Overheating

[josh1122]

Okay, so I downloaded the program and my comp was running at 65C with no programs open. I blew out the service ports with compressed air and out came literally a handful of dust and junk. I then rebooted the comp and ran the program and it is now running noticibly quiter and cooler at about 40C. Hope this is permanent.

Thanks for the help.

[wonderwes]

3dcool.com also makes laptop exhaust fans that fit in your PCMIA slot. It can help, because even newer model laptops can get quite hot. How nasty was the stuff the compress air got out of there?

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Okay, so I downloaded the program and my comp was running at 65C with no programs open. I blew out the service ports with compressed air and out came literally a handful of dust and junk. I then rebooted the comp and ran the program and it is now running noticibly quiter and cooler at about 40C. Hope this is permanent.

Thanks for the help.

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Holy [censored], 65 deg. Cel is pretty hot!

You might want to get a laptop cooler from Antec - they have grills that sit under your computer that have two fans, powered by a passthrough USB connection. It has the added bonus of elevating your laptop so you can type much easier.

[smoore]

Blow it out again in a couple days. You probably didn't get every last bit and it can dislodge from fan use. Blow it out periodically, every 6 months is probably good.

And yeah, 65 is WICKED hot, 40 appears to be on the low side for laptops now.