Win7 32 or 64-bit?

[Killa-Eyez]

To revive an old thread; in relation to my posts in the PC Problem thread, I am -just now- wondering if the overheating in my laptop is due to using the CPU's 64-bit feature by running Win7 x64? The laptop's standard install came with Vista x86, so I was thinking maybe it's architecture was designed to use in 32-bit mode only. Maybe used in 64-bit, it'd mean greater power consumption=increasing temperature, causing my overheating problems. Or should it not matter? I googled it but couldn't find anything.

I can't believe I didn't think of this sooner. I hope I don't sound like a n00b.

[David75]

I'd check vents for any obstruction, no really laptops really are badly designed there... you can't clean them easily.

regarding x86 vs x64, it's true the system is a little harder on memory for x64 but remember that it's in fact an hybrid system composed of both the x86 and x64 routines. So it should only be a memory burden.

Other than cleaning, the other factor I could see is drivers and overall win7 differences compared to vista. With laptops, you're never 100% sure you have the most efficient drivers as some/most parts are tailor made and probably will not have up to date drivers in all possible OSes.

Another thing to check is BIOS, maybe there's a version with updated thermal management? very unlikely, but I had that for my HP laptop so who knows?

A little trick that works on my laptop:
Do not let the battery in the laptop when it's already at 100% and your laptop is plugged.
Without the battery, the charging circuit will stop->less calories.
No battery means that you do not have that mass that is at least at the ambient temp (or a little more) sitting near vents and other parts-> less calorie retention.
Depending on the design of your laptop, might be useful (it's very useful in my case)


Last thing I'd do is closely inspect all resident programs/services. They tend to accumulate over time and most of them you use once a week/month/year... or just once but they keep launching and consuming your memory and cpu resources.

EDIT: I forgot to mention the aging of thermal glue for the cpu/gpu. I wonder how much of this is "internet fiction". Thing is, it's hard to get to those parts and even harder to solve the problem. Just for information then.

[Killa-Eyez]

So it shouldn't matter wether x86 or x64. Allright.

I will take all your advise in account as soon as I buy me a new VGA.

Cheerio mate.