For some reason my laptop runs hotter when running Fedora, than it does with windows. I am wondering if the problem is with video. Currently using default video driver.

Powersave settings may help. Check speed of the processor and with GPUZ under Windows clocks of the graphic card. Under Windows your laptop propably goes into powersaving mode. I don't know if you have something like dmesg in fedora, but with # dmesg | grep MHz you can check clocks of the processor.

The open source AMD driver sometimes has problems with power-saving, try the proprietary driver, if possible.

Thanks for your quick replies. As far as power saving goes, I prefer high performance in windows, and it seems fine not getting to hot. When not in use i just put to sleep.

Now with Fedora 15 on the other hand, I have found out that the current proprietary drivers are uncompatable with gnome-shell.

I have to be careful, because this laptop is a replacement for a laptop that had gpu overheat issues. Thankfully the Nvidia gpu litigation settlement was how I got the new laptop, so I am kind of sensitive when it comes to heat issues.