erm.. until now, for my NEC, its quit warm when idle (no air con) and play games.. its going hot, same also in no aircon condition.. for air con condition, u onli can feel the hot air pump by the fan.. for me, it still ok, cuz it come with 2 HOT baby inside...

for Notebook hardware control, there is a personal ver which is free,
http://www.pbus-167.com/nhc/nhc.htm#anchor_download

but before install it, u have to install this 1st,
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&DisplayLang=en

thats all~