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Geek Culture / Flash update causing CPU heat increase?

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heyufool1
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Posted: 25th Aug 2010 20:14
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Hey! I just noticed today that my CPU is running at about 49C when idling but it used to run at about 37C idling. So I found this forum topic:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2548616&tstart=45
And tried uninstalling the update. Now the CPU is running at about 31C while typing this post. Anyone else experience a similar problem? (I've tried googling but can't find anything other then the above link)

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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 03:09
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Sounds pretty strange, one thing I could think of would be a bios problem, but flashing the bios is usually a last resort. What are the specs?

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heyufool1
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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 03:36
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2ghz (Quad Core)
4gb Ram DDR3
Radeon HD 5770 1gb
Biostar TA790GXB3 AM3 RT

For now I installed flash 10.0 and the heat of the CPU is back down to about 34C idling.

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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 04:24
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Does it consume a lot of the cpu? What about when you're playing flash content? I've heard that it can be pretty consuming for a lot of cpus, especailly since it's single threaded. You can also either find a bios update or check your fans.

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heyufool1
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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 06:14
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Quote: "Does it consume a lot of the cpu"

Didn't even think about checking that Will do that tomorrow.

Quote: "check your fans"

I know the fans are fine because after I changed to the previous flash version the heat is back to normal.

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gbark
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Posted: 26th Aug 2010 23:44
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My mom has a similar problem on her laptop. Any time she runs anything that's Flash, her computer gets really hot, and even shuts itself off if she uses Flash for too long. She noticed it started happening only after an update.

Hardware wise, her laptop is fine. Fans work, etc.
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Phaelax
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Posted: 28th Aug 2010 08:35
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And people wonder why Apple doesn't want Flash on a mobile device.....


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Posted: 28th Aug 2010 09:40
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I have yet to get this werid issue on all three of the computers over here. None of my friends seem to have that problem either.

Thats really werid. You should look into that

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