[jdc]

Have had SS for quite awhile now...(registered user)...but am having some
>problems with overheating of my new Sony Vaio Laptop /ATI mobility Radeon
>7500 card...SS looks great and the fish and bubbles are smooooth......but
>when I leave SS on for more than 5 mins....my CPU ends up running at 98-99 %! according
>to the Windows task manager.... and gets warm......... then the fans kick in...is
>this normal and is it ok? I have read some of the posts concerning this,
>but don't see a fix for it and wonder how healthy this can be for the cpu?
>
>Also, why can I only get 59-60 fps? I can only get that when the box is
>unchecked to keep it at 60 fps..if I check that box..it then drops down to
>50 or less. Running Windows XP/home version...1024/768/16bit/Refresh is
>set at 200hz. This is a Sony Vaio GRX-520 w/1.60 M Pentium 4 Mobile chip.
>

Thanks,

jdc