn't attached correctly or something else is preventing cooling.Regards,James

OK, I've just called Toshiba, they instructed me to carry the laptop to the nearest authorized service provider (luckily there's one where I live). Let's hope it's something easily fixable (fingers crossed)... I wouldn't like to wait 6 weeks while the laptop is returned to Newegg and the new one shipped back here.Best regards from Colombia,Luis Miguel

Fingers crossed for you Luis!

Well, I have my laptop back. The people at the authorizad service provider weren't able to reproduce the problem; neither did I (in front of them)... just like a sick child at the doctor :P I agreed with them to carry in the laptop again after Holy Week. At home I tried again, but the temperatures were only around 86ºC.

 

I disabled Turbo Boost just in case. I'll be testing, this time with FS9 (the laptop was not up to the challenge with FSX+addons).

 

Best regards from Colombia,

Luis Miguel.

That is too hot , I purchased Toshiba SL755 - M1DU last month and I get a max of 55c when running FSX and good fps but i use the desktop for FSX n XPX. I would suggest also get a good cooler for the laptop I have the CM L1 but there are better and more expensive coolers from CM.

 

Ouch That Protege it does not have a Dedicated graphics ?

That is too hot , I purchased Toshiba SL755 - M1DU last month and I get a max of 55c when running FSX and good fps but i use the desktop for FSX n XPX. I would suggest also get a good cooler for the laptop I have the CM L1 but there are better and more expensive coolers from CM.

 

Am I right saying that your laptop has a dedicated GPU, and that those 55ºC are the CPU temperature with the cooler turned on? These values I'm getting are with no external cooling at all, just a folded plastic stand for my laptop and below that, my bed. The stand I'm using is a cheap one like this:

I'll try again with the fans turned on (they tend to be somewhat noisy, although they blow only 28 CFM) to see if it helps in something.

 

Ouch That Protege it does not have a Dedicated graphics ?

 

You're right, sir, no dedicated GPU. Anyway, I was looking for a replacement for my old Inspiron 11z, which had an older version of Intel graphics. The 11z was enough for running FS9 OK when travelling while being light at the same time.

 

BTW, nice username ;)

 

Best regards from Colombia,

Luis Miguel

Am I right saying that your laptop has a dedicated GPU, and that those 55ºC are the CPU temperature with the cooler turned on? These values I'm getting are with no external cooling at all, just a folded plastic stand for my laptop and below that, my bed. The stand I'm using is a cheap one like this:

 

 

BTW, nice username ;)

 

Best regards from Colombia,

Luis Miguel

 

 

Yep my lappie has 1 GB dedicated Nvidia 525m.

 

My idling temps are 39-41c and max 46-48c, and when running fsx the max shoots to 55-59c and these temps are without the cooler. If i use the cooler i usually get a drop of 3-4-5c.

 

Firstly you need to check when does the temps rise during FSX or during normal operations. Ah you should avoid the plastic base they tend to heat you know what i mean. The protege are a good breed.

 

Just check when the temps are rising and use CoreTemp for monitor the temp, i suppose you must be using the PC Health Monitor provided with the Toshiba.

 

And that cooler you have is a Chinese make and I think the fans are @2500 rpm IIRC, try to use the cooler and monitor , but my advice is get a better cooler like CM U3.

 

Maiden's are absolute rockers :)

Sorry for the delay in the feedback, I've been busy testing my laptop, now with FS9, locking framerate inside and outside FS9, both at 24 and 30 FPS. As expected, FS9 "internally" locked at 30 FPS is the smoothest of the options I've tested. With 24 FPS internal I'm getting up to 82°C, any other combination gets me up to 80°C only, no matter if using Antilag or the internal FPS cap. I don't know what to think, I used to get these very same temperatures in my older laptop (Inspiron 11z).

 

My idle temperatures are around 46°C; with Prime95 I'm getting around 85°C. Well, I disabled TurboBoost, it gave me 5 degrees more with FS9 when enabled. Should I stop worrying? ;)

 

 

Best regards from Colombia,

Luis Miguel