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I'd have a fresh install of Ubuntu with tlp configured and using acpi_call to keep 7670M turned off.

I was a short time arch user and with openbox and firefox it was about 60 to 70 degrees; wanted to turn to a stable release just for this reason.

    acpitz-virtual-0
    Adapter: Virtual device
    temp1:        +50.0°C  

    radeon-pci-0100
    Adapter: PCI adapter
    temp1:       -128.0°C  

    coretemp-isa-0000
    Adapter: ISA adapter
    Physical id 0:  +56.0°C  (high = +87.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)
    Core 0:         +54.0°C  (high = +87.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)
    Core 1:         +55.0°C  (high = +87.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)

The temperature is not seriously high yet can be lower.

Any suggestions?

Edit:

Surfing temps with one tab firefox:

    acpitz-virtual-0
    Adapter: Virtual device
    temp1:        +58.0°C  

    coretemp-isa-0000
    Adapter: ISA adapter
    Physical id 0:  +57.0°C  (high = +87.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)
    Core 0:         +55.0°C  (high = +87.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)
    Core 1:         +58.0°C  (high = +87.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)

Edit 2: Using a simple linux game get highten it to 70.

user170534
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  1. Run the command sudo cp /etc/default/grub /etc/default/grub.backup
  2. Run the command gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub
  3. Make sure you do not see noacpi (set it to acpi or delete it, depending on where it is), pci=noacpi (set it to pci=acpi), or acpi=off (set it to acpi=on)
  4. Reboot and see if it helps.

Basically, you set Ubuntu to use acpi to control the hardware, which generally fixes overheating. If your computer does not boot, revert /etc/default/grub to /etc/default/grub.backup.

Dillmo
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