Author Topic: laptop keeps on overheating (Read 1504 times)

SquartleTurtle · April 27, 2014, 03:04:37 PM

im on a metal table, theres nothing blocking the fan and i dont have compressed air

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Pie Crust · April 27, 2014, 03:05:23 PM

Put your laptop near your AC vent. Or you could lay off the HD research.

Doomonkey · April 27, 2014, 03:05:48 PM

Open it up, if you can, and look around. Look for people with the same problem on the web. Buy compressed air.

Tetris · April 27, 2014, 03:07:37 PM

are you working the graphics card too hard?

�l��kf�ce · April 27, 2014, 03:11:14 PM

Metal absorbs heat

Mister Cheese · April 27, 2014, 03:17:39 PM

Use cooling pad or a cookie cooling rack to maximize air flow
Fixed my overheating problems

Bisjac · April 27, 2014, 03:18:32 PM

i got a new heatsink for my laptop.

the unit was a wierd fan + copper cpu sink + copper gpu sink all in one.
but it was easy to swap out.
mgiht just need a newer or better one.

get some nice spendy 20dollar thermal cement

SquartleTurtle · April 27, 2014, 03:20:18 PM

Quote from: Tetris on April 27, 2014, 03:07:37 PM

are you working the graphics card too hard?

im playing hl2 for like 30 minutes then it starts going into hibernate mode

Bisjac · April 27, 2014, 03:22:02 PM

should get one of those laptop cooling pads.
https://www.google.com/search?q=17+inch+laptop+cooling&num=100&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=3mZdU5OcK8GoyAScwYKACA&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAw&biw=1402&bih=783

SquartleTurtle · April 27, 2014, 03:24:53 PM

ill consider getting one if opening up the laptop then cleaning it wont do anything

Anybody · April 27, 2014, 03:38:40 PM

you should put it in ice water when you play

Oasis · April 27, 2014, 06:36:18 PM

Laptop in question would be?

Regulith · April 27, 2014, 06:47:04 PM

Get an external cooling fan or prop the back up (so that it's leaning towards you) on something like the edge of a thick book to get air flowing under it

I had the same problem, actually ended up frying something vital in my laptop's keyboard because I let it overheat too many times and had to get a replacement

Epicduke · April 27, 2014, 07:31:15 PM

I just keep mine on a Frisbee and a bowl lol
it keeps it from over heating and it didn't cost a dime B)

SquartleTurtle · April 27, 2014, 09:25:14 PM

i got compressed it and fixed it now locking