Laptop reaching high temperatures EXTREMELY fast.

[Crucialus]

Hey everyone.

I've had this problem for a little while, which caused the computer to overheat twice (at least I think that's what happened): I use CPUID Hardware Monitor and according to it, the temperatures in laptop get very high very quickly!

Right now I am only using Firefox (and the temperature reading program) and temps are areaching around 50-60 celcius on the CPU (the other temperatures are somewhat stable, it's only the CPU that wavers crazily). When I turn on WoW, they peak to around 70-80 within SECONDS.

The laptop is well ventilated and there don't seem to be any problems besides what I mentioned.

This is causing me to be very wary of playing WoW (or any other game, for that matter) since I don't want it to overheat and die.

Help?

[DeltrusDisc]

A. What laptop is it?
B. If you ask some of us, no laptop is "well ventilated." That's just how it is.
C. Is your laptop even a "gaming" laptop? >_<

[Crucialus]

It's an Asus N37J.

I have no idea whether or not it's an "gaming laptop", but my old laptop was a crappy laptop and I played WoW on it for hours on end without problems, so I also expect a (much better, hardware wise) laptop to stand 2-3 hours of WoW without having a stroke?

I meant well ventilated because it's on a "pseudo" cooling pad. A home made one, but still.

[vesseblah]

It's normal. Laptops are meant to run at stupidly high temperatures while playing games on them.
Sadly it also causes overheating problems hundred times more often than on desktop computers.

[Deleted]

Overheating is a big problem for Laptops in general - I suggest you take a look at Laptop coolers, they are very effective if you are going to game for good periods of time.

[LodeWbb]

You have external coolers from ENERMAX who will do the job.

[OhpUldum]

Normally I would say those temperatures are odd for an Asus, been gaming on my M51 for going on 4 or 5 years here pretty quick. However the 2010/2011 Asus N37 series are notoriously warmer than the other variants. I have had several customers end up returning their laptop due to its temperatures. You have the options of purchasing an external cooling option or exchanging the laptop for a different model.