Quick question regarding laptop fans

[Daragon]

Not really 100% clear on how they work, but I've just bought myself a new coolermaster U2 laptop cooler. This particular model allows for repositioning of the fans which I've found very handy as well the fact that the entire unit is made from metal so that in itself helps to deal with the heating issues.

I've just been playing through the original mass effect on the laptop however, and the vent on the left side of the laptop is getting incredibly hot. Is this a result of the laptop getting a lot warmer or are the cooler fans actually doing a decent job and expelling the hot air?

[speedlolita]

That would be the CPU/GPU heatsink doing it's job I imagine. So yes that is correct.

Is there anything you're concerned with specifically?

[Daragon]

Just how hot the vent on the side of my laptop is getting really, I've not noticed this much heat radiating from my Skyrim experience. Feels like I could burn myself if I kept my hand there long enough. Strange, considering how comparatively ancient Mass Effect is to Skyrim. Why would a lesser game be causing the expulsion of far greater heat?

Also a touch concerned that this excessive heat is going to kill my laptop in the not too distant future, but so long as it's being expelled as opposed to built up then I suppose I could worry a bit less.

[Brad]

It's a bioware game. I think they tend to eat up processor cycles. Dragon age on my 4.5 ghz quad core will happily take all 4 cores to 60%+. Quite what it's doing I don't know. Skyrim doesn't use anything like that much juice. Check your CPU usage when me is running.

[speedlolita]

Probably just a bad port. But yes do as FSW says. And don't worry about CPU/GPU heat - both are technically specified to operate at high temperatures. CPU up to around 105c (obviously best to keep it under, also depends on model) and GPU up to 100c but again, depends on model.