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Laptop overheating - is it true?
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I heard that If you use your notebook like a desktop machine, i.e. intensively all-day sitting on a desk for example, it might overheat, which eventually will ruin the performance and possibly something even worse might happen.
Is it true and should I get a cooling pad or something just to be safe?
Also, what's the easiest way to get it occasionally cleaned from the dust? Vacuuming the fan grill?
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If there is enough space under the laptop and good airflow you should have no troubles :) except the laptop is bricked
I play game on mine and it overheated once. After that I've cleaned the fan and no issues at all. With modern components the overheating problem is almost nonexistent.
Personally, I've never had any issues. As long as you don't block those intake and exhaust ports open you should be ok.
You should have no problems
I`ve heard that if you don`t use it, it can`t overheat :)...i`m joking of course the problem is not how long you`re using you`re laptop, but as the others said how much dust it accumulates. If you notice you get higher temperatures than normal get it cleaned, because otherwise the thermal grease(heat transfer paste) will wear out very fast it will stop transferring heat and then you`ll get frequent overheating of your machine.
According to a few, cooling down your notebook is always a good idea, especially if it runs at heavy loads frequently. If this is the case, a cooling pad might help you increase the lifespan of the CPU and other hardware. Not sure about the performance, could have some minor changes, which IMO, will be hard to spot. Cleaning the fan(s) out of the dust, however, is very important procedure, and is probably the first action to take after spotting some higher than usual CPU temp levels. If everything is normal, and your notebook operates properly, I hardly find a point of having a cooling pad.
Just for the record: my Core-i3 CPU temperature on idle and light load varies between 45-55°C on each core, and I'm not worried at all, since the CPU fan does not seem to go into higher revs than usual.
Free utility for monitoring the CPU temps: http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/
Nevertheless it is a good idea to clean it before using the cooling pad...otherwise it won`t cool a thing
Cooling pads don't make much of a difference. To avoid overheating clean your notebook fans every few months and apply premium therm compound between the CPU, GPU and their respective radiators.
That is interesting, I've always thought a cooling pad actually does something but from what I read here it turns out to be complete waste of money?
not exactly waste of money...if you buy a cooling pad that draws out the hot air, is a good decision :)