Those anti stat wrist things are cheap!

https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Anti-Static-Components-RTK-002-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY

If you can afford to build a computer you can definitely afford to buy one. Reusable too, so you can use it during future upgrades.

Typing this on an Omen 17t right now, and I have to say I completely agree. When I got this thing, I was blown away by the price to specs ratio, but it was a stuttery gaming mess. Even with G-Sync on my model I was getting terrible throttling and screen tearing due to the CPU throttling up and down. Honestly I would not consider buying unless you're willing to shell out a bit more in upgrades (anywhere from $8-$75ish depending which suggestions you choose to pick up) and apply a little bit of elbow grease (and literally some thermal grease).

If you're up for it, you can have the best of all worlds (cooling, performance, and price). I regularly idle between 45-50C, and I no longer get thermal throttling while gaming, almost never get past 85-90C while gaming, even lower if I have my fans on (detail below).

If you're curious what I did, here it is in order of (imo) most effective to least effective changes:

• Repasting the CPU and GPU - Prior to replacing the horrifically bad thermal paste on this thing, my idling CPU temperatures never dipped below 70-75C (yikes), games were almost out of question, they were always pinned at 99C with horrific thermal throttling. JUST repasting the CPU brought it down 10C. Highly recommend using Arctic MX-4 if you're considering this option (the 2019 edition comes with a cute little paste spreader if you don't have one already). A word of warning on doing this: HP uses some kind of fucking insane screws on their internal heatsink mountings. They look like a standard phillips, and for all intents and purposes they are, but the fuckers are mounted INSANELY tightly and are frustratingly between a size 0 and 00 screwdriver (one is slightly too small, one is slightly too large). And they strip damn near instantly. I had to gently file down the side of 3 screws to make one side flat, then tap them loose with a small hammer. Just a word of warning, it's well worth the effort, but you have to be careful.
  
  
• Undervolt your CPU - I've had great luck undervolting my CPU on this Omen and getting way better temperatures from it. It's as easy as downloading Intel's Extreme Tuning Utility and clicking on one slider, that's it. This super easy fix dropped my temperatures another 5-10C. And for anyone wondering, this does not have any performance impact on your machine whatsoever, it's not a "downclock" it's simply giving your CPU slightly less voltage to work with (making it run much cooler). I've had zero issues with -0.155 to -0.16 offsets, but it's a highly YMMV sort of thing. You can drop it even lower on the fly if you're not doing any real crazy intensive tasks.
  
  
• Bring in some more fan power - The two steps above can EASILY net you a 15-25C decrease, and I'd recommend doing those before anything else (given thermal paste is free if you have some extra tubes laying around to under $8). But if you want to beat down those temps even further, I think these OPOLAR laptop fans are a godsend. These are different from normal laptop cooling pads (the big plastic ones with big fans in them you set underneath your laptop) in that they aren't shoving air in the PC but outtaking it. This works particularly well on the Omen line, given their back fans are both outtakes. When I want to really grind down temps, they routinely give me another 5-15C (depending on how sensitive you are to fan noise) in gaming. HP, imo, has bar none the worst fan curves in the game, and they don't let you tinker with them in the bios either (I've had no luck in getting speedfan to work either). You can mount these things permanently with a little plastic mount that can fit PERFECTLY spaced on the bottom of the Omen laptops I have (ie, not blocking fan intakes) for super easy mount/removal. In a surprising feat of good design, HP fan outtakes are removable on most models (meaning, you can expose the heatpipe fins while keeping the rest of the laptop all in once piece), so you can chuck those off and mount these suckers darn near directly on the laptop heatpipes and really draw out heat. I have two mounted on my Omen, but you could probably get away with only one and get very similar performance benefits (particularly by attaching on the heatpipe that is mounted on your CPU, that seems to be the hotter heatsink in my experience, but obviously YMMV).
  
  
• Rip off the stupid webbing air filters on the underside of your laptop - Fair warning, this will obviously require you to dust out your laptop a bit more frequently (you should be doing that regardless, really) and leave you open to crumbs/dust particles getting your machine a bit more easily, but I think it's well worth the tradeoff. HP puts on this silvery tightly knit webbing glued on the bottom of their gaming laptops that is really, truly great at stopping dust and debris from getting into your chassis. With that said, it's also great at stopping AIR getting to the intake fans (seriously, if you have an Omen and haven't done this already, try taking your back panel off your laptop and blowing through it, this webbing drastically cuts airflow on a machine already airflow deprived). This won't give as drastic of a boost as the other recommendations, but it's another completely free way to get better performance.
  
  
  
• Elevate - Get a laptop stand that allows you to get your laptop off the table, or hell even prop a book under it, anything to give the fans more clearance. Obviously try a free option first to see if you get any benefit from it, but if you're looking for a recommendation on stands, I've tried a good chunk of them from Amazon, and I like this Nulaxy the best. It's super stable and has a really nice heft to it, works great for me at home/office.
  
  There's some other minor stuff you can do, but those are the big ones. I think it's worth it, but it's all personal preference. If I can clarify something/add pictures or whatever, just ask, or if I missed something big feel free to reply and add it.
  
  TL;DR In order of effectiveness: Repaste your CPU/GPU (Arctic MX-4 is great), undervolt your CPU, get some laptop fans (I prefer ones that outtake), rip off the air filter webbing on the bottom laptop panel, elevate your laptop off your usage area.

THIS! I've got young kids and found that wooden blocks (with the ABCs and shapes on the sides) work great. I've got one under each of the 4 corners, one under the center and another that holds up my external exhaust fan. I avg ~12° C lower temps than when it's lying flat with no exhaust fan.

Edit: this is the laptop exhaust fan I use.

You can get cooling pads from Amazon for five bucks. They plug into the usb, keep it elevated, and have fans that cool in addition to the ones already in the laptop. Mine overheated constantly, and after getting the cooling pad, it never does. [Mine.](http://www.amazon.com/Laptop-Notebook-Cool-Pad-Fans/dp/B001B077PO/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1318027124&sr=
1-1)

Or you could just buy one of these for $20 and never have a problem.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016PMVM7Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_rzJQBb111XBMD

get one of these bad boys. rarely gets over 50C on the inside, just sucks all that air right out

The advice given isn't 100% accurate. Your GPU may just be overheating, which is common for laptops. Before doing anything drastic like buying a new laptop or shipping it off to get it tested you should just try to clean it out as best as you can (compressed air into any and all air vents should do the trick) and/or get a laptop cooling pad like this.

Yes. http://amzn.com/B005C31HC0

Had a similar problem with the old gaming laptop I use for work, as the cpu fan had died on it. Bought one of these, and no problems since: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XKU47Y2/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_SKtExbWM8729W

I usually get temps around 50c at the most now. Great little machine. Thought I'd share. Cheers!

Sounds like you were hitting the thermal throttle limit of the CPU. That CPU throttles itself back in high temperature situations to prevent damage. The CPU will slow itself down when too hot so that's most likely what you noticed and it's a feature not a problem. You might have shaved some time off the CPU's life but nothing significant (mobile CPU's run hot due to the limited cooling)

First and foremost don't overclock your CPU (that is exceeding the hardware limitations it's designed for), it can really damage the CPU.

Second try and increase the cooling for your laptop. Don't place it on your lap at all (generally ever LOL) and make sure it's a clean hard surface. Also possibly try and get one of those laptop cooling pads as they tend to help a lot. http://www.amazon.com/Tree-New-Bee-Cooling-15-6/dp/B016PMVM7Q/

Good luck and keep on gaming!

I have an external fan that sucks the air out of my laptop. It's ran through USB and it was $25. Works really well
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NACVLWM?ref_=Oct_CARAsinC_2243862011_1

Tell him to get a laptop cooler. IT'll blow air into the underside of the laptop and make it easier to use on his lap at the same time.


http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420248860&sr=8-1&keywords=laptop+cooler

I used to have MAJOR overheating problems with the crappiest of games on my Dell Inspiron, this thing is freaking amazing and cools my laptop very very well.

Edit: I've used several other cooling pads, and I highly recommend this one. I have no had any problems since the buy, and the bottom of my laptop has always stayed cool. Although the top left side has stayed hot during times of high useage, but that isn't really something you can stop. (as far as I know)

I will never buy HP again because of this. My last laptop was an hp and started to get really hot. I bought a decent cooling pad with 3 usb fans. Something like this only two of the fans were towards the back. It worked for a while but if I was watching a movie I'd have to also have a small desk fan pointing at it and have it propped up to increase the airflow. Further down the road it would overheat and shut down with all of these measures. I later learned that this was a known issue and that hp was not doing anything about it.

tldr: something like this worked for me (for a while). Never buy HP.

Hello,

Does your laptop feel hot?

My guess is your laptop is overheating. Blow it out really well with a canned air duster(open the laptop up if you can). Also put it on a cooling pad or elevate it and run a fan under it.

This used to be my issue with 2 gaming laptops I had. With low graphics/resolution your 620m should be doing fine.

If that does not work defrag your hard drive, reinstall Diablo, and then reinstall video drivers.

Get yourself one of these Vacuum Fan Coolers, it’ll save your laptop any potential heat damage.

https://www.amazon.com/LC05-Cooling-Auto-Temp-Detection-Compatible/dp/B00XKU47Y2

Then the best thing you can do is make sure it is cooling as well as it can.

Some suggestions.

• Turn down the resolution to the lowest setting. Even if only temporarily. See if that makes a difference.
  
  
• Make sure the fan is clean and the heatsink fins are clear of hair and other debris. You can do some of this just by running a vacuum hose over the air intake. The better way to do it would be to take the laptop apart so you can clean all the debris and dust off the fan and heatsink fins. (Don't use compressed air to spin the fan. You could damage it.)
  
  
• Use a [laptop cooling pad]
  (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_dp_T2_ODOqzb0FC4D43)
  
  
• To take this a step further, you could also reapply the thermal paste between your CPU and heatsink. That requires some new Arctic Silver or other thermal paste and the willingness to take your heatsink off.
  
  
  
  

I bought this one to replace the old one I gave to my dad along with my old HP laptop that I also gave him.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/cr/B003ZUXXWO/ref=aw_d_cr_electronics?qid=1317703980&sr=8-5

The HP has a quad core AMD and decent mobile dedicated GPU that gets so hot, the area next to the caps lock key and tab button will burn you. The area near the trackpad literally burned the salt from my sweat onto the surface when I used it in class. With the pad I linked, those problems went away, it's still warm sure, but the temps dripped considerably.

Also if you are past your warranty, google "how to clean (your laptop model)". And you will probably come across a forum with pics of a model close to yours, so you can pop the bottom off and clean out the fan cavities, which are professional dust collectors.

Things like this can work very well. I used to use a cooling pad when I gamed on my laptop and it made a world of difference.

Make sure you dust/clean the air vents.


Also the fan/heatsink that originally game on the laptop may not be able to handle the additional heat produced by the faster CPU.


You may want to try a laptop cooling pad or aftermarket fan attachment.


https://www.amazon.com/Targus-Chill-Laptop-Black-AWE55US/dp/B002NU5O9C/ref=lp_2243862011_1_17?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1574110531&sr=1-17


https://www.amazon.com/Temperature-Auto-Temp-Detection-2600-5000RPM-Nintendo/dp/B01NACVLWM/ref=lp_2243862011_1_15?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1574110531&sr=1-15

If you end up wanting to buy something, i purchased link a year ago because the bottom of my laptop would get so hot it would burn my legs and it works perfectly; my laptop is now just slightly warm or room temp. You can position the fans wherever you like and it an adjustable fan speed wheel and it comes with an elastic band to help secure the laptop to the device.

Spend $5 and get one of these: http://amzn.com/B004N8ZQKY

Hook it to a metal area of your case. It' worth it, especially if your house is dry and there's static everywhere.

You're gonna need one of these
Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim Ultra-Slim Laptop Cooling Pad with 160mm Fan (R9-NBC-XSLI-GP) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_.cx1xb53RVMCD

And some of this
Arctic Silver 5 AS5-3.5G Thermal Paste https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OGX5AM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_.dx1xbPAJFNPR

And some of this
ArctiClean 60ml Kit (includes 30ml ArctiClean 1 and 30ml ArctiClean 2) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007TOR08/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Iex1xbGMCYTD2

And some coffee filters (lint free cleaning cloth!)

Same deal on Amazon by the way. http://amzn.com/B005C31HC0

It won't, because the casing of your laptop itself determines its own ambient temp, which will increase as your SoC's will increase as you play Warframe. Getting a laptop cooling pad isn't a huge financial investment, they cost like ~$20 on Amazon.

Edit: Plus, if you're going to college (which it sounds like you are), you can sign up for Amazon's 6 month Prime Student Membership which will give you 6 months of free 2-day shipping on Prime eligible items, which the link I gave you above is.

I place mine on a "Laptop cooling pad" one like this from Amazon. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00NNMB3KS/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

While playing AC odyssey on 4k, I cant hear it at all. its also in a media shelf below the Telly. I cant recommend using one enough if you have the space.

It looks like it might be the same one I have.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XKU47Y2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It does seem to work, but I primarily play on the couch with the armrest on my left so it would get in the way. Also IMO it does get very noisy. In my situation it had to run either at full blast or the fan speed would constantly fluctuate which was more annoying than just having it run 100% all the time.

Looks like that might be the same laptop as mine as well.. GL551-JW I think is the model

If you have a laptop, invest in a laptop cooling pad or a cooler.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XKU47Y2?keywords=cooling%20pad%20laptop&qid=1457587369

This little devil helped me a lot - I am currently playing Witcher 3 on a 4 year old laptop and I am not seeing my PC melt.

If you are on PC, there are numerous things you can use to get rid of excess heat.
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Also this thing looks promising

I got this one for my HP Omen which was previously shutting down on occasion because of temps. It works fine (the laptop never does it while I'm using the pad). It's somewhat loud though, but if you just keep it on the same volume level as your fans you shouldn't mind.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0713PHFRW?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image

Its not the coolest laptop under a heavy load, but you can solve this problem with cooling pad, yes its budget gaming laptop so you cant get the same specifications and quality laptop comparing premium level machines.

I have the Y580, and I can't be happier.One of my parents has a DV6 and it suffers from constant overheating issues, especially when rendering or even surfing the web. The 660M graphics are actually benchmarked much higher than one would expect, and I can run Skyrim on High/Ultra with ENB mods and it runs around 55 FPS.

Build Quality: Good- The case feels sturdy, and the matte brushed metal finish is a nice addition, and wards off too many fingerprints. The keyboard has almost no flex, and the keys are a decent size that they really don't take much getting used to.

Trackpad- OK- The buttons are integrated, so it's easy to accidentally hit one when you first buy the laptop. You get used to this, however.

Speed- Good to Great- I have the 7200 RPM HDD, rather than the standard 5200 RPM. This makes a major difference. While the 5200 is still pretty fast, the 7200 blows it out of the water. The CPU is very fast for the price class, I'm getting it at 3.1 GHZ and up to 3.3 with some Turbo boosting.

Graphics- Exceptional- In this price range, the graphics capabilities really stand out. Most games can be run on high, and some even on Ultra, such as CS:GO and Skyrim. Sleeping Dogs runs on High, but not Ultra. Just the examples there. So you're question may be why choose this over the Dv6? Well the answer is very simple. It costs less, IMO it has better build quality, better graphics capabilities, it's slightly faster, and it regulates heat much better. If you look on the side you will see just how big and powerful the heat sink is.

To sum it up, yes, I recommend the Lenovo Y580 for the above reasons. Should you choose to go with the Dv6, however, I recommend you purchase a cooling pad like this one: http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Cooling-R9-NBC-4WAK-GP/dp/B002MU1ZRS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346777799&sr=8-1&keywords=cooling+pad

Good luck with whatever you choose!

I have a cooling pad (This one, works fairly well) but it does still get hot... Maybe I need to invest in a new one.

Though after doing some research, I found that it is a pretty common problem. I found a way to fix it from /r/TheSims, but I haven't tried it yet.

Thanks for the input!

Or spend an entire $30 on something like this for the laptop you probably spent $600+ on.

The one I linked I know firsthand works extremely well and the only noise is from the air moving.

To ground yourself, you must be electrically connected with the Earth. That means touching the metal case of an appliance that is plugged in with a grounded plug (the 3-prong kind), or a metal water pipe. The usual PC-building practice, if you can't set up a full ESD-safe workstation, is to put the power supply in the case first, plug it in, turn the power supply switch off, and clip your wrist strap an exposed metal part of the case.

Here's a good wrist strap. Don't bother with the disposable ones. You will want to unhook yourself and go to the bathroom.

Nice, should be reasonably straight forward. I saw that you were worried about the CPU--that part is intimidating but also not as bad as it seems. There is plenty of space around the edge to hold on without touching the pins. Just look the chip and the motherboard over carefully before you pick them up to see how to align the chip--there's a notch in the corner to make sure it fits right.

Do you have any tools and a static strap? You'll probably need a small screwdriver, and the static strap gave me peace of mind, though you don't necessarily need it.

I got a tool set like this, and it was super useful to have everything I needed in one place. The best item was the little part grabber for when you inevitably drop a screw somewhere in the case or on another board. I think one of the tools is also to help you hold the cpu while you install it. The $22 version has a static strap plus some other tools, or you can buy the static strap separately.

Edit: Realized something later--straight forward doesn't mean error or mistake free! Take it slow, and if something isn't working, back up a few steps and figure out what went wrong. Worst case, pull it all apart and start over! Don't want you thinking you're bad at this after everyone said how "easy" it is when you realize at the very end you put something in upside down or missed some screw. Everyone does that!

https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Anti-Static-Components-RTK-002-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498382333&sr=8-1&keywords=ground+bracelet

pin it to the case to discharge you.

You're gonna kill your laptop. I tried the same thing with my y410p, nVidia 755m graphics card on this cooling stand.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406212588&sr=8-1&keywords=cooler+master+laptop+cooler

I had to get the motherboard replaced. Just get a couple furies and call it a day.

Yeah, that's the one. Such a small fan. Here's mine, looks like it's actually $20.

+1 to all the comments about reducing processing load where possible. Beyond that, if you don’t already have one I use a cooling pad. It is basically just a raised platform with fans under the laptop to move air across the bottom.

Don’t expect marvels, but I definitely notice a difference of a couple degrees.

This is what I use:
Cooler Master NotePal U3 PLUS - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00ED3WMTC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_-Tu2AbAX92J9X

Although I don’t recommend this particular one; the angle is too sharp and without modification my laptop was sliding off. Something like it could help though.

Consider fan noise from the pad itself, angle, and if the laptop will have a small air gap between the fans for air flow.

clean out ur fan u probly dont need another pc.

pc too loud -> fan spinning too fast - > fan most probably clogged with dust

if it's a laptop I've had good success with this shit gave my shitty overheating laptop 2 more years:

like this (not this brand but something like it)

and a cooling pad like that

if its a desktop u only need a can of air

I'd go with the Cooler Master NotePal X3 personally. It has one big fan that can pump out a lot of air.

Hello! I in my case if you used a refrigerator, and the difference is quite noticeable, so it is advisable, and now more that comes the hot months (in Spain). I have this basis for a 17 R4: https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B00ED3WMTC/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A31522I6NTHR25

Using a can of compressed air on the fans, and getting a cooling pad should help! My laptop's hardrive failed on me and I was seeing crazy temperatures, I changed the drive and got a cooling pad for $25-- Saw temperatures drop from 60°C to 40°C (~140°F-110°F) Linked the amazon store page below for ya. Good luck!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNMB3KS?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I have a razer blade that i use for most of my school work and for some gaming when i get some downtime in the engineering building.

My Razer Blade is a couple years old, but it still runs FO4 on min settings, and can run many other games pretty well. (It's got a GTX 870M, 8 GB ram, and an i7-4702HQ) It definitely cannot keep up with my rig, but my rig is also considerably newer than it. The touch screen is a heck of a lot more useful than i'd expect, since it lets me scroll through, and navigate things quickly without a mouse.

If you do go with a laptop i suggest you get a cooling pad, otherwise you might be burning your legs with the Razer Blade. this is the one i got it works great for its price, and can significantly improve performance. The Blade actually uses the metal casing as a heatsink and as such it can get too hot to touch in some cases.

Personally my freshman year of college i gave up on my desktop, got an Alienware 14, and gamed on that for a year. The next year (last year) i ended up rebuilding my desktop with old parts from my dad's since i had an apartment with enough room to setup my computer. If you're planning on staying at college quite a bit more than coming home (i come home probably around 4 weeks out of a year now due to work/summer classes) it may be worth while to buy a cheaper laptop (light weight, thin, large screen, good battery life) and just play low-spec games for the first year (it may also improve your study habits)

Possibly, you could fry your battery too maybe, I am guessing you should be fine, as long as the bottom is properly ventilated. If you have it on a blanket, for example, its going to fry your pc. If you want to be sure though, they have laptop fan pads such as [this one] (https://www.amazon.com/HAVIT-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooling-Cooler/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1500068579&sr=1-3&keywords=laptop+fan) that should help.

This is the one I have https://www.amazon.com/HV-F2056-15-6-17-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=cooling+pad+laptop&qid=1570505130&sr=8-3

Keep in mind it’s not about making your pro an ice cube, it’s just about ventilating the air in a direction that’s open enough to keep it from becoming a hot box.

Even once you get it repaired a cooling pad is a great investment. Here ya go

Are we talking about a 13" MacBook Pro, or a 15" version? The 13" version only has a slightly improved version of Intel integrated graphics (no standalone GPU), and so yeah, it doesn't run great.

First off, because you said this is a new behavior, try resetting your System Management Controller (SMC). The SMC can be reset by turning the laptop off (shut down), connecting it to its power adapter, holding Shift+Control+Option, and pressing the power button. Usually you can tell if you did it correctly because the charging LED will briefly go green, and then back to orange again. This effectively turns hardware settings back to their factory defaults, such as the fan controller and any thermal throttling safeguards (which may have gone bad on you). Play like that and see if it's better.

Barring that, you could reduce the draw distance for the game, but that gets a bit hacky. Open the developer console (tilde/"~" key by default) and type "farplane [#]". If the console isn't active you have to press F3, then F8 (to get a cursor), enable the console, and then cancel the bug report. 1000 is the default distance, so something smaller might help. I've heard some people say the game doesn't support this very well, though.

Last, you could invest in a cheap laptop cooling pad. Sometimes, though, these only offer marginally better temperatures, especially during a hot summer.

Laptops are so bad for thermals. 82 is probably not going to permanently damage the parts, but couple that with the laptop is now heating your hands, which don't have airflow, and now the fans have to work even harder. Consider purchasing a USB laptop cooling pad if you really want to game on an inferior machine work-oriented device.

I am a current Junior in Civil Engineering, and I recently went and upgraded my senior year of HS/Freshman year of college computer to this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015PYZ0J6/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This was a laptop I chose for a multitude of reasons: high performance, low cost, easy to upgrade (Youtube links on this laptop specifically detailing how to upgrade compliment the manufacturers on how well-thought-out the design was), good battery life (this is on the low/middle gaming laptop spectrum, and because of this has good battery life), and overall nice looking design. For me I needed a laptop that could run the graphic intensive software that Civil Engineering students use in their upper division classes, while also being able to game on it - in college, from my experience, computer gaming is the most popular. All of the links below are upgrades that go with the laptop well. They are not needed but, they are helpful and relatively cheap. If you have any questions feel free to ask by PM.

RAM upgrade:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006YG8X9Y/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

SSD:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TGIVZTW/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Cooling fan (optional):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NNMB3KS/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I got mine from Amazon, but I would recommend getting it from an authorized reseller (like HIDevolution). They can do a LM repast for you which won't void the warranty since it is done through them (do not repaste yourself since this voids the warranty and if you use LM you can easily short your device and be out $2300). I was getting temps in the low 90Cs on the CPU so I bought a laptop pad which dropped my temps to the mid 80s (the intake vents on the bottom so this laptop really does need a laptop pad with some fans preferably). You can use Intel XTU to undervolt the core volt offset and Graphic offset by ~.140mv to -.160 mv (mine is set at -.150 with no issues). Here's a guide if you've never done it before.

Opolar LC05 Laptop Cooler with Vacuum Fan (Rapid Cooling, Auto-Temp Detection, 13 Wind Speed, Unique Clamp Design, Compatible with Cooling Pads) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XKU47Y2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_2chvzbRG2PPD7

you need this

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XKU47Y2/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1TU6ZEWZ81GB7&coliid=IV0JK0NKWGDK5&psc=1

will cool your laptop very well

I usually check here when I’m curious about what CPU will work in a laptop.

Adequate cooling might be a concern for the i7 (though if the TDP is the same... maybe not...).

Either way, cooling is good: I’ve used this Opolar fan before and had good luck. Maybe a cooling mat too.

Not sure if these older generation CPUs will work with Intel Extreme Tuning utility but on an 4th Gen i5 Lenovo I’ve been playing around with I can undervolt the CPU and overclock the iGPU for a few extra FPS.

Most laptop major components can't be removed.

As for the cooling fans, I hear good things about vacuum fans for laptops.

I highly recommend this. Cheap and quite. I have the pavilion and it uses the same chassis and same vents I believe. This pad has fans moved to the rear which places them right over the cpu and gpu vents. Imo you really need a cooling pad to lift the body up and get more airflow. I wish there was a side air intake.



Laptop Cooling Pad, TeckNet Portable Ultra-Slim Quiet Laptop Notebook Cooler Cooling Pad Stand with 2 USB Powered Fans, Fits 9-16 Inches https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014F4SBMK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_DC3QybQ79T7G9

Do you want it to be a different thickness? Do you want to turn it into a desktop? Are you willing to have external part that weren't there before? Do you want it to not look stock?

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If the answer to all these questions are no, than probably pretty difficult... Can you be a little more specific as to what you are trying to accomplish with better cooling?

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You could also just by one of those usb fans that sit under the laptop for an easy solution. https://www.amazon.com/TeckNet-Cooling-Portable-Ultra-Slim-Notebook/dp/B014F4SBMK

\^ this ones 20 bucks and requires no work at all.

Well, there are three settings for the cooling fans and I have mine set on high, so I’ve technically added noise (though it’s reasonably quiet, even with all 4 fans at full speed, and I don’t notice it when I’m playing games at a normal volume — also they’re muted a bit as they’re underneath the PS4). I haven’t noticed the PS4 Pro sounding like it’s going into overdrive since I’ve started using it either. You could always set them to a lower speed if you like (you have three speed options and can control the left and right sides individually). I bought it from Amazon, and for this product the manufacturer has a 30 day money back guarantee and a year warrantee, so you could try it if you’re on the fence and ship it back if you don’t care for it.

• The only gripe I have is that the LED light show resets upon powering off, so if I bring the PS4 up from rest mode with a controller, I would have to walk over to press a button on the fan to cause it to stay solid blue rather than cycling colors (which I prefer and looks nice bouncing off the glass shelves of the entertainment center I have my PS4 on). But I’m lazy and don’t really care.
  
  There are other models (this is probably designed to be a laptop cooling pad), but I had seen another redditor link this and the price was cheap enough that I figured I’d give it a try. And I do like that it tilts the PS4 up approximately 10 degrees (with foldable arms on the front of it, giving an inch or two of room for air to circulate underneath and blow outwards from the shelf). In games where my Pro sounds like a jet engine (“RDR2” for example), I’m pretty sure the cooling is making a difference but it could just be confirmation bias. Here’s another model with fans that top out at 1200RPM rather than the 1500RPM that mine does, or this one with 5 fans that push 2500RPM — all three are roughly the same price. Those two don’t have the 30 day guarantee from the manufacturer though, and are subject to Amazon return policies.
  
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  Anyhow, hope that helps out. I have my PSVR box sitting on top of my PS4, as well as an 8TB external HD to the left of it, so I’m just happy to be keeping that whole area cool and ventilated.

This could possibly get a little more life out of my laptop and I would cry tears of joy!

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Always keep it on a massive laptop cooler something like this https://www.amazon.com/Tree-New-Bee-Cooling-15-6/dp/B016PMVM7Q/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1491162406&sr=1-3&keywords=laptop+cooler

the cooler you keep it the longer it'll last. Laptops usually don't last long because of the heat build up causing the parts to expand overtime.

If you're really concerned, they make laptop fan things. I can't remember what they are called but they are usually a plastic or metal platform that goes between your laptop and desk or lap and it will have one or more fans meant to draw draw heat away from the computer.

Here is an exceptionally ugly version of what I'm talking about. I've never actually bothered with one myself though.

Your laptop should be able to run swtor efficiently because it's not a very demanding game at all. Your laptop might get a little hot but that can be easily solved with a laptop cooling pad like this https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B016PMVM7Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504370232&sr=8-1-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=laptop+cooling+pad&psc=1

Please let me know how it works and if you enjoy the game.🙂

I bought this vacuum cooler for a Sager laptop and with a good seal, it dropped temps by as much as 10 degrees Celsius. Not kidding. Not sure if it would fit a Razer or not. Linus Tech Tips has a video on the previous version of this cooler somewhere if you want further validation.
https://www.amazon.com/Opolar-Laptop-Temperature-Display-Cooling/dp/B01E3Q7FS6

Hey I had the Helios 300 as well as the other poster. I loved it! I just sold mine on ebay because I wanted to build a new rig and wasn't traveling as much as I thought I would be (which is why I got the laptop) If you need any more info let me know! As stated the screen is dim, but I had mine running off of a different monitor with keyboard/mouse, etc. You can search on amazon for the Haveit laptop coolers, I got this one...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0713PHFRW/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

My laptop NEVER got even remotely warm with it! I used afterburner to overclock the GPU and got a pretty good clock out of it, can't remember exact settings sorry! Overall I loved it, and if I needed a laptop in the future I would absolutely look into them again

I stuck a side mount laptop cooler on mine at my office installs...
something like this works... https://www.amazon.com/Temperature-Auto-Temp-Detection-2600-5000RPM-Nintendo/dp/B01NACVLWM

This is what I used to cool my GS43VR: Cooling fans for gaming laptop

It cools off from 90C to around 80C'ish on high. But it holds laptop and not really for you to type on it.

The best temp cooling is when I re-paste CPU/GPU with Grizzly's liquid metal. Temp drop from 90C to 65-70C. Combine with the cooling fan then it goes below 60C!

This is the kind of cooling pad I use, though mine has less fans: https://www.amazon.com/TopMate-TM-3-12-15-6-2500RPM-Designed/dp/B01J18006K/.

Rather than playing on power save, go into the advanced power options for high performance mode and change the amount for maximum processor state. In fact, I think when I changed it to 99% instead of 100%, my computer got a lot cooler. There's some info and a picture of the settings in this article: https://www.technorms.com/46600/regulate-cpu-usage-in-windows-10.

I'd be especially wary of any add-on fans that pull power from the system. Plugging a third party fan into the usb outlet of your system will make the system work harder and most likely do more harm than good. If you're concerned about your system heating up, don't put it in a place in which the heat will be trapped such as an enclosed cabinet or entertainment center.

I used one of the Nyko Intercoolers on my PS3 Slim for a while. It didn't pull power from the console and it was designed so well that it looked like it was part of the console, but in the end, the same thing happened to it that most of the reviews of all of the third party cooling systems mention. The fans got really loud after a couple of months. Great design. Low quality components. I just ended up buying a mini desktop fan and aiming the airflow across the back of my console. Works great.

I'm considering picking up this laptop fan to provide some extra cooling for my system during the summer months, but I'll definitely be picking up an extended usb cable so that I can power it from a power strip. Good luck OP!

I've bought like 5 of these:
http://www.amazon.com/SANOXY%C2%AE-Laptop-Notebook-Cool-Fans/dp/B001B077PO/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1396907546&sr=8-5&keywords=laptop+cooler

I use them for pretty much everything. I even use them for my gaming consoles. They're so freaking cheap. They're flimsy as hell, but the three fans do a pretty good job.

A real dad knows what to do when a baby overheats.

Realistically once the motherboard is replaced you should see a drop in temperatures, the most common reason for overheating is dust buildup. Second most common is degradation of the thermal paste (manufacturers routinely cut corners on quality thermal paste). If you had the skills required, you could always take the laptop apart and re-apply thermal paste.

Highest reviewed USB cooler pad on Amazon, can be an option to try as well:

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Cooling-R9-NBC-4WAK-GP/dp/B002MU1ZRS/ref=sr_1_11?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1404351584&sr=1-11&keywords=laptop+cooling+pad

I bought the Incipio sleeve (from the MS store) - It's designed for a slightly larger laptop, and is a bit stiff, so it works really well as a laptop tray, but no place for a mouse. It's great for travelling, though.

I also looked at the Logitech N315, which has a separate mouse tray and could just about fit the extra "throw" of the kickstand, depending on the angle. Don't know how comfortable it is though...

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-939-000181-Portable-Lapdesk-N315/dp/B002NTADVW

A fan blowing on it will be about the best thing you could do, but it should be stable under standard conditions (Not sitting on a blanket insulating it, in an acceptable ambient temperature).

From my experience a fan will reduce temperatures a little, but it's just going to end up turboboosting more because of the increased cooling capacity which should give you more performance, but it won't be too noticable.

I've seen a lot of USB fan based stands die, or just suck at doing anything meaningful so I use this: http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-939-000181-Portable-Lapdesk-N315/dp/B002NTADVW

I have browsed some forums for the dv6t-7000 and have seen this recommended quite often. The 3 fan version is supposed to be great if you arrange the fans under the vents on the bottom of the laptop.

Looks like this one can be retrofitted with 120mm fans.

What you want is directed airflow to the main CPU fan. I'm not sure how you would do that, but a small piece of square cardboard between the laptop's underside and a fan would probably work well. If that doesn't work, you can try to take off the underside of the laptop completely and expose all of the components.

However, if you laptop is that new and overheating, it might be because of other issues. Might be worth a call to tech support and see if they can do anything about it.

I imagine an 18 is preferable for those who have longer gaming sessions. Reviews have shown concern for the heat Alienware laptops produce. Consider a cooling pad; www.Alienwarearena.com forums suggest the Notepal U3.

I'm on my third and it's the best so far.

http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Massive23-Notebook-Oversized-CLN0015/dp/B003ZUXXWO/

Have you considered getting something like this?

I have one of these for my laptop and it works wonders!

What do you use for your desk cooling pad?

As for the Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim, it was one of the products I considered, but I decided to pass on it due to the fan issue you described, as well as the reported cable issues (people breaking it or hurting themselves on the pass-through connector's exposed metal edges).

I also considered the Thermaltake Massive23 LX ($24.99 @ Amazon or Newegg), but I wanted something smaller and more portable.

I ultimately settled on the Cooler Master NotePal X-Lite II ($15.99 @ Amazon) which has a removable mini USB cable (so I can replace it if it breaks), a two port USB 2.0 hub, and fan speed control. It's just the right size (330 x 251.2 x 28.2 mm) for a 14-inch laptop or a smaller 15-inch laptop (such as the new XPS 15 9550), but larger laptops may have to look elsewhere.

Would an ESD wrist strap help here? Or would that be uncomfortable and limit an artist's fine movements too much? Certainly not an acceptable workaround but I'm just curious.

https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Grounding-Alligator-RTK-002-Detachable/dp/B004N8ZQKY

Ideally with a static wristband - https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Grounding-Alligator-RTK-002-Detachable/dp/B004N8ZQKY

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But without one, don't wear loose clothing (t-shirt preferred), make sure the room isn't dry, and touch something metal, like the PSU, before you handle any components.

Your english is perfectly comprehendible, no need to apologize. :) You could either use an ESD wrist strap if you're really worried about it or you could just plug in your PSU (do NOT turn it on) and periodically touch it to get rid of any charge you have. I think most people would agree ESD is really not as big of a deal as you would think and the PSU method is probably fine. Jayztwocents did a good video on this awhile ago. It definitely won't hurt to get an ESD wrist strap though.

Of course. Glad to do it. If you follow some basic instructions it can be VERY VERY easy. The big stuff you will need:

1. a set of precision tools to unscrew small screws. this one is great--and cheap at $14--and has gently magnetized heads so that when you unscrew a tiny screw, it will stick on and you won't drop it inside your computer.
   
   
2. static bracelet. Get one here for $5. you will connect this to a suitable ground and it will prevent you from accidentally discharging static electricity to the inside of your machine.
   
   
3. YOUR specific components. For a laptop, you will likely need a 2.5" sized SSD (solid state drive). Here's a good sized one (480GB) on amazon for $50.00.
   
   
4. A guide for taking parts out of YOUR specific computer. If you tell me the make and model of your machine, I'd be happy to find a tutorial that shows the correct process.
   
   most of the time HDD replacement is fairly easy. you usually just open a compartment, unplug some wires, unscrew some screws and then do the same steps in reverse order to complete the upgrade.
   
   The parts AND tools listed above come to about $70 plus tax for a brand new SUPERFAST hard drive. If you wanted to do a RAM upgrade at the same time, I would estimate that to be around a $60 cost, putting your TOTAL ALL IN COST at $130, down from $400 lol.
   
   

   You can do it!!
   

   
   and feel free to ask any questions you like.

If you're really worried , you can wear a specific antistatic bracelet.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004N8ZQKY/ref=mp_s_a_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1518284215&sr=8-3&keywords=anti+static+wrist+strap&dpPl=1&dpID=41kpz1uT0oL&ref=plSrch

But yeah, your manual method should be fine.

I’ve been using this cooler master pad for like 3 years I think? I got it for like $5 after a rebate. I know people don’t like these but this one has worked for many laptops without issue. I’ve seen a few degrees drop, and living in Arizona anything helps with cooling! I recommend this.

Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim Ultra-Slim Laptop Cooling Pad with 160mm Fan (R9-NBC-XSLI-GP) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qUgtDb2XWCV11

My laptop is edging slowly toward being a bomb without this. Change Jar ^^Jar ^^Banks

My solution for helping cool the PS4, and decrease noise: rubber feet.
Combine them with a laptop cooling pad for $20, and baby, you've got silent PS4 going.

Plugged into USB would be good. I use this one (Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim Ultra-Slim Laptop Cooling Pad with 160mm Fan (R9-NBC-XSLI-GP) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_q2rjzbG3RJ68W) because I have to take it work. I would get a thicker one with better exhaust if it's only for home/gaming.

I have this one. It fits the Blade exactly.

Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim Ultra-Slim Laptop Cooling Pad with 160mm Fan (R9-NBC-XSLI-GP) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_nCCwzb7MN2DK6

I've had this for THREE years

I've had my big 17.3" MSI gaming laptop on it. it's been running for almost three years non-stop.

Laptop cooler pad!

For the laptop heat: Yes, blow out all the dust every few months. Also look into a fan, this one looks good.

If you want peace of mind, get a laptop cooling pad.

I got this one for my old laptop that would literally overheat when I played Overwatch on it. It lowered the temps by 10 to 15 degrees F.

When I got a new laptop, I still use it as a base to help with airflow, although I don't always turn on the fans.

Cheaper from Amazon

I use a cooling pad, because otherwise it would overheat like a mofo.

Regarding neck and back, I usually sit on a couch that can recline, and it's amazing.

For those of you wondering, the laptop is sitting on a "Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim Ultra-Slim Laptop Cooling Pad with 160mm Fan (R9-NBC-XSLI-GP)."

Super quiet and keeps everything nice and cool.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005C31HC0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I use this

Cooler Master NotePal X3 - Gaming Laptop Cooling Pad with 200mm Blue LED Fan https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0079T2KHG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_4jLtxbDTP6TRG

on my GS70

Cooler Master NotePal X3 - Gaming Laptop Cooling Pad with 200mm Blue LED Fan https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0079T2KHG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_cAY5AbX827Y7C

This is the one I have. Works very well.

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-X3-Cooling/dp/B0079T2KHG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1500603251&sr=8-2&keywords=cooler+master+laptop+cooler


I don't know why the cooler is at its current price (I got it for $30 when I bought it), but its a good cooler. So either wait or keep this in mind. I had this cooler for 3 years and still kicks butt. Absolutely no problems or issues with it, but with all products, your mileage will vary.


The laptops I used it for were a Lenovo 580 and a 2015 Razer Blade in case you were wondering.

Hi Faith!

The Lenovo Y510p i7 version has that i7 + SLI GPU configuration you mentioned. It has a quad core 4700MQ, 8GB ram, 1TB HDD, GT 755M SLI GPU, 1920x1080 15.6" screen and Windows 8.1. It's certainly the best value in gaming laptops around your budget, and should be able to play all your games at high/ultra settings, according to this benchmark.

We highly recommend getting a cooler for this system, since it does tend to run hot. The Cooler Master X3 should work well with it. In terms of SSDs, if you need high capacity on a budget, the Samsung 840 EVO provides an excellent value. If you're looking for the best performance and reliability, the Samsung 840 PRO universally acclaimed as a very stable and fast SSD.

see response on the other post

https://www.amazon.com/Laptop-Notebook-Cool-Pad-Fans/dp/B001B077PO

6gb

I can run TF2 at 200 fps max and 120 min in a 32 player server at high quality, minecraft runs at >150 fps in very large servers at extreme distance. It used to run at around 60c, but now its 70-80c. Do you think a cooling pad will help? Specifically this one

Get this. Also, maybe blow out the fan with compressed air.

My laptop overheats BAD whenever I game on it. I picked this one on Amazon for $30.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Cooling-R9-NBC-4WAK-GP/dp/B002MU1ZRS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1370367012&sr=8-2&keywords=laptop+cooler

Kept me from needing to upgrade my PC for a couple years, well worth the $$

Buy a can of compressed air out at walmart, and do it. Also, here's the cooler I have.http://www.amazon.com/computers-accessories/dp/B002MU1ZRS

Cooling pads can definitely help, as long as they're good quality fans. I use them on all my laptops and you can feel the temperature difference just by touching them, especially if they run hot. Cooler Master makes some good ones. I use the CM NotePal X2 and NotePal X3 on my 2 gaming laptops and have a few more of the cheaper ones for my regular/home use laptops. Check Amazon though as they're usually cheaper versus buying straight from CM.

I use this and it works great. a bit pricey but worth it. I got mine for $20 around the holidays but it is around $30 now.

I have been using a Cooler Master X2 cooling pad, link below. It has a 140mm fan with controllable speed and blue LED that isn't too overpowered. I have had it for almost a year now and has been doing just fine. Also my laptop is a 17" dell from 2010 with the fan opening in the same spot (back left and right). I think I paid around $20 at the time, sale price then.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Cooling-R9-NBC-4WAK-GP/dp/B002MU1ZRS/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1369522308&sr=8-5&keywords=cooler+master+cooling+pad

I play with both. KB/mouse suits and controller for menus and vehicles except the LAV because I like that it accelerates when you turn left or right. Everyone can use either so you really can't tell CCP to balance it and it would just be crazy to segment a single shard universe. For instance "Sorry this is a controller only planetary conquest battle". It just doesn't make sense.

What I can tell you is that options are available to you. You like to play in the lounge? If you are too far away you can go wireless and you may need a USB hub depending on your PS3. But, grab a lapboard and kick back to play dust in the lounge.

Logitech lapdesk N315: http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-939-000181-Portable-Lapdesk-N315/dp/B002NTADVW

I mostly use it, when i bring my laptop around in the house, because it's small and functional

I bought one of these lapdesk things a few years back for my laptop but it works fine with the SP3. Have no clue why it's so expensive on Amazon, I think I paid like $17 when I got it. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002NTADVW/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?qid=1421190777&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70

Some people like me just need it. I actually have a monitor and a keyboard on my desk that I hook my laptop up to and I like the desktopish fell better. But I go lots of places and often take my laptop with me. Plus I have a logitech lapdesk

I bought one of these for my laptop which ran dangerously hot, (It actually cooked part of my leg, not even joking) it took the temp down around 20c and is much nicer to have on your lap than a hot laptop.

Your laptop isn't extremely accessible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNjoRpVDEiI

The big thing is you really don't want to blow the dust back into the laptop - you want to blow it out. So if you used compressed air on the intake on what looks to be the bottom, be careful and use short busts so as to not make the fans spin too fast.

Other things to check - make sure you are using a flat surface with airflow underneath. If there's no dust, you want to make sure the fans are spinning and you can look at spending a relatively small amount of money to get a cooler like this: http://www.amazon.com/Targus-Chill-Laptop-Black-AWE55US/dp/B002NU5O9C/ref=sr_1_1_m?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1464116228&sr=1-1&keywords=targus+laptop+cooler

There's a usb cord that plugs in and turns the fans on with it. I used one for my Dell laptop and it worked great.

If you want to get the best performance you can, I would recommend getting a laptop cooling pad. When a computer had to do a lot of work it generates heat, in order to protect it self from overheating your computer will purposely slow it's self down. Getting a laptop cooling pad will help with heat generation and is the cheapest and easily thing you can do to get a performance boost from your laptop.

Cheapest decent looking one on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KZALHGK/

Highest rated one on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M715BCV/

The one I used to have (I liked it, it was good): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002NU5O9C/

I purchased This at my local salvation army for $12 in good condition, but its way too big IMO for a 13.3" ultrabook. I also use a Monitor arm w/ laptop stand for my laptop next to my monitor, which helps with ergonomics. The targus cooling pad is ideal for on-your-lap situations because it provides a neoprene padded surface for your lap, but if you use your laptop on a desk or something with more stability, id recommend something a bit more ergonomic like those with adjustable height/angle. that would be really useful if i didnt have a laptop stand. its a small laptop, so i like to keep it at a height thats more comfortable at home

Cooling pads do work, if you have the correct one for the laptop. Most cooling pads have a generic design where it pushes cold air up the center. This does not work for Macbooks, because the intake fans are on the very sides (assuming your macbook has the same intake design as mine).

For instance, I have an Alienware laptop with a cooling bad in which I can adjust the position of the fans. I position them near the top center, it cools my CPU by ~15c under load.

Sometimes just elevating the laptop helps. Heat rises, so if you buy a stand that slopes the backbook upward, you not only gain the benefit of elevating it, but the heat will rise out of the laptop through the exhaust areas more naturally.

If I was in your shoes, again assuming your intakes are similar to mine, I would try to buy a cooling pad like mine that you can adjust the position of the fans. Probably one designed for a 17 inch laptop, so you can get the fans right under the intake slits. For reference, this is what I have: https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-U3-Cooling/dp/B003ZMF27G (they must have stopped producing it, hence the 1 insane used price)

I use this one, works great for me.
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Configurable-R9-NBC-8PCK-GP/dp/B003ZMF27G/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1370807531&sr=8-11&keywords=cooler+master

cooler master U series is pretty good:
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Notebook-R9-NBC-8PCK-G/dp/B003ZMF27G/ref=pd_cp_e_0

EDIT: forgot to mention, you can move the fans on this one. So any hot areas can be covered.

No matter what laptop you get I would suggest getting a cooling fan.

This is a good one: http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Notebook-R9-NBC-8PCK-G/dp/B003ZMF27G

For a laptop: http://www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-asus-laptops-ct-95_51_163.html

http://www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-msi-laptops-ct-95_51_165.html

I use the Cooler Master NotePal U3 I bought from Fry's Electronics a while back. It has 3 aux fans underneath for added air-flow. It's also lightweight and sleek. It can effectively lower your temps by ~10 degrees. I used it for several 17" laptops that I had in the past with no issues.

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-U3-Cooling/dp/B003ZMF27G

Not sure what size laptop you have but I personally have this.


It has adjustable fans so you can have it feed directly into your vents.

That's really nice! Kinda wondering if maybe I should have gotten that one hehe.

I've got this one and it's working real nice though. Same company.

UPDATE so I found this beauty while doing more research. With the ability to adjust the fan positions I think it will be a great addition. I will update with any relevant data ie; temp changes, noise, aesthetics.

Make sure your power settings are on High Performance.

You may have to take apart your laptop and re-apply thermal grease on the GPU heatsink. Use Arctic Silver, and you're good for another 2 years.

Shitty HP laptops, I have an i5 core with HD graphics 3000 that does the same thing. This is what fixed it for me.

Also buy this, it will take off 10C: http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Massive23-Notebook-Oversized-CLN0015/dp/B003ZUXXWO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8

it is awesome! my laptop is ridiculous about getting hot and it hasn't kicked the fans on ONCE since I put this under it!!

This is the one I got.

Thanks man, I've been slowly upgrading as I find deals. I did a decent amount of looking for a laptop cooler, and I ended up with this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003ZUXXWO/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It is incredibly sturdy, made of metal "heavy mesh" has a nice "lift" off the ground and the fan moves more air than I would expect from a laptop cooler. It just feels like a quality product, and there is are buttons to turn the fan and LEDs off independently. The things I don't like are no usb passthrough (I just have it plugged into a hub, so that doesn't bother me) and the fan pulls air down, not push it up which id imagine would allow for better cooling. You might be able to do better, but this looks nice, it's $25ish, good quality, good looks, and I think it's going to last for quite a while. I'd buy it again in a second.

Don't worry about the carpet. Use the table or throw a piece of cardboard down. Might even want to pick up one of these https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Anti-Static-Components-RTK-002-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1484076036&sr=1-1&keywords=anti+static+bracelet.

Dont worry about the carpet. If you're really scared about static fucking up your board and system - get a Anti-Static Wrist Strap.

https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Anti-Static-Components-RTK-002-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1484153086&sr=8-2-fkmr0&keywords=destatic+wrist+pc

That would do wonders.

Use cardboard or boxes laying around the house and place your system upon opening it up on there.

While wearing the wrist strap it will eliminate any static if properly attached to a piece of grounded metal.

I used a static wristband and grounded myself to a wall socket for my last build.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004N8ZQKY
https://youtu.be/lHa-45G2_fI
You can also just touch something grounded periodically. Mostly just avoid carpet and don't wear any static prone clothing like thick wool sweaters or baggy basketball shorts.

Can't you just use an anti-static wrist strap?

Welcome to the master race brother! I've built a plethora of computers in my day here are some tips I have. Sorry for formatting I'm on mobile.

1. Ground yourself. Get one of these bad boys and connect it to your case when you build.
   
   https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Grounding-Alligator-RTK-002-Detachable/dp/B004N8ZQKY
   
   
   
2. Build on a table with your shoes on.
   
   
3. Get a bios post speaker. It will beep out an error code if anything goes wrong so you know what to fix.
   
   https://www.amazon.com/PC-Internal-Mini-Onboard-Speaker/dp/B002W4M0DW
   
   
4. For the tools all you need is a Phillips screwdriver and a pair of needlenose plyers.
   
   
5. When you are all built and ready make sure you keep a bootable USB (Linux preferred but windows will do) as a failsafe in case you brick the OS. Make sure it's labeled accordingly.
   
   
6. If you buy your storage brand new (SSD, hard drive, etc) it might not have a partitioning table setup so the OS installer might not detect it. If you need help setting this up just reply and I'll help you.
   
   
7. Have fun!

Three quick questions. I have all the parts ordered for my newest build except the GPU. I read new Super cards were releasing tomorrow and decided to wait since that could drive the prices down. I know it's not tomorrow yet, but....

1. Any ideas on the best GPU I can get for $400-$500. Preferably on the lesser side cost wise?
   
   
2. For the new Ryzen 3900x I'm getting, I'm using the stock cooler. Would you recommend using the factory thermal paste square on the cooler, or scraping it off and using something else (I have some Arctic Silver on order, just in case).
   
   
3. I have built PCs before, but wondering if I should get an anti static mat or wrist strap this time around. I don't really have any tiled/ hard surface spaces in by building area as it's all carpeted. I've built all my rigs on carpet before, but maybe that was just dumb luck or it's not a big deal.
   
   I do have some old ply wood sheets I could pull into the office and build on them. I just wouldn't be able to sit on them, if that matters.
   
   Thanks!

Don’t wear socks, sit still and ground yourself before touching components either by touching any metal part of the case or wear an antistatic bracelet.

Rosewill Anti Static Wrist Strap Band with Grounding Wire, ESD Strap with Alligator Clip. Rosewill RTK-002 ESD Wrist Band with Detachable Extra Long Coiled Cord https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004N8ZQKY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_KkO3AbHVX2J2D

I know it isn't a MUST BUY, but with the price of some of your components grabbing an ESD band for $6 is probably a worthwhile investment to save yourself from the headaches of zapped components. All you have to do is clip it onto your case or PSU when it's grounded.

If you have some other metal object at your desk, maybe you could try an electrostatic discharge bracelet?

Also, just for my curiosity, are your mouse, desk, phone, or anything you touch before you touch your Pok3r actually metallic in any way?

Issue with the mats is you might have to be bare foot on it/depends on foot wear. I wouldnt count on it, often just your chair would be in contact with it depending on how you sit and use your chair. You could also consider wearing an anti static wrist strap, pain in the ass I guess but would save your gear.

The wrist strap like the mat would be grounded to a plug (or other mat). The straps unplug or unsnap so you can take it off and on fairly easy. Something like this

https://www.amazon.ca/Rosewill-Anti-Static-Components-RTK-002-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY

Just use this then.

https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Anti-Static-Components-RTK-002-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY/

Got the mat and wristband on Amazon, both made by Rosewill:

Rosewill Anti-Static Mat Components Other RTK-ASM Black, Ivory

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004N96WQ0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_nMa.wbKGH1TGY

Rosewill ESD Anti-Static Wrist Strap Components RTK-002, Black/Yellow

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004N8ZQKY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_ZMa.wbPZ78YZA

[yeah building neked is totally the answer] (https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Anti-Static-Components-RTK-002-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY)

You can buy an anti static wrist strap to be on the safe side. Connect the other end to the metal side of your case. Do not build on carpet or anything that could build up static. Or you could stay grounded by touching the case to discharge any built up static.

Rosewill Anti Static Wrist Strap Band, ESD Strap Anti Shock Wristband Bracelet with Grounding Wire Alligator Clip, Detachable Extra Long Cord (Packaging May Vary) - RTK-002 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004N8ZQKY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_WbK6CbF7Q4VAW

You can go on YouTube and search for how to update drivers and install the various parts you need to install.

Bitwit and Paul’s Hardware are good channels because they offer full build tutorials.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Mid 2011? If you don't have a warranty, I'd go ahead and open it up, take some cotton swabs and compressed air to the internal fans/heatsinks. You won't break anything, so long as you do not force anything but don't be afraid to use SOME force though, some of those plastics will need a little bit of leverage. Follow this guide as far as you need to, to remove the covers.

Then once you've uncovered the fans, just get all that dust and stuff out, and you're good! I would recommend you do this on an open table/working area without synthetic fiber clothing on, preferably in a non-carpeted area. If you have an anti-static wristband, yay for you. Do it on a garage workbench if you've got one, or something of that nature. Just don't build up static electricity. If you can see or hear the arc from built up static electricity, it's far beyond enough to fry things. No pressure!

http://blog.parts-people.com/2012/08/01/dell-xps-15z-l511z-heatsink-removal-and-installation/

You'll definitely need a small screwdriver, but these I'd also recommend on principle:
http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Anti-Static-Components-Other-RTK-ASM/dp/B004N96WQ0/
http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-RTK-002-Anti-Static-Components-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY/

If you're feeling up to the task and want to reseat your CPU heatsink:
http://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Silver-Thermal-Compound-Grams/dp/B000OGX5AM/

Good luck and have fun! :)

FYI: if you do need to reapply the thermal paste, the last time I checked Intel's site (less than 6 months ago when I did a deep clean and installed a new cooler), they recommended the pea shape size but to not spread it so you may want to check that.

Also the best thing you can do if you open up your pc and touch anything is keep one hand on the metal part of the case or have a wrist static strap like this https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Anti-Static-Components-RTK-002-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY. Worst case if you're worried you'll let go of the metal and don't want to buy one any metal wire will do just twist a bit around the case edge (there's usually holes somewhere) and around your wrist, as long as it constantly touches the case and your skin you're good.

My first step would definitely be open it up and let it run, and make sure the water is moving and the fans are all running, including the video card fans. Are your video card temps normal or have you checked. MSI Afterburner is good even if you don't have an MSI card, it's got some fun skins too, if you don't have a program to check them already.

I can guarantee it isn't "heat's just built up so much over the duration my PC's been on", it's not how it works. Especially if it's water cooled, it seems like your temp should be half of what they are. I don't water cool but my husband does. I had an ancient case when I built mine (I've since upgraded it and got a better than stock CPU cooler) and gaming I'd hit near 80C right away but it would never go higher even after hours of game play. And that's pretty much it, it gets to whatever temp the cooler and airflow can cool to and stays there. Since this is a new issue I'm pretty sure it's not airflow (at least as in how it's set up assuming all fans are running properly), unless your intakes/out vents are clogged so check those too for an easy thing to rule out.

I hope you get it figured out and it's an easy fix, it's so stressful when there's pc issues and no money :(.

No problem!

I'm in the same boat man. I've been fucked by the DMV for 2 years now so I still don't have a license, and I'm 20. I'm pretty jealous of people that have the coordination to play instruments!

I understand the money struggle as well. I live on a dead-end island where all jobs are seasonal, so during winter jobs are scarce.

If you are scared about frying parts, you may want to look into getting an ESD mat, an ESD wrist strap, and a proper PC repair toolkit. Just some things every PC builder/user should have in their arsenal. Just follow proper procedure and ground/discharge yourself before working on parts and you'll be fine.

ALRIGHT! Sorry for just getting back to you I've been trying to reply and mobile and kept accidentally deleting what i typed while trying to format my response. So had to move to the Laptop.

Anyways when I say you should repaste I'm referring to the action of removing the heatsink from the CPU and GPU clearing the provided "thermal paste/grease" (thermal paste or grease depending to who you talk to is a thermally conductive paste that is meant to be between the CPU/GPU and the heatsink to fill the airgap and conduct heat to the sink better.) from both and applying new paste. Here is also a video guide on how to apply thermal paste it doesn't pertain specifically to your laptop but gives you a good idea on how its done.

Now when it comes to your device I took the liberty of looking up the service manual and found a video guide on how to disassemble down the the motherboard here. If you've never done anything like this before it can be a little daunting, but if you have a friend with some experience it shouldn't be more than a few hours project and the outcome should be considerably better than before.

If you are going to go this route there are a few thermal pastes that everyone recommends and everyone has their own opinions but as I stated before any of these will be better than what you originally had so buy whatever fits your budget.

Artic Silver 5

IC-Diamond

Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut

Prolimatech PK-3

There are plenty of others but any of these will do you good, with a major recommendation to the Silver 5 due to bang for the buck.

After all that and you decide that maybe you don't want to do a repaste (and even if you did repaste I'm still recommending this) you are going to want to get a laptop cooling pad. The reason is due to the nature of laptops and how compact they are sometimes depending on the surface they are laid on they do not get enough air to cool properly, dropping your performance into the shitter. I have a similarly spec'd laptop to yours (Lenovo Y50 4700hq and 860m) and I use the Notepal XSlim its not the best but it does the job and for $18 I can't complain. There are others but buy what feels right to you.

Sorry for the long winded post I hope this helps you some, and I hope you can get your laptop performance back as you have a more than capable laptop. Let me know if you need anything else!

I'd guess heat buildup. Maybe get a cooling pad for when watching movies. Like this.

Your fan/heatsink might be clogged too so perhaps blow some air backwards through it or disassemble until you can clean. That's a pretty old laptop so there is a good chance this is happening too.

As long as you've got the bench and some space between you and the laptop, there shouldn't be any risk of injury from the heat.

You can get laptop cooling pads with built in fans that draw heat away from the bottom of the laptop and out the sides. Something like this

I wouldn't go that route. $100 for a cooling pad? No. Something in a simple, open mesh or something that just allows an extra space between the machine and surface is all you actually need. The fans don't really do anything. SO in this case, it looks like you are buying lights, and a loud fan that doesn't help any more than $16 with CoolerMaster...

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1509536459&sr=1-3&keywords=cooler+master+laptop+pad&dpID=41iwTUhYqWL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

Cooling pads are more or less a requirement for gaming laptops for gaming. I know the laptop itself is built specially to cool itself, but a lot of the time, it's just not enough. =/

It can't hurt to get one though. If nothing else, you are prolonging the life of your investment.

I can personally recommend this one, as it's what I use: http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397688101&sr=8-1&keywords=cooling+pad

As long as you keep the air flowing it shouldn't be a problem to game on a laptop, even your room temperature is close to 100F.

Your budget is quite tight, so you could take a look at refurbished laptop if you want something with a dedicated GPU. Something like these two:

HP Pavilion dv4t-5200:

• 14 inch, 720p screen
  
• Intel i3-3120M
  
• 4 GB of RAM
  
• 500 GB HDD
  
• Nvidia GT630M
  
• 90 days warranty
  
• Price: $440
  
  Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E535:
  
  
• 15.6 inch, 720p display
  
• AMD A8-4500M
  
• 4 GB of RAM
  
• 500 GB HDD
  
• AMD Radeon HD 7640G
  
• 1 year warranty
  
• Price: $435
  
  On both laptops you could run WoW on high settings, but only with about 30-40 fps.
  
  What I would recommend as a utility is a laptop cooler. You can get one for 20 bucks off Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

Picked this up last week for my Stealth. Used it once when I was playing league just to make sure it wouldnt over heat.

I hear you. I bought one of those external fan base things for my laptop just so I could play Civ 5. http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1394058501&sr=1-1&keywords=external+fan+for+laptop

You can get USB powered cooling pads like this to help get more airflow on the bottom: https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-Cooling-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1469763614&sr=1-7&keywords=laptop+cooler

I don't live in a hot environment but I am always concerned about heating. I found a close out on a MasterCooler Cool Master, basically like this one:https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0

My PS4 sits on top of this and the fan can hit the side vents to make sure hot air isn't collecting around the unit or underneath of course.

It may be worth a try, you can use any recent USB-AC adapter to power it off an outlet or off the PS4 directly.

Link to Fan - personally I've been using this one because I have room for it. I overclock my GPU and the temperatures have never exceeded 73 degrees Celsius. Today was 95 degrees outside and peak was 70 degrees celcius with no A/C on in the room. I'm sure there are more out there! Good Luck

Get a laptop cooling pad, I got one and it's beautiful. This is the one I bought, at the time it was only $2 because I had a discount from Amazon, and it was marked down to $17.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409431076&sr=8-1&keywords=laptop+cooling+pad

This made my laptop life easier.

I heard great things about this one

This is the best seller on Amazon and it seems to have pretty good reviews.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2BRWNBL4GUCVY&coliid=I32AKPJ1ZYPH67&psc=1&tag=donations09-20

Have a look at this: http://ynmodel.com/how-to-examine-and-fix-overheating-for-your-toshiba-satellite-l50-a-i3110/

I would try to return it as it is unusable for you. Its bad design. If not maybe something like this can help: http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406811882&sr=8-1&keywords=laptop+heatsink

Take out the battery also, it produces more heat and hinders air flow, install a heatsink and you MAY be able to run things. But looking at your video the temp. is just flying so fast to the top, i do not think you can do anything about this.

I had a 2011 17" and jumped to the 2014 rMBP with 512GB and 2.5 i7.

1. It really is that much faster and smoother. Part CPU/GPU, largely the blazing fast SSD and just how snappy everything feels.
   
   
2. I only run one 1080p display, a PA238Q, but there really isn't any slowdown at all from my experience.
   
   
3. can't comment on
   
   
4. This is my latest one, works very well http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=lp_2243862011_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1415848138&sr=1-1

What are the temps of your laptop? You can find this by downloading Speedfan and running it.

It will not damage itself. If it runs too hot to the point of cooking itself, it will shut off.

If you are considering a cooling pad, this isn't a bad choice.

Posted about this a bit ago to inform the holiday rush.

TL:DR A commenter stated Cooler Master has a kick ass and affordable pad. I can attest to their cases. Also there are few other tricks to the trade. Regardless you system will get hot.

Just note that intake is in the bottom and output is in the hinge which makes it easy to over heat the keyboard surface.

this one is from cooler master. This I've heard is very good. https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1497300388&sr=1-3&keywords=laptop+cooling+pad+slim

To be fair, 80 degrees Celsius isn't technically dangerous... but if you've fried two motherboards, then I guess you should take action.

You could try buying a laptop cooler (kinda like these things).

I just got the 15" rMBP for video editing and while it doesn't get too hot for that, I did get a cooling pad and I really like it. The fan is huge and pretty quiet. I've noticed that it does a great job of keeping temps down as I can feel it keep my lap nice and cool while editing. It's a very light and portable cooler and I pretty much use it 100% of the time, either just as something to set it on when I'm watching Netflix in bed without the fan, or to cool my system while editing.

It's pretty damn cheap compared to everything else too.

Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim Ultra-Slim Laptop Cooling Pad with 160mm Fan (R9-NBC-XSLI-GP) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_I2qFub0TXY2JT

This one is great and on sale right now!

When it's plugged in and the battery is charging, it produces more heat. You could simply be having an overheating issue. Because you said it's more stable when the battery is removed and it's plugged in, it's more stable, makes me think that even more.

My suggestion would be to purchase a cooling pad for your laptop and use that while it's plugged in. I think that might resolve your issue.

I think you would enjoy this giant bag of various dice. That way when you have game night it wont be a big deal if your friend lose your dice and steal them and shit. Or like when the cat thinks a D20 is a new toy. No big deal. You've got a whole pound of dice.


This computer cooling pad would be lovely :)

This is one that I just ordered. It says it supports 17" laptops, and I own just that.

I was going to buy this one for my laptop but instead I cleaned the Fan.

• Saved money
  
• No extra weight to carry around
  
• System runs quiet and cool

Newer laptops are designed with specially designed processors that require less power, which in return help with over heating. If on a flat hard surface you should not have an issue with most laptops sold today...

That being said, you said you might be using software that requires heavy processing. I would suggest you get a cooling pad, I currently use one because I like to rest my laptop on the sofa and bed.

I use this one and like it for the no LED lights. However, this one may match the size laptop you are looking for

I use this while gaming. It's basica and only makes a ~3 degree difference but I like the extra height.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B005C31HC0/

I bought this one a couple of years ago. I love it, works great, super light, very quiet, and the USB plug it is powered by has an extension so it's not taking up a USB port.

I've got a GS60 with 970m. Heat isn't really an issue. I bought a cheap cooling pad that I set it on. I usually don't even power the cooling pad, just have it between my lap and the laptop because the bottom does get warm during usage. Even without it on I've never run into any throttling or problems due to heat, but I use it when playing more demanding games just to help a little. Overall I'm quite happy with it. The cooling is likely a little different with the GS70 but I'd imagine if anything it would cool better.

Yeah they have lost their edge a bit, but not too blinded by fandom to ignore it. I have no problem going against its constitutes, even if it falls at times. All in all it is your choice, whatever you choice; various heat temps by others reported has a lot of factors the temp of the room, what it is on, the dust built up over time. No matter what you end up choosing to go with, I would say get a extra laptop cooler on your machine, every little bit helps overtime.

Personally I have two coolers on my laptop machine, (Coolmaster massive 200mm fan I believe, and havoc vacuum on the vent [CPU focus] on the side./vacuum is an example they don't make my model anymore they cost 15-30 usually on amazon.) and it helps it run much cooler. I will now always keep the combo, because it's just overall healthier for the machine. I have 10 year old machine so it actually needs it now. Thermal past has worn away.

If you are bit paranoid about cooling (for laptops you should always be) a 3rd party seller that can help out is http://www.xoticpc.com/ they offer stronger cooling that's above any manufacturers default; cost more obviously. ( $35ish.) Can customize them too, an they have more than just Alienware (seems the 17x 980m is sold out for the moment sadly.) there too pretty much every gaming laptop brand.

An AW fanboy so I want to bully towards them(pretty colors!), but you have to get what is right for you. If there is another brand that's cheaper that seems to be the better performer go for it! AW is about gaming and doing whatever you want with the power that machine gives, and it's not the only one that can do it. Just don't get a macbook pro...I will not support that at all, and they actually run as hot gaming laptops without the power! But in all I just want to help a fellow gamer out. Giving you the most tools that can use to make a judgement.

I use a Coolmaster X3 on my 17R4. It will work fine on your 15. Took me from high 90s to low 80s while gaming. Hasn't peaked past 85 even after extended hours.

Well i have two suggestions:
Tree New Bee Cooling Pad for 15.6 - 17-Inch Laptops with Four 120mm Fans at 1200 RPM, Black


Cooler Master NotePal X3 - Gaming Laptop Cooling Pad with 200mm Blue LED Fan

CM Storm SF-17 is doing fine with my 9700/2080

Cooling pads are good, and also can raise your laptop at an angle for more comfortable typing over long periods.

I use this as it is possible to move the fans to where they are needed for different laptops.

I used a Cooler Master NotePal. I have the U2 which was usurped by the U3. Solid metal design with 3 fans that you can move and place where you want/need cooling. It was referred to me from the notebook check forums 5 or 6 years back. Worked great.

edit. Don't know if it is cheap, but is a great cooler.

Take a look at this extra cooler. Someone else linked the same type of design as this one, but from what I can tell this one seems to get better ratings and reviews. Granted, I didn't look too much into it.

You should also take a look at this cooling pad. I have a similar version and it worked absolute wonders for me until I finally got my desktop. It's a very open cooler so air flow shouldn't be too much of a problem as you stated you experience with your current cooler.
You can also adjust exactly where you want the fans so that they blow right into the vents on your laptop.

Of course, there's the obvious possibility that your laptop outputs far more heat than mine did, so take my recommendation of this cooling pad with a grain of salt.

There are vents underneath, but also at the vertical-top part of the keyboard which blow the hot air up in front of your screen. For my previous laptop I had already purchased this cooler, which I still use. Don't know if it actively cools alot, but the aluminium bottom doesn't heat up as much which is a good thing I guess.

Besides the cooling I really like the position the cooler gives for writing and the adjustable fan speed though.

As for the temps issue try a cooling pad like this one https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-PLUS-Performance/dp/B00ED3WMTC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1501045732&sr=8-3&keywords=cooler+master+cooling+pad. In terms of windows not starting up, try going into bios on startup and manually selecting the drive you want to boot from. If that doesnt work Reinstalling Windows at this point would be best for starters. Your going to need to create windows installation media, by following this guide https://mspoweruser.com/how-to-create-a-bootable-usb-drive-for-windows-10/ Bear in mind all your files will be wiped off the drive.If you need to recover the product key your going to need a separate usb drive to turn into Hirens bootable drive using this guide. https://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd-on-usb-disk Once you boot into Hirens your looking for Produkey/windows key viewer. Finally to save any files while your booted into Hirens, use a separate third blank usb key and move all the files you want onto it.

It's a Cooler Master NotePal U3 Plus

The 10c was with fans the 8c was without. The fans make so little difference I think that the bigger issue is simple airflow.

Here's the cooler: Cooler Master NotePal U3 PLUS - Gaming Laptop Cooling Pad with 3 Moveable High Performance Fans (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ED3WMTC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_by3oybSMB868W

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-PLUS-Performance/dp/B00ED3WMTC

If your laptop sucks air from the bottom then I would suggest that one and the best part is you can move the fans around

That would be a "Cooler Master NotePal U3 Plus" I bought on Amazon around a year ago. It has 3 fans underneath that you can latch-in below your bottom grille for a little extra airflow, but they don't really push much air. The stand is lightweight aluminium which is easy to carry around, but the handle ended up breaking on me from everyday use, other then that it's been a decent buy, helped lower the temps on my previous Acer laptop by around 5-10 degree's.

Shopping Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ED3WMTC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


EDIT: Just checked the reseller prices on Amazon. I bought mine for 30 dollars with free shipping, it's advertised now for 60+ dollars, I think for 30 bucks it was worth it, but I wouldn't pay over 40 for one, there are better options that would last longer then this pad at that pricerange.

Those temperatures sound fine. The computer will automatically throttle itself (you'll notice performance getting bad) to cool itself off if it gets too hot.

If you just want to avoid lava lap you can get one of those cooling pads like this

Nope. Just don't. Laptop hardware is proprietary and tailored specifically for all the parts to play together. Taking it apart is generally no good idea.

> DIY case

If you want something better than a shoe box, it's quite some work to pull it off. Not worth for something that follows no standards and will still be replaced in 1-2 years.

> big passive coolers

> waterloop

Doesn't fit. Cooler mounting is proprietary. You would have to make them yourself, for which the point i already made for the case applies too.

Buy a laptop cooler. That should help with the temps a bit, and if you want to change something hardware wise, get a PC.

Or you could just get a laptop cooling pad, such as -

Havit HV-F2056 15.6-17 Inch Laptop Cooler Cooling Pad - Slim Portable USB Powered (3 Fans) (Black+Blue)

https://www.amazon.com/HV-F2056-15-6-17-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS?ref_=Oct_BSellerC_2243862011_0&pf_rd_p=586b956f-9baf-5682-89fe-24ebca3505b4&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=2243862011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=4TC7HY5KFXDRTW3DTC0X&pf_rd_r=4TC7HY5KFXDRTW3DTC0X&pf_rd_p=586b956f-9baf-5682-89fe-24ebca3505b4

I was having issues with my PS4 so I popped off the cover and cleaned it out, but it didn't help improve the issue. Later I found some videos and discussions of modifying the case. I ended up taking off the bottom of the case and drilled holes and installed a PC 80mm grill/filter and then put it on a Laptop cooler. I haven't had any problems with it since them.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIYWqwQZUDs


https://www.amazon.com/HAVIT-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS/

Buy a cooling pad dude.. http://www.amazon.com/HAVIT-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

Would a laptop cooling pad work?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_RakpDbMSX7YZ9

This one has been reviewed well, and has 4.5 stars on Amazon with thousands of votes:
https://www.amazon.com/Havit-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=laptop+cooler&qid=1563938169&s=gateway&sr=8-3

Its the one I'm likely to purchase when Lenovo decides it wants to actually ship my Y740.

I believe some of them just raise the laptop off of the desk a bit while others also have built in fans. Obviously the ones with fans will be better at cooling the laptop.

You can search for laptop cooling pad on amazon and there are quite a few options (here's one that looks pretty good).

Get something hard to put under your lap could work, or even a laptop cooler stand that goes under it that has some fans to help cool it off some.

Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_Ww13AbY40NA4N

Sorry, I thought in mobile they only had the max-q version. Here's the right link. You can see that the desktop version of the card performs much better. Truthfully, it would be bonkers if this wasn't the case. Look at the size of a desktop graphics card, look at the size of your laptop. Look at the power requirements. Look at the amount of heat generated. If the notebook version had the same performance, where are all those extra watts going in the desktop version?

Couple of caveats though:

• This isn't an exact apples-to-apples test. Actually I'm not sure exactly how that benchmark score is produced; but I assume it's an average of all the user-ran benchmarks that have been submitted to the site. (Anyone have a definitive answer to this? Can't seem to dig up an answer online after a cursory search...)
  
• Keep in mind that running an eGPU will not perform as well as the same card running in a mobo socket. The perf drop can be as much as a 20% drop vs in a mobo. This is due to the TB3 bandwidth, while still ridiculously high for an external connection, isn't the same amount of bandwidth that you get from a socket connection to the motherboard.
  
• That said, OTOH, running an external eGPU will offload all that graphics processing (and associated heat) from your laptop to the eGPU. This will mean your CPU will have more room to flex before it needs to thermal throttle -- and your external GPU, given its roomier enclosure with associated larger fans, will also be able to crank up its performance before throttling.
  
  So, in summary: it's a mixed bag. You're gonna get at least a 20% perf boost from the card (and that's if you just get a desktop rtx 2060--gonna be more if you get a beefier card), but your gonna give some of that back to the TB3 connection to the eGPU. But then you're gonna get some back from reduced thermal load on the laptop.
  
  My advice? Man, I'd be tempted just stick with what you got. Nothing against eGPUs--I've used them to some success--but they can be finicky and just generally a PITA sometimes. If you're running games mostly well with your laptop the way it is, I'd just stick with that. You might try to find some way to force more air into the laptop to get rid of some of that heat though -- you'd be surprised what a difference that can make. Much cheaper than an eGPU solution!

I bought this one and it has been working great. http://imgur.com/a/koZfz I like that it has the vents on the side and it has a usb pass through so I don't loose a slot. The top is also metal so it stays very cool even after long uses. You can't turn off the lights but they really aren't bad.
here's the link https://www.amazon.com/HAVIT-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1495468552&sr=1-3&keywords=LAPTOP+COOLER

Yes, a cooling pad definitely helps. I recommended my friend this specific one and it works well.

I would advise against buying a new fan. Chances are some compressed air to the cooling system (to get the dust out of there) will be all it needs in order to cool off effectively. Just hold the fan still when blowing it, you don't want to spin it up really fast.

If you're going in that deep anyhow, you may as well pull the heatsync off the CPU and apply new thermal paste. That would be much more effective than replacing the fan. (You should still clean the dust out of the vents though.)

Everything else seems readily replaceable. Just make sure your hands aren't oily, and don't accidentally break any of the connectors or plastic.

Edit: Also I would personally leave the ram at 8 GB. Even if the motherboard supports it, the cost of RAM right now really nullifies the gains you'd get, especially since you are only browsing netflix / youtube / etc. and already have 8 gigs.

Also, if you want the laptop to feel cooler on your lap, consider a cooling pad of some kind. Even if the pad fans are off, the space cushion alone helps the laptop keep itself cool.

I got this one for my 17 r4, works just fine.

Havit HV-F2056 15.6"-17" Laptop... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNMB3KS?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I bought this for my XPS 15 and its working quite well. I have to use a USB to USB-C adapter, but seems to help with the laptop on surfaces with bad airflow. https://www.amazon.com/Havit-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=lp_2243862011_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1540877794&sr=1-1

If you're going to overclock, I highly recommend that you get a laptop cooler of some kind, since laptops already run a bit hot before overclocking.

It's a little plastic insert/tray that you put under your laptop which typically hooked into USB to power some underside fans to push more cool air into your laptop. Also raises your laptop off of surfaces that could cause heat to get trapped (like a blanket or a flat table).

Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/HAVIT-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS/

Got this chill mat from Amazon works like a charm with my Razer Blade had some warm session while gaming playing GOW 4. This has cooled it down quite a bit.


HAVIT HV-F2056 15.6"-17" Laptop Cooler Cooling Pad - Ultra Slim Portable USB Powered (3 Fans) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_y43syb004D65X

I ran GTA V on the higher spectrum of medium settings with a 7850 for ages. If you turn down some settings an 840M will do fine. Also look at investing in one of these if you plan on doing anything even slightly intensive with your laptop.

Not sure if you know this already, if so just ignore me but you may want to get a solid laptop pad thing (some have fans to help with cooling) so your laptop doesn't overheat when gaming on your lap. Kinda like this [One ](HAVIT HV-F2056 15-17 Inch Laptop Cooler Cooling Pad - Slim Portable USB Powered (3 Fans)(Black+Blue) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_11O4DbTC87A2P)

Regarding the M15 R1 I grabbed up these 2 items and use them daily together

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H9369Z1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NNMB3KS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Ok, so I've been playing Fallout 4 (modded) for about an hour now and the temps have been in the high 60's, low 70's (celcius.) Fan speeds are in the 3000's RPM. Once in a while, the CPU goes up over 80°C.

Under no load, it seeme to vary between 30-50°C and fan speeds are around 2000-3000 RPM. This is for both the CPU and GPU, though sometimes the CPU dips below 2000. The CPU seems to be consistently about 5° hotter. The fan speeds on the GPU are usually around 500 RPM higher.

I haven't really messed around with any settings yet, besides turning the Turbo mode on just to see how loud the fans are (loud but not quite as loud as I was expecting them to be. With a headset on, it would be fine. No headset necessary with Turbo turned off) so all of those numbers are with settings on "Auto" and "Normal". I bought a cooling pad but have not felt the need to use it yet.

If you have any more questions or want some more numbers, let me know and I'll help you if I can.

edit to add:

I plugged my laptop cooling pad in and have been using it for about an hour or so and it has reduced CPU and GPU temps by about 5-10°C.

My 7577 was throttling too in summers reaching 85-90C then I looked for the solutions & found undervolt fixes it, so now I’m using this method since year never had any throttle or overheating issue

1. Download Throttlestop
   
   
2. Undervolt
   CPU: -0.100V to -0.145V (Find your stable frequency by running stress test for 5 minutes)
   Cache: Same frequency as cpu undervolt
   iGpu: -50 to -55
   
   
3. Download Msi afterburn undervolt+overclock nvidia gpu using graph curve
   
   
4. Buy 20-30$ Cooling pad I’m using this one since one year
   
   
5. Make sure fans/vents are clean because i cleaned mine recently & found alot of dust in there behind the vents

Here it is. There are more expensive options but this one is very quiet and does the trick.

Make sure you are on a flat surface as well that will make a difference. Also a laptop stand with fans underneath would help:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NNMB3KS

Laptop cooler

No reason it won't last a few more years . The most likely culprit is dust. If you are comfortable opening it up, give it a real good cleaning and definitely consider a repaste. I suspect your temperatures will drop at least 10c. I use this cooling pad and it makes a big difference. It's nearly silent.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NNMB3KS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/LC05-Cooling-Auto-Temp-Detection-Compatible/dp/B00XKU47Y2

I use a standard laptop cooler stand with a pair of these. I have the GS60 with one on each exhaust fan (my model only has two). They can get a bit noisy at full blast, but I almost never see temps over 70c with a +125mHz OC on the GPU.

60-70c is normal for laptops under load, and even 80c shouldn't be damaging. Better safe than sorry though.

Here's a picture of my fans.

http://www.amazon.com/LC05-Cooling-Auto-Temp-Detection-Compatible/dp/B00XKU47Y2

I bought this and both gpu and cpu temp's were lowered by 10C each (without any cleaning or thermal paste)

Changing the battery plan from balanced to high performance may have had some effect, but it is hard to quantify. It does feel like i am getting better performance, but it might be placebo.

I have i7-4720HQ 2.6GHz + GTX950M + 12GB RAM and I run 1680x1050 (75% rendering, low preset except for 4x anisotropic filtering, FXAA, high texture, medium model) at 70FPS basically stable. Sometimes when Mei freezes me it might be going down (perhaps 50?) due to some effect BS

I really thing the opolar fan is much much much better than laptop stand style coolers. You put it on, and temperatures fall by 10C right off the bat.

I wonder if something like this might work better for you? I haven't personally tried it, but it looks like it would make sense for a laptop with air vents on the side.

You may or may not have the ability to overclock your processor, depending on the specific model of your cpu and motherboard. That aside though, it also depends on the efficiency of your laptops cooling system; if its too low overheating could be a serious issue, like physically damaged parts.

If you do decide to go this route I would recommend getting a good cooling pad if you don't already have one, particularly one with a fan blowing directly on whatever hotspots you have. I would also recommend getting a forced air cooler like this one

You didn't follow directions hardly at all, yet darned if you didn't get it working. Good going.

50°/60° is pretty normal for a laptop (and even plenty of desktops). While designed to run at this temperature, electronics of course last longer when cooler. Cooling pads typically lower temps 5° or so (though this one looks tempting). I don't have any longevity studies to prove this, so feel free to adapt your equipment to however you like rather than vice versa.

Sorry for the late reply

A 1080m should be able to handle gaming workload of current games if gaming on 1080p resolution, but can't compare to 20xx series if more games adopt DLSS and/or ray tracing in the future. The only thing you need for eGPU is a USB-c with Thunderbolt 3 support, which should be stated clearly on spec sheet. However, don't get laptop with Intel ultra portable CPUs (there's a 'u' @ the CPU model name), cause the T3 has only half the maximum bandwidth compare to other laptop CPUs

I have had couple different laptops through out the year, and they all get toasty while gaming except for large ones that's more like a portable desktop. There are heat extractor you can buy to help keep things cool, they work pretty good from my experience

There's this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XKU47Y2 available from Amazon that should ship to Belgium

A post I considered regarding temps:

With turbo disabled (2.6 GHz) and the Cool fan profile, my SC NUC is 50C at idle, 65 watching movies, 83 under full CPU load, and 92 playing 3D games. 80C is the recommended long term temp (Tcontrol)

90+ is concerning and I wonder about the health of other components at that temp. Below is a couple tips for reducing temp and I welcome any others

Undervolt the CPU and GPU. This reduces voltage and heat. To do this, go to BIOS (press F2), Advanced, and slide the voltage down on core and uncore (slice and unslice for GPU). Do one at a time, either CPU or GPU. Then run a benchmark like Cinebench for CPU or Heaven for GPU. If it passes, reduce voltage. If it crashes, increase and run again. There's more tuning you can do, but I'm not an expert

Buy a laptop cooler. I've had luck with Opolar. It stays on without adhesive, albeit must be attached upside down, but is loud and the auto-temp makes it overly noisy at low work loads. At the minimum fan speed it's not too bad. Temps while gaming have been reduced by 9C

How else can users reduce temps and what's the effect of 80+ on lifespan?

Yes, an air vent. Sometimes it doesn't fit on certain laptops because of the way their vents are designed. This particular fan has a guide showing what it can fit on: https://www.amazon.com/LC05-Cooling-Auto-Temp-Detection-Compatible/dp/B00XKU47Y2

Have you had this laptop for a while or is it brand new?

Was considering this a few months back and in all the youtube videos I saw it only helped by a few degrees. I believe the only real solution that works is a vacuum but is only available to Windows users.

this style seems to be popular right now. There's a bunch of different models that you can find on Amazon.

I have the y510p which is the precursor to the y50, this oppo cooler does wonders https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XKU47Y2/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Kootek Laptop Cooling Pad 12"-17" Cooler Pad Chill Mat 5 Quiet Fans LED Lights and 2 USB 2.0 Ports Adjustable Mounts Laptop Stand Height Angle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01469DJLM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_C3jmDb3YZ0PY8

This is the one I got. I’ve been using it in bed while playing dota underlords and it’s been great. In 2 hour plus gaming sessions in bed with this pad and fans running, my CPU temps float around 55-60°C which is nice and low. In more demanding games, my temps prob float around 65-70°C which is great

I'd reccomend https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01469DJLM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_SBcxDbQJXWMY3

I have 2 of them on my MSI laptops and they work outstandingly.

Edit: put in correct address.

Yes, sorry it is a stand and cooling pad as it is adjustable position.

Kootek Laptop Cooling Pad 12"-17" Cooler Pad Chill Mat 5 Quiet Fans LED Lights and 2 USB 2.0 Ports Adjustable Mounts Laptop Stand Height Angle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01469DJLM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_lRKhDb7MRGH8P

Is the one that I got.

Ignore price and look a quantity and quality of reviews. This pad for example would be great. I have friends that use it and they don't really have any complaints. It's important to keep in mind that cooling pads aren't ever ever perfect, and if you feel like your laptop is getting too hot, close your application and give it a bit of a rest, maybe reduce settings for a while. I don't know what brand or model your laptop is, but some laptops run hotter than others. I hope it works out for you, a nice gaming laptop can be a great thing to have.

First you need to find out whether the stutter comes from the network or from the CPU being a bottleneck.

Short version:

If you are using OBS Studio then after or during a stream (after the stream ran for at least half an hour) go to View -> Stats and check Dropped Frames (Network) versus Frames missed due to rendering lag and Skipped frames due to encoding lag.

If it's not network then your CPU is still not powerful enough for the encoding preset you have chosen.

Long version:

Since I think it's more likely that CPU is your problem I am mainly focusing on CPU here.

CPU load of 50/60% would be fine - from my personal experience problems start if you touch the 75-80% range. But I am talking about peaks here, not average. If you constantly monitor CPU usage of your laptop you will notice that during relatively static scenes (e.g. a setup or AFK screen if it is not heavily animated or the main menu of a game) or even a full face cam scene the CPU load will be low.

During a game with some action you might be staying at a 50-60% range but there will always be situations with peaks where suddenly the encoder has a lot more to do. If you only look at average CPU usage you will miss those situations. Even if you constantly look at the task manager you might still miss this very short peak of 90 or 100% CPU usage, because the task manager also only shows the average of the last second or so. If the peak is shorter you won't see it because it might be averaged down to 70% usage while still making you drop frames.

Now you could look at other tools that measure CPU usage more precise but I don't think that is necessary because with the stream stats you already have your answer.

As long as you can rule out a network/bandwidth issue from the stream stats you can always 100% be sure that it's still your CPU being the bottleneck if you are dropping frames due to rendering/encoding lag, even if what you see in the task manager doesn't indicate that the CPU is overloaded.

Conclusion:

If you find the CPU is the bottleneck: either leave the preset as it is and live with the status quo, which will get you a better stream quality for most of the time but sometimes make you miss some frames here and there and show some stutter. Or if you think the stuttering is too much of a problem then use an even lower preset and live with having a little worse quality in total but no more stuttering.

If you haven't done it already of course also check whether you can take more load away from the CPU. Disabling the firewall/antivirus on the laptop during your streams and closing all other programs that you don't really need (e.g. I found that running OneDrive sometimes produces CPU usage even if it doesn't have anything to sync) might help. Also to minimize the OBS window during your stream so that it doesn't have to render it's UI. Even small details can matter, e.g. on my streaming PC I am also running Discord and Spotify and when I had encoding lags on stream I found I could stop them by making sure Spotify is not showing one of this preview videos (that produces CPU usage) and minimizing both Spotify and Discord. Interestingly what also helped was disabling hardware acceleration in both programs (doesn't make sense to me as that should actually take load away from the CPU but well, that was my observation).

Since you are using a laptop cooling might also be an issue. Many laptops cool themselves down by 2 things when they run too hot: increase the fan speed and throttle the CPU clock (desktop PCs do it too in theory but a lot more rarely than laptops). Again, this throttling could only happen for milliseconds without you really noticing but affect your stream quality. So you might also want to check whether you have cooling options, e.g. put the laptop in a cooler place or put it on an extra cooling pad for laptops. (example)

I own a 2016 Acer predator so i can't answer the 1st question but since 2 and 3 are general i will help you avoid some of the mistakes I made.
2. Check and monitor your temps. After about a year of usage suddenly my FPS for gaming tanked. I used Speccy and realised the motherboard was overheating. I opened up the laptop chassis and found that one of the fan connectors for the mobo was loose. Then the same thing happened but for the CPU and GPU. I changed the horrible gunk Acer calls thermal paste and voila-temperatures in high 60's to low 70's with a gaming load. My only regret is I over-tightened the screws and stripped some of them. Also clean the exhaust fans from time to time to avoid build up of dust which will increase your temperatures.
Get a good waterproof backpack to carry it with extra padding. If you use it for work and home(gaming) invest in an extra power adapter(don't need it to be the original one). That way all you have to do is plug it in and won't risk damaging the power adapter like I did. Plus its a real hassle to cable manage and carry the extra brick and cord.
3.I do recommend getting a good laptop cooler. I ordered this one but it hasn't been delivered yet.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01469DJLM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Again a mistake not to use one from the start as it actually will boost performance since the CPU and GPU boost frequencies will be maintained if thermal throttling doesn't occur.

Let me know if you have any other doubts and congrats on your new laptop.

TeckNet Laptop Cooling Pad,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014F4SBMK?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I bought this cooling pad from amazon and it has fans underneath too but I haven’t used it since I bought it months ago since my macbook doesn’t overheat (knock on wood!). Mainly just use it when as a stand/pad when I’m not on a desk

It was like this one but flat rather than angled. You may prefer angled though, I know I had wanted something flat at that time.

https://www.amazon.com/Cooling-TeckNet-Portable-Ultra-Slim-Notebook/dp/B014F4SBMK/ref=sr_1_10?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1494987420&sr=1-10&keywords=laptop+cooler

All of the previous comments have been about software. So, lets talk hardware maintenance for a second. Never set it on your lap. It would be best if you got a nice little usb powered cooling pad for it like this: https://www.amazon.com/Cooling-TeckNet-Portable-Ultra-Slim-Notebook/dp/B014F4SBMK/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1497827825&sr=1-7&keywords=laptop+cooling+pad

Not necessarily that one. That was just the first one I came across. If you are going to use external monitors you may want to keep track of your temperatures. Also, giving it a nice cleaning with a can of compressed air every once in a while would be prudent. Your biggest problem with your hardware going bad is you letting it overheat.

TeckNet Laptop Cooling Pad, Portable Ultra-Slim Quiet Laptop Notebook Cooler Cooling Pad Stand with 2 USB Powered Fans, Fits 12-16 Inches https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014F4SBMK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Cht6CbQQA6NJN

Something like this would help you have some extended gaming sessions while keeping the thing cool and should help reduce sound.

I would get a lapboard(?) for the laptop like this

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014F4SBMK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_CmDUCbMJP3V3N

hi this could also help. I had one when I had a laptop.
TECKNET Laptop Cooling Pad, Portable Ultra-Slim Quiet Laptop Notebook Cooler Cooling Pad Stand with 2 USB Powered Fans, Fits 12-16 Inches https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014F4SBMK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_eZwaBbYCDSR42

I'm using this one right now. I'm not too happy with it, it's a little small and the fans aren't as powerful as I wanted, but it's better than other ones I found and it gets the job done. I like that it's elevated up. The other ones I've seen are all flat with small feet that bury into your legs.

Lowers my temps by about 3-6C, but I haven't done extensive testing.

I am not experienced on which laptop cooler is better than the other, but this is a high rated one.

Yeah. You can run some modern games too on low or medium details. Anyway. it is based on AMD so i recommend to buy some cooling pad like this: >!https://www.amazon.com/Tree-New-Bee-Cooling-15-6/dp/B016PMVM7Q/ref=lp\_2243862011\_1\_10/143-5034197-1898568?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1564183831&sr=1-10!<

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And you didn't tell me the disc specs. SSD or HDD?

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-Sry for bad english. Peace. :-)

-Jerry

I am using https://smile.amazon.com/Tree-New-Bee-Cooling-15-6/dp/B016PMVM7Q. With my msi gs63vr 7RG. Idle I am sitting at 50c. With the pad before I was sitting in 53 to 58c. In ghost recon wildlands I am sitting at 80c vs 90c with cooler boost on and no cooling pad. With the pad and cooler boost I get more FPS and stay cooler. https://i.imgur.com/KldrO8M.jpg

On avg I noticed about a 10c various between with pad and without. Also these temps was with driving the laptop screen plus a 2560x1080 monitor.

What you said is correct; it'll perform worse than the i7 if it gets too hot and the CPU throttles down. Here's the explanation for the XPS (note the previous gen CPU) but the concept is still the same: https://youtu.be/18PA3WFFuAo?t=152

And here's the cheap laptop cooler I got: Cooling Pad

I've got a cooling pad and play BF1 heavily and also have the Vive headset so lots of VR games. I've seen a -10C degree difference when using the cooling pad and the internal fans on high. (I always use the internal fans on high when playing. As someone said, they are cheaper to replace than the GPU or CPU.)

I use this one. It's got two different elevation levels on the legs at the top. My only complaint is that the little pieces that flip out at the bottom to keep the laptop from sliding off are pretty flimsy. But it does its job for me.

Someone on the subreddit recently stated that cooling pads are bad because the fans could somehow damage the internal fans. Not sure how that could happen as the force of the fans in the cooling pad is relatively light. Nothing like that has happened to my 17" GT72 6RE.

I'm also looking for a cooling pad for my 17.3in Stealth Pro. Have you looked at the ones on Amazon? 1 or 2

Most mobile graphics cards last a while (though this varies on who built your laptop) due to their general lack of heat output (in comparison to a desktop version), while companies generally put a lot of the extra space in a gaming laptop to use cooling the GPU.

I would say it should run solid around 4-5 years depending on how hard you are pushing your computer. If you are playing multiple hours of games like Witcher 3 five+ days a week maybe a little less. I would recommend an external fan for your laptop, as it will help cool the internals, which should give some more stability in the long run. May not make things as quiet as can be, but will save you money down the road.

Here's a link to one I've used that works relatively well, while allowing you to eat dinner on the same date if you are interested.

http://www.amazon.com/Tree-New-Bee-Cooling-15-6/dp/B016PMVM7Q/ref=sr_1_18?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1450332284&sr=1-18&keywords=laptop+fan

EDIT

I may have read this question wrong...

You don't really need a cooling pad for that laptop. The cooling system is adequate. But, I would recommend this one. Here

Hi darmasita! I am sorry but I might have been exaggerating slightly in my comment - 'cool' there means around 60 - 65 C -ish (on Empyrion - never played Witcher).

I have about the same undervolt (don't have the computer available right now) as you but the cooling pad really helps i believe. If I don't use that it gets about 8 - 10 C hotter :/ I've never had a peak in the 90's after downvolting, but the occasional peak into 80's do occur on Rome 2 (usually on big battles).

Also, I usually play on medium settings with only a few settings cranked up (such as textures), which I think helps as well (I've only ever had budget computers in my life, so even medium settings look good for me xD).

EDIT:

In case you're interested, this is the cooling pad I use.

cooling pad

My cooling pad is for 15' screens but since the A15 protrudes at the back, I really wish I had bought a slightly bigger one xD

I was actually looking at this, do you think it'll cover the vents? I have not received my laptop yet so I can't check

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B016PMVM7Q/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_5?smid=A1MPMF6LWUR276&psc=1

Well first off make sure the laptop is slightly elevated (pop bottle caps work nicely) as this makes a few degree difference with these units. Secondly its not unusual for this series to run 80-90 at full tilt. You wont see above 90c as this is its set full thermal throttle limit. If you download intel extreme tuning utility you can see the throttling percentage as it starts. Starting at just over 80-85 it starts to ramp up, usually maxing at 50%.

With this utility you can also lower your temps and improve your speed by overclocking (don't worry, it only allows for a very slight OC) and undervolting 20-50mv. Doesn't sound like much but with a completely failed CPU fan on one of this series (pe72, same exact guts) I dropped an easy 5c.

Another solid way is to get some kind of decent cooling pad. Do be warned there really isn't one sold that moves much air you can feel as they run off of USB. Try not to let that fool you, the amount of airflow from even a cheap unit http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016PMVM7Q/ref=nav_timeline_asin?ie=UTF8&psc=1 helped my system go from a 75-80ish idle to about 50. Keep in mind my results will be greater than yours since I have a completely unusable fan.

Also keep in mind when you game your going to heat up the CPU from GPU heat as the heat pipes are all connected for some odd reason. If you google image search you will see what I mean.

TLDR: These units always run hot, try propping it up + cooling pad, try undervolting the process (no loss in performance)

Something like this https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B016PMVM7Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499987374&sr=8-1-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=laptop+fan+cooling+pad&psc=1

or get one of those usb powered cooling fans that attach on to the exhaust of your mac. there are a few on the market capable of high rpm and some are adjustable either automatic by temps or can be set manually to your preference. i had one of these and added it to my laptop 3 years after i bought it. It used to shut down randomly at high temps and ever since then i have never had issues with heat ever since.

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Heres the one i have (i dont know if we are allowed to post amazon links so sorry in advance)

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https://www.amazon.ca/OPOLAR-Laptop-Temperature-Display-Cooling/dp/B01E3Q7FS6/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=laptop+cooling+fan&qid=1550069304&s=gateway&sr=8-6

Both. I've repaired HP laptops, gaming models and regular consumer models and the HP brand far out numbers all the other brands I fix. And it's always from overheating, resulting usually in ordering another motherboard and replacing it. I would seriously avoid them at all costs.

Since you've gotten one already, make sure to get a can of air, and blow out the vents at least once a month. Don't ever put it on your lap or bed, or any other soft surface, keep it on a hard surface if possible. Look into the Opolar series of laptop coolers, they really displace a lot of air and will help to keep it cool. https://www.amazon.com/Opolar-Laptop-Temperature-Display-Cooling/dp/B01E3Q7FS6/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1480278659&sr=1-3&keywords=opolar

Cooling pads that sit on the bottom don't do jack.

You might need to replace the thermal paste in a year or two, look up a youtube disassembly video for your laptop and familiarize yourself with proper repasting techniques.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=hp+15-ay195nr+disassembly

I'm assuming from those specs you are worried if it will overheat based on casual use, because you won't be gaming too hard on those specs. Best of luck!

Here is the vacuum.

https://imgur.com/gallery/k6CpNek
https://imgur.com/gallery/4JimH5y

The vacuum fan was the number one thing to bring down my temperatures. I was playing battlefront 2, undervolted to around -0.100, and on the cooling stand and was hitting 80-88 , not dangerous, but I still don't like seeing that number). With it attached, it runs high demanding games around 75-78 peak. Basically it has a suction cup you attach to your laptop vent. Then there are settings for power levels, or you can set it to smart power where it adjusts how much it is pushing out depending on the temperature (only setting I use)

Here it is on amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NACVLWM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The cooler I use is this
. I can get a little noisy but with my headset on, I do not hear anything. If you got any questions about it ama.

I don't know exactly to what degree, but a cooling pad under your laptop might help if you have intakes or vents underneath. There are also these usb fans that help pull air through your exhaust vent, not sure how effective they are either but moving more air can't hurt.

In addition to the cooling pads mentioned in another comment, there are also these external module-type cooling fans you could look into:

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https://www.amazon.com/Temperature-Auto-Temp-Detection-2600-5000RPM-Nintendo/dp/B01NACVLWM/

https://www.amazon.com/⭐️Klim-Cool-Laptop-Cooler-Fan/dp/B00ZA0HFSA/

https://www.amazon.com/⭐️Klim-Cool-Metal-Laptop-Cooler/dp/B01G3G3C7M/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/HAVIT-Laptop-Cooling-Portable-Laptops/dp/B0713PHFRW/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?keywords=havit+laptop+cooling+fan&qid=1564834584&s=gateway&sprefix=Havit+lap&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

I got this one.

A good cleaning might help. There are these as well.

Maybe pickup a cooling pad, never hurts to have some additional airflow. Maybe something like this.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0713PHFRW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_HVK0AbGBRFHRQ

Stick to any other setting that’s between 60 to lower 80s. You could try getting a laptop cooling pad or this ..i dont own one since mine is incompatible..seems very effective according to reviews.

TopMate 12-15.6 inch Gaming Laptop Cooler, Five Quite Fans and LCD Screen，2500RPM Strong Wind Speed Designed for Gamers and Office https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J18006K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_q2fDAbP0C5MY2

Here is what I play on. I love it.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=2WC-000N-00068

I play on legendary graphics and get a steady 60 FPS at all times. My only complaint about it is it tends to run a tad bit hot.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0713PHFRW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I use that cooler and it is great.

I also recommend this as an added purchase
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002WER27Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It's a solid all around system without paying an arm and a leg.

If you have a laptop with a side exhaust, this external vacuum fan will keep it nice and cool.

Laptop Fan Cooler with Temperature Display, Rapid Cooling, Auto-Temp Detection, 13 Wind Speed(2600-5000RPM), Perfect for Gaming Laptop, Nintendo Switch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NACVLWM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Vfs5Ab96YFNM7

I use the topmate cooler and my laptop bottom is no longer moderately warm under load, but even chilly at times. Temps dropped 8-12° C with this one, and after searching many sites trying to find accurate numbers, I just decided that finding a reliable one that was durable enough was my goal, and so far the topmate hasn’t disappointed.

>fact laptops don't usually have much clearance off the desk, so there is mnimial airflow. Raising it just an inch even, wor

i like this one

https://www.amazon.com/HAVIT-Laptop-Cooling-Cooler-Adjustable/dp/B0713PHFRW/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?keywords=laptop+cooling+pad&qid=1565496911&s=gateway&sr=8-3-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyVUVQSFhIQTZLQzFJJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDA1MzgwMU45NEU1M0pSTzlEMSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzA2OTgyWE5JOFQ4QU8wNzE4JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Yes indeed, I'm planning to mount four of these cooling fans on each vent of the Gigabyte Aero 15 XA and powering it with a seperate 4 port USB power bank.

a better way to get better temps is to change the thermal pastes on your cpu and gpu(and at the same time, clean out the fans, and thermal fins). In terms of cooling pads, you're better off buying usb exhaust fans that you place behind the vents to suck out air. its loud though

also, im not sure if replacing thermal pads would help, it probably would, but very little gains, its up to you since thermal pads are pretty cheap too

edit: this is what i got for my laptop a while ago: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NACVLWM/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_c_x_2_w

edit 2: Something to consider would be just increasing your cooling solutions. Instead of trying to overclock, try to control your temps so that your cpu/gpu won't throttle.

Another really expensive option would be is to email your laptop manufacturer if they would be willing to sell you a gpu upgrade. This is a really expensive option.
A cheaper alternative is to use external GPUs. I'm not really sure if you buy the housing and gpu separately or if its 1 whole package. If you can buy the housing separately, you'll have an option to choose a gpu that's not too powerful that your CPU will bottleneck

It's definitely overheat. Your system throttles to stop overheating. You can fix that with one of this.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NACVLWM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I use a gaming laptop aswell, Acer VX 15 (i7 7700hq, 16gb ram, SSD and 1050ti. I found best settings for me are running the game on full screen, 1600x900, I think sacale is on 100% I'll check it when I get home, AA on Ultra, Post Processing on very low, shadows on medium, textures on High, effects on very low, foliage on Ultra and View distance on High. I get 60-80 fps with that settings (ofc sometimes on the plane and on spawn I get 30-40 fps, but the game runs generally between 60-80). I use reshade and according to reshade im losing 0.Xfps by using it and game looks muuuch better, so it's definitely worth it for less than 1 fps drop. I also did a few tweaks on nvidia control panel. If you're interested in that I can link you to the guide I use.

I bought a laptop cooling fan HAVIT 5 Fans Laptop Cooling Pad for 14-17 Inch Laptop, Cooler Pad with LED Light, Dual USB 2.0 Ports, Adjustable Mount Stand (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0713PHFRW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.0kmDbNX3XF5H. It works really well.

It was pretty helpful yes, I have a 5 fan cooling pad and it was less than $15 or so. I would just look for a highly rated one and go for it.

It's this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0713PHFRW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_7460CbMQW2N0D

Looks like I got it on sale

I use the havit cooler and two opolar vacumn.

Vacumns work great, cooler not sure how much difference it actually makes but vacumn you can go hot to the touch to totally cool when touching the aluminum case above the keyboard.

OPOLAR Laptop Fan with Temperature Display and Cooling Pads https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01E3Q7FS6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_M7rqDb6ZJTH3F

HAVIT 5 Fans Laptop Cooling Pad for 14-17 Inch Laptop, Cooler Pad with LED Light, Dual USB 2.0 Ports, Adjustable Mount Stand (HV-F2068) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0713PHFRW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_-5rqDb4C7M1K6

I've used laptops as servers for decades. This was my fix: https://www.amazon.com/Temperature-Auto-Temp-Detection-2600-5000RPM-Nintendo/dp/B01NACVLWM/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=laptop+fan+opolar&qid=1554436073&s=gateway&sr=8-1

ASIN B01NACVLWM Item model number 10-1000-LC06US

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YMMV

Please remove all the tracking extras and only post the following shorter link:

https://www.amazon.com/HAVIT-Laptop-Cooling-Cooler-Adjustable/dp/B0713PHFRW

For desktops I've always used MSI afterburner. Very simple to use but never tried with a laptop.

If you don't already have one, consider getting a laptop cooling pad. You don't have to get one that's all "gamer" looking like the one in the link, but this one gave me significant performance gains on my old laptop. (Sorry my Reddit link game is weak)

https://www.amazon.com/HAVIT-Laptop-Cooling-Cooler-Adjustable/dp/B0713PHFRW

Opolar laptop fan

This fan has increased the life of my laptop by a lot. Takes up a usb slot but it's worth it.

Yeah, I am planning on purchasing this cooler for my laptop, lets hope it works out well!

They are worth using. They help lift your laptop up and add cooling air.

Not sure of specific brands I have a topmate one which keeps my laptop steady at 50degrres while gaming https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01J18006K?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image

I've got it sitting about an inch off my wooden desk (supported by some DIY Lego stands on the corners), none of the vents are blocked, and I just recently cleaned out whatever dust I could with some canned air and a vacuum cleaner.

Would setting up a desk fan (think one of those small personal ones you might get in a hospital that can clip onto a table) so it blows across/over/under my laptop help at all? I could set that up fairly easily, and at this point I'll do whatever the hell it takes to keep this thing cool.

I'm also looking into ordering two of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NACVLWM/ref=twister_B01N6M1LTK?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 to help with actually moving hot air away from the components. Would those help, or should I be looking into conventional cooling pads instead?

pheeew! That CPU is HOT my friend.


You need get the dust out of there or have someone clean it out and re-seat the heat sink. Also to make sure all the fans are working!

There is noooo way it should be that hot. You can get laptop fans that can help cool it. In particular, I saw this and thought it was pretty neat. It isn't terribly expensive either.

It seems like your GPU is not being held back by your CPU, so that is good, it isn't being bottle necked. The CPU running so hot, that it is absolutely causing it to throttle down to lower speeds.

The lower clock speeds mean higher frame times and for you that means lag spikes.

Your CPU should rarely be above 85C for normal every day operation. Somewhere in the 70C - 80C range for pretty heavy stuff. Maybe 90C for something like prime95 using AVX instructions--i.e. not normal everyday use.

If you are seeing 96C, man that is close to causing thermal damage to your CPU. You're seeing lag spikes because the processor is desperately trying to protect itself from damage. Once it hits 100C for any appreciable amount of time, your computer will just hard crash--just shut off. I wouldn't be surprised if you've had some crashes here and there due to this!

I highly recommend this
https://www.amazon.com/Temperature-Auto-Temp-Detection-2600-5000RPM-Nintendo/dp/B01NACVLWM/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=computer%2Bfan%2Bvacuum&qid=1566352616&s=gateway&sr=8-4&th=1
use it to cool laptop

The only things you can do to improve stock laptop fans are to improve the thermal interface by switching materials to stuff like liquid metal and improving the thermal pads.

Caution with liquid metal cooling is you cannot use it on aluminium and to use it very sparingly. That can allow for 13C potential drops. Or you can try using Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut.

Other laptop coolers are this beast designed for clamping onto the rear or sides of the laptop on the cooling exhaust. From my understanding of how it works it,s going to create one hell of vacuum to pull more air out of the laptop but it could wreck your laptop fans by overspeeding their bearings past their design RPM.

https://www.amazon.com/Temperature-Auto-Temp-Detection-2600-5000RPM-Nintendo/dp/B01NACVLWM/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=laptop+fan+cooler&qid=1563939603&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&smid=ACIAU6YNB8H7B

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01J18006K/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1 this is the one I'm using

The TopMate's design is the de facto standard so you couldn't go too wrong with it. The only thing I don't like is that it is not portable. I also recommend checking out this -> Laptop Fan Cooler. It is very portable and attacks the laptop air vent directly. The only downside is, this is not a one size fits all solution. Due to different thermal design, some laptops are unable to use it. Check it out and see if it work for you.

Yes, I finally get to show off my specs! I've been travelling a lot for work this past year, and previous setups included trying to play on netcafe machines (have not found the game installed on pcs outside of Japan), and lugging around a ps4 pro + peripherals (since slims were absolutely unavailable when I was looking).

clevo P950 HR

15.6 4K QFHD LG IPS Anitglare Matte Display

Intel Core i7-7700HQ quad core, 2.8ghz with 6mb smart cache

Nvidia 1070 Max-Q 8GB GPU

Killer Wireless-AC N1550 card

Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4-2400

Samsung 970 Pro 1TB NVMe and a 2TB Seagate Firecuda

Weighs about 5 pounds. Runs almost everything with no problems (ffxiv will run at 100+ frames on ultra), although I manually set fans to high when gaming. It stays pretty cool, but I also run a laptop cooler as well:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NACVLWM/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Here's one that's basically a re-brand:
https://www.eluktronics.com/P950ER

Hope this helps!

for sure, You tried the stupid cooling/fan pads? I never liked them, did make good for travel, but i did find these, https://www.amazon.com/Temperature-Display-Cooling-Auto-Temp-Detection/dp/B01NACVLWM/ref=sr_1_6?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1500673388&sr=1-6&keywords=laptop+cooler and they worked pretty good along with the 99% throttle

Does your laptop even get that hot ?

But for a Cooler that you can use laying down you could check this .

Not that i know of.
Try these: https://www.amazon.com/Temperature-Auto-Temp-Detection-2600-5000RPM-Nintendo/dp/B01NACVLWM

What do you think about this? Laptop Fan Cooler with Temperature Display, Rapid Cooling, Auto-Temp Detection, 13 Wind Speed(2600-5000RPM), Perfect for Gaming Laptop, Nintendo Switch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NACVLWM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Yx7VAbEP08BZW

I have the m15 RTX 2060 version with the 144hz screen and after returning it for over hearing (over 100 Celsius) and getting a fixed m15 I’ve had no problems.

It does come with a bit of apps like games but you can uninstall, and the quality is top notch for me and I’m usually very picky. I like the track pad and the webcam is good enough for twitch streaming (which I just started doing). Now games run around 75-82 Celsius plus streaming and playing music. I’ve raised the laptop a bit and got this to keep it cooler. Works perfectly

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NACVLWM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_oM2TCb2RYKMP7

Overall I love this laptop, but I’ve noticed with its competitors you can get more for your money (Lenovo).

Sorry I do not know how many degrees it cools but yes it does limit portability . I only use my laptop at home so it isn't an issue for me. There are small coolers that plug directly into the usb port but I have never used one of those types. I think they suck warm air out rather than blow air. Like this.

https://www.amazon.com/Temperature-Auto-Temp-Detection-2600-5000RPM-Nintendo/dp/B01NACVLWM/ref=pd_bxgy_147_3/139-4359693-1619526?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01NACVLWM&pd_rd_r=980fc117-630b-11e9-a637-6b060766031a&pd_rd_w=eaMwu&pd_rd_wg=pbxk4&pf_rd_p=a2006322-0bc0-4db9-a08e-d168c18ce6f0&pf_rd_r=QGH1RX8HNRBYKDQ5ZHQX&psc=1&refRID=QGH1RX8HNRBYKDQ5ZHQX

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Edit. It says in description that this type is not for slim laptops but there may be some that are.

This is the exact one I used before and last I knew it is still being used at the shop I used to work at. There are name brand ones which would most likely be better such as Cooler Master and Thermltake, also Targus which is primary an accessory company which I have had quite good luck with.

Pretty much they should all work about the same, the best thing to look at would be the warranty just in case something breaks. The first one I linked is cheap enough that it wouldn't matter too much, and you can also replace the fans on it with a little bit of wiring work.

This is another option which I have no experience with so I can't say how well it works if it does at all, but it seems like a cool little device. If somebody here has any experience with them then it may be a viable option for on the go cooling. But I can't personally recommend it as I have no experience.


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I've been wanting it for a while because my laptop gets so hot and I know it's going to crap out on me if I'm not more careful.

Thanks for the contest love and helping out with the Group Gift. :)

I have this one

jesus christ!! you could probably fry and egg on that heatsink. My e6400 doesn't go past 79c with a 5 dollar laptop cooler from amazon. You need a better cooling solution. here's the cooler I bought, it's not too loud and when you're gaming it's not noticeable at all. If you want to take it a step further I would suggest redoing the thermal paste on the cpu. You can also set speedfan to control the fan speed, keep it at a constant speed or around 2 to 2.5k when you're gaming so it doesn't get so hot.

http://www.amazon.com/Laptop-Notebook-Cool-Pad-Fans/dp/B001B077PO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1319414577&sr=8-3

I don't think you have to worry too much about damage, just get msi afterburner or something and setup a good auto fan. If it starts to get too hot get one of those fans you can set it on I had one for my laptop before I got a pc. I just looked it up and found the exact one http://www.amazon.com/Laptop-Notebook-Cool-Pad-Fans/dp/B001B077PO you may want one without the led.

I go to the United States Naval Academy. I'm currently working on my bachelor's of Science in Information Technology. Something interesting? Only seniors are allowed to leave the campus Monday-Friday, and me being a sophomore means I can only go out on the weekends :/

This weight vest would really help me train when exercising or going through the endurance course. Since I'll be commissioned in the Navy or Marine Corps when I graduate and that I have to take bi-yearly physical tests, this will help me out more than you think.

Since there's still a few bucks left in your contest, this laptop cooler will ensure my computer runs at 100% when I'm staying up all night doing homework and programming for my classes.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Cooling-R9-NBC-4WAK-GP/dp/B002MU1ZRS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1398322486&sr=8-3&keywords=cooler+master+cooling+pad

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-U2-Cooling/dp/B002NU5V4A/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1398322486&sr=8-5&keywords=cooler+master+cooling+pad

I used this one for my old laptop for quite a bit and it worked pretty well

I use this and love it Cooler Master (I chose this one bc its 17")

On most laptops, both a hard drive and a memory upgrade are very simple. There is usually a cover on the bottom of the laptop for the hard drive, and often the memory as well. Some machines have the memory under the keyboard, although I have not seen that as much in recent years.

RAM is the easier of the two upgrades, because you just plug it in, and go back to work. The HDD upgrade will require you to copy everything to the new hard drive, and that does take more work.

For your model of laptop, I went to Sony's site, and guickly found this guide to replacing a hard drive which shows everything in good detail. It would be easy todo the mechanical part.

This general user guide shows how to upgrade the RAM. Most reputable memory manufacturers will be happy to help you pick the correct RAM.

Changing the fan will be a bit more complex, and I usually farm that out as vendor warranty work, because I just don't want to deal with it. However, if you are overheating, getting a powered cooling pad, such as this, can help quite a bit in some situations. Overheating will cause the CPU to run slower, and one of those could help.

For a cooling pad:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-Notepal-X2-Notebook/dp/B002MU1ZRS/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1369859024&sr=8-3-fkmr0&keywords=Cooler+Master+NotePal+X2+Laptop+Cooling+Pad+with+140mm+Blue+LED+Fan+%28R9-NBC-4WAK-GP%29.

I live in the US and this pad has about 1,200 reviews and it's overall rating is at 4.75 stars.

As for your cleaning question, compressed air is the best way to go. Blow the air both ways into the intake and exhaust in order to assure you got as much dust as you can out. If you know the ins and outs of your laptop, an even better way is to take it apart and clean the fans that way (using compressed air again).

Hope this helps.

Those fans are the little $10 cheap fans from walmart that barely push any air at all (it's probably not doing much at all). Why not invest in one of these if you don't have a desktop? Trust me you won't be able to use your laptop without it once you have one.

You really should have gotten a cooling pad for your computer. Excessive overheating can lead to ruined parts.

If your processor however does return to normal (High allocation may be due to misses from L1 cache repeatedly because of heat dissipation), I would recommend this cooling pad:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002MU1ZRS

I use this, I have had it for almost a year and my laptop is always resting ontop and I have never had any temperture problems, even when running large programs like solidworks or playing video games.

after dropping mine and having fan blades fall out, this does a pretty good job of keeping things cool. the fan is in the center, which isn't optimal for mine, but it still works fine.

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-939-000181-Portable-Lapdesk-N315/dp/B002NTADVW

Get one of them, buy a wireless usb mouse, disable trackpad, play anywhere with your new mobile desktop. Only way to use a laptop.

Put it on your lap, table, chair, whatever.

Sounds like you bought a HP Pavilion DV6TQE. I bought that same one back in Februrary (ended up returning it due to not really needing it).

It's a very nice laptop, and the screen is absolutely gorgeous. For SWTOR, you will have to download a hacked version of the AMD drivers from Guru3D. Long story short, AMD doesn't make official drivers for the 7690 yet.

Other than that, the game should run very well at 1920x1080 with most details up. The settings I used were:

1. Textures: High
   
2. Shaders: High
   
3. Antialiasing: Low (off lost FPS)
   
4. Character Detail: Low (high is possible, but increases stutter)
   
5. Anisotropic Filtering: Medium (low lost FPS)
   
6. Shadows: Off
   
   You will perform great in the regular parts of the world, but Warzones/Ilum/Fleet will slow down. It's just how the game is. Try to see past it and enjoy!
   
   Logitech N315 Lap Pad also works AWESOME with this laptop. Keeps your lap cool, it's small but well built, and it has a slide-out mouse tray!
   
   Enjoy the new laptop!

I've had this for about 6 years, and still use it constantly (typing on it right now). It easily fits in a bag alongside your laptop, it's grippy to prevent sliding, and the mousepad slides out the side. I bought mine from target for $20, but that was almost 7 years ago, so I'm not sure if they still have them lol.

Please don't buy the one from that Amazon page though. Not worth $189 :)

I've also used a RF wireless keyboard and mouse to play my PC games on my big screen one room away.

I have both Logitech keyboard and mouse. Having to extend the receivers with USB cables (because anything more than 6 feet away will cause signal drops) and still having significant input lag makes it feel pretty different than playing at the desk. Also, I'm sure the TV itself introduces latency that the monitor on the desk does not.

I'm curious if others have a similar set up going on when they feel like playing on the big screen TV, and what solutions they've come up with.

Edit: for mouse surface, I'm using a lap desk with a slide-out mouse tray. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-939-000181-Portable-Lapdesk-N315/dp/B002NTADVW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1347302895&sr=1-1&keywords=Logitech+Portable+Lapdesk+N315

You need something like this http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002NTADVW?pc_redir=1411840382&robot_redir=1

TL;DR: point a fan at it

Back in the early 00's I spent all my high school graduation money on an Alien A51m laptop. You want to talk about overheating? This sucker had a full-blown desktop Pentium 4 inside. Astonishingly, the thing never shut itself off but the ATI GPU would overheat and throttle itself in short order, reducing fps to the single digits.

How did I stop this? I elevated the rear of the laptop to give it more room to breathe, and I pointed one of those 6" spring-clamp desk fans at it.

So you can get a fan. Or you can buy something like THIS.

I have used a cooling pad with a fan before (this is it) and it worked pretty well for my laptop, so I am thinking that a pad with a fan in it would be best. Also, I would prefer that it would be able to run via a USB port.

I bought the thing years ago, it outlasted the laptop I got it for too. Has worked great with both PS3/4.

http://www.amazon.com/Targus-Chill-AWE55US-Black-Gray/dp/B002NU5O9C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396936148&sr=8-1&keywords=targus+laptop+fan+stand

Targus Lap Chill Mat for Laptop, Black/Gray (AWE55US) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002NU5O9C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_LJnoxbCE3S3D9 What do you guys think about this guy? Seems like it would work well and is light enough that it works for me and is in my price range.

oh sorry here's something, I just googled it by all means i'm not recommending this one, just one for example:
https://www.amazon.com/Targus-Chill-Laptop-Black-AWE55US/dp/B002NU5O9C

I have the Targus Chill Mat for a different laptop, and really like it.

Technically yes, but I've had it on this cooling pad for forever.

https://www.amazon.com/Targus-Chill-Laptop-Black-AWE55US/dp/B002NU5O9C

35GB Should be enough for you to bootcamp and install steam on, you won't have room for much else though if you decide that you like using Windows for other applications (and increasing a partition size is a huge pain in the ass).

Is CS:GO actually causing your MacBook to overheat (loss in performance or malfunctions) or is the exterior warm / fans kicking on high? Macbooks actually use the frame to help vent heat from the interior components, and that is why it seems like it gets warm to the touch easily.

Either way, I do tend to notice less heat issues running games in bootcamp just because they are better optimized, and also Windows has more features for manual fan control to help with heating issues. (OSX has a couple options but Windows has more that are more robust). If you are still having issues with heat, I'd also highly recommend getting something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Targus-Chill-Laptop-Black-AWE55US/dp/B002NU5O9C

You're welcome for the help!

Now...how long a computer lasts really all depends on two things:

1. How well you take care of it
   
2. The manufacturer's design and the parts they use.
   
   Regarding #1:
   
   As long as you don't bang it around, drop it, spill anything on it, & you always use a cooling pad (NEVER use a laptop directly on a pillow/blanket/etc. to keep your lap from overheating. Spend $40 on a good cooling pad), it should last awhile (barring any 'lemon' parts, that is). IMHO, this cooling pad is about the best one you can get. Also, it doesn't hurt to get a keyboard skin for around $8-10. I use one on my laptop and pretty much nothing gets into my keyboard (and I can use it like normal).
   
   

   EDIT
   

   
   Oh, two of the more common parts to fail/break on a laptop (other than the video) are the power jack and one or both hinges. This is because these parts are the ones most often physically manipulated by the user. Take care when opening/closing the lid and when you plug in the charger, and they should last just as long as the rest of it. Just make sure that people aren't going to trip over your cord when it's plugged into the wall. This can damage the power jack more than a lot of other things...the cord being yanked out of the jack at an angle.
   
   Regarding #2:
   
   I have seen so-called cheap laptops last for years (the $349 Compaq that I bought my girlfriend back in 2009 is going strong) and I have seen expensive ones die right around a week after the warranty expired :/
   
   HP had a whole line of laptops suck hard (dv2000s, dv6000s, and dv9000s - the latter starting at around $1350). The video would go out on these things (right around a year in) requiring a motherboard replacement. There were cheaper fixes, but they weren't permanent. The extended the warranties of around half of the affected models. My dad and GF both had models/serial numbers that weren't covered so they were kinda screwed. Does this mean that all HP computers are shit? No it doesn't. It can be a bit of a crap shoot with newer models though. That HP I linked you to has a decent low-end processor (Intel Pentium 2020M), the minimum amount of RAM anyone should want anymore (4GB, expandable to 8GB), and a reasonable hard drive (500GB). It also has an optical drive (Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW), which a lot of higher end laptops don't anymore.
   
   It won't be the fastest laptop by any stretch of the imagination, but it should be fine for email/Internet/Office Suite/Netflix - maybe even some light Photoshop work - but not a lot more than that.
   
   

   EDIT #2
   

   
   There's another package deal with the same everything plus Microsoft Office for $120 more.

A solid cooling pad/mat to put it on. As mine has gotten older, it runs hot (and my leg would suffer greatly). I use something similar to this, but there's a number of options out there.

http://www.amazon.com/Targus-Chill-AWE55US-Black-Gray/dp/B002NU5O9C/ref=lp_2243862011_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1369314080&sr=1-14 is the one I've been using. I just picked it up at the local Target on a whim and I've had some pretty good results.

I'm worried it might be a video card issue – like maybe your video card overheated while playing a game and is damaged. If you think this could be the issue, you might try to keep your laptop cool while gaming on it. I like to prop my laptop up on 4 disposable water bottle lids and get a fan to blow air under it. Or for a less ghetto solution, you could get a cooling pad like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002NU5O9C/

I personally have this http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002NU5O9C/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0026NCYPS&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0BZKGQHD8641J1WQZRAP , it lowers (gaming) temps by around 10 C. Its pretty silent, and cushioned so its comfortable on your lap.

Here are the links for the products I used. I tried a few cooling pads and chose the one below because it was quiet, comfortable to use on the couch and at least could hide the cable. The USB-C hub was a random choice and probably on sale but it worked without any issues.

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ASUS XG-Station-Pro eGPU - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CP36KHH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Targus Cooling pad - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002NU5O9C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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USB-C Hub - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H2ZS1B5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Hope this helps you make your decision!

It is a Cooler Master U3:
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Notebook-R9-NBC-8PCK-G/dp/B003ZMF27G

This is the best notebook cooler you'll ever find. It's made of solid aluminum, has three movable fans, and also tilts you laptop to the proper angle for typing.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Notebook-R9-NBC-8PCK-G/dp/B003ZMF27G/

I would recommend this: http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Notebook-R9-NBC-8PCK-G/dp/B003ZMF27G/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1324964138&sr=8-3

Keeps my laptop extremely cool, even when gaming and the CPU is at full steam ahead.

Thanks for all the comments so far. What do people think about getting a cooler like this one: http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Notebook-R9-NBC-8PCK-G/dp/B003ZMF27G/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1303756758&sr=1-5

I essentially use this thing like a desktop, and don't mind having a clunky machine hanging from it.

We're using the Cooler Master NotePal U3. The included fans are completely removable & can be positioned anywhere. Had it for a few years now & has worked well on several different laptops from an MX18 R2 to the 17R4 we have now.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-Notepal-U3-notebook/dp/B003ZMF27G

You can probably find something more up-to-date in the same range. :)

I use this one It looks good, metal but still lightweight and I don't bother with the fans.

Edit: not the "Plus" version which is for 19 inch laptops.

One quick remedy is to elevate the back of your laptop to increase ventilation. This helps it cool better. You may use a laptop cooling pad like this: https://www.amazon.de/Cooler-Master-Notepal-R9-NBC-8PCK-GP-Computers/dp/B003ZMF27G

In my experience, the cooling pad doesn't even need to have its own fans. Just helping air go through your laptop's cooling system helps a lot.

It should work fine. If you want better fan placement ability, get a Cooler Master U2 or U3 with movable fans.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Configurable-R9-NBC-8PCK-GP/dp/B003ZMF27G/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1374105608&sr=1-1&keywords=cooler+master+u3

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Configurable-R9-NBC-8PCK-GP/dp/B003ZMF27G

Buy that! I recently bought it and it's great. Fans are very quiet even when at max speed. Also you can move them around to whichever spots are hot. The design is simple and works very well. Highly recommend.

The Coolermaster Notepal U3 is a good alternative as well. Try posting to /r/suggestalaptop if you want some more opinions.

Also just out of interest, when was the last time you cleaned the fans on your laptop? Surely it wouldn't just overheat under normal loads (gaming)? Are you by any chance blocking the fan inlet?

I use this cooling pad for my 17 inch alieneware and I have no complaints (19 inch/3 fan version). The fans can be positioned to where your intake fan is so you have some flexibility. For instance, I have one positioned directly under my cpu intake and another under my gpu intake while the third is in between for extra cooling. I paid around $30 for mine, but if you get the 17 inch model or smaller it should be around $20.

I disagree. I've had the same problem with a HP dv6 and forcing more air in helped me with my heat and throttling issues. I'd agree cleaning it is the best course of action though.

I have this cooler pad. The repositional fans are great!

Whoops, I was being wrong. What I really meant was something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Massive23-Notebook-Oversized-CLN0015/dp/B003ZUXXWO/ref=sr_1_11?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1370811752&sr=1-11&keywords=usb+laptop+fan

You're better off just getting a cooling pad to put under your PS4. I suggest this model.

> Everything is working other than the mono.

I'm assuming mono means monitor. So the screen doesn't work.

Let me introduce you to clamshell mode. Lets you use your Mac with an external monitor/keyboard/mouse while it's plugged in with the lid shut. So it's a desktop basically.

I've been using an old 13" Macbook as my HTPC for several years now since the screen died. I even installed Mac OS X Server and have it running VPN and Plex servers. It sits under my TV and sips power and provides services and occasionally plays something on my TV.

My piece of advice about clamshell mode: realize that the CPU/GPU fans partially suck air in through the gaps in the keyboard, so having the lid shut will lower cooling performance. I had issues with CPU throttling in my early days. This became a non-issue as soon as I got a laptop cooler, something like this that sits under it. So get one of those.

i have this cooler http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Massive23-Notebook-Oversized-CLN0015/dp/B003ZUXXWO/ref=sr_1_6?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1334603664&sr=1-6

Since I will use my dock while gaming I am going to get one of these cooling pads. They all seem to be whisper quiet. I will also get the Arctic usb fan for travelling.

http://smile.amazon.com/HV-F2063-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling-Ultra-portable/dp/B012952R7C/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8

http://smile.amazon.com/LotFancy-12-Cooling-6-Levels-Adjustable/dp/B00RGLPNKI/ref=zg_bs_2243862011_4

http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Massive23-Notebook-Oversized-CLN0015/dp/B003ZUXXWO/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8

http://smile.amazon.com/HAVIT-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8

Seems okay I guess. This is the one I got, but my machine is 17":

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003ZUXXWO/ref=mp_s_a_1_4

Should buy an anti-static wrist strap to be on the safe side.

Also some thermal paste. Your PSU/cooler should come with thermal paste already applied, but it is good to have some handy just in case.

Other than that you just need a screwdriver really.

If you are going to buy only a few components for the computer at first, I would get the backbone of it first (CPU, motherboard, RAM). That way, you have them out of the way with. From there you can just get them bit by bit.

Why do you need $30?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0087X728K/ - $3

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007XBIQ0/ - $4.50

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004N8ZQKY - $6

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S4U7F38/ - $4.50

Good advice. An anti-static wrist strap is a sensible precaution whenever dealing with electronic components, boards, etc. I wouldn't open any of my keyboards without one.

https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Anti-Static-Components-RTK-002-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY

This?

Dont build it on carpet, and if youre super worried buy one of these. Super cheap and easy peace of mind.

No it's not really difficult.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qczGR4KMnY

I'm not sure Linus mentions this, but make sure power is not plugged in, and hold down power button 5 seconds to drain all power from unit. (*That is really important) I tend to unplug literally everything, as power could be entering a peripheral device via one of their external power sources.

Also, it's a good idea to use a anti-static wrist strap: https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Anti-Static-Components-RTK-002-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510329884&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=anti+static+wrist+strap+ifixit

However, the same goal is accomplished by holding one hand to the metal frame of the chassis, which is grounding yourself so that static is not transferred to the components you are handling.

These are what some might consider, "overkill" precautions, but should make you feel confident that you are not going to damage what you are working on.

The wooden table with the wood floor will be fine. If you're really concerned with it get a anti-static wrist strap.

During my build, I had to order SATA cables. Velcro ties came in hand too.

I would also advise getting an ESD wrist strap: http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Anti-Static-Components-RTK-002-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY

It's also very good practice that whenever you touch any computer components with your bare hands to have an ESD on your wrist at all times. Static buildup from you can discharge onto the very tiny electronic components and fuse the nano circuits of a computer. You would never feel or see it either as it takes fractions of what it would take for you to feel. It may not destroy your computer, but it'll rob you of a lot of performance that you just paid top dollar for. That's just my $.02. I work in IT and have A+ certification.

ESD mat for your work top

ESD wrist strap to be clipped to the case to ground you

edit- I forgot to say how fucking cool your setup looks btw. I love the ingenuity.

Heh, thanks. When we moved out of the city we tried being rednecks for a while, but it wasn't quite right. We've been calling ourselves 'bumpkins' for a bit, but 'bubba' might be better.


The idea hit me because this thing is a pain in the ass. Spiral cord means it's always under some pressure, so the clip flies off if it's not really well attached. And since it usually connects to an unpainted surface of the power supply, it's not always easy to find a good place to clip to. All in all it's just super inconvenient to work with it on (especially when something doesn't have a power supply in it).

Wear an anti-static wrist strap when you handle parts. The last thing you want is shorting your motherboard 5 seconds into your build.

The bracelets are like these, the wallwart i'd recommend looking up since i don't think i'm going to explain it well. But, it's basically a bunch of caps that go between the wall plug, and the device you're plugging in to give some resistance if you do cause a short. You can buy them, or build them im pretty sure. Again i'd do some research of your own, definitely not explaining it right lol

You can make that Vac ESD with less than 15 dollars.

Just buy one of these and you will have the ESD version.

http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-RTK-002-Anti-Static-Components-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416294523&sr=8-1&keywords=grounding+wrist+strap&pebp=1416294522874

And if the nozzles are ESD now, then go get some pastidip.

Don't think that it's rocket science to build a PC, think of it as a mature version of Lego's.

Everything goes into one place and one place only, your only fear should be damaging the parts. But with common sense, it should be easy to avoid that. A tip for now is to not build on carpet, or anything that can shock you. If possible, try to work on wood. An Anti-Static Wristband should help out.

If you do get stuck on anything, you can just Google it and look around for information. :)

Here's a video on how to build a PC, everything just snaps in to place!

Rosewill ESD Anti-Static Wrist Strap Components RTK-002, Black/Yellow https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004N8ZQKY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_N4XtzbE4B4Q46

I am new to PC building but given your situation you might want to be a little cautious.

An $5 anti-static wrist band might be a worthwhile investment to protect your pc from static

https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Anti-Static-Components-RTK-002-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY

Hairy dude, huh... me too.

Hey, if you feel you need it, then the best suggestion I've seen is to make sure it's long. All of them work the same pretty much. It'll get annoying really quickly when you have to move around and grab stuff.

I'll just put this out there. Touching a PSU from a tower, that's plugged in, after you've moved about a little, will handle your static issues.

And to not be the guy who doesn't offer a solution:

https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Anti-Static-Components-RTK-002-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496431278&sr=8-1&keywords=static+wrist+strap+long

That should cut it. It's got a little disconnect so that you'll be able to move around a bit more.

If you're really concerned you can always get something like this.

As long as you don't build on carpet with socks on static isn't anything to worry about. All you need to do is occasionally touch something metal such as the power supply to ground yourself. If you are still worried you could get something like a cheap Anti static wrist band, just put that on your leg (touching skin) and clip it to something metal/ conductive.

Unless you're on a carpet, you can probably just periodically touch a grounded metal to discharged yourself.

Otherwise, get an anti static wrist strap, like this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004N8ZQKY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_L07ADb7BB8XYX

Connect your PSU to the wall socket, make sure the PSU is turned OFF (if you can also turn off the wall socket, even better), put the strap on your wrist and connect the other end to the PSU fan grill. This will ground you properly so that you can safely build your computer.

Again, make sure the PSU is OFF when you do this. You don't want to risk electrocuting yourself.

You can probably run to your local Electronic store and pick up a Anti-Static Wristband

I've taken ESD training for a previous job. Even if you can't feel ESD, it's always there unless you are continuously grounded. Even just moving around slightly can create enough of a charge to damage sensitive components. Processors and RAM normal run at around 1-2 volts, and they aren't designed to interface directly with the outside world, so they probably aren't designed with ESD protection (that would add cost, size, and compromise signal integrity). Just a few volts could be enough to damage it. Obviously you should avoid touching the contacts while installing it, but sometimes that's impossible because the parts are so small these days.

If you touch grounded metal, you could have a 50-100 volt charge on your body seconds later just from sitting there. You won't feel it of you touch metal again, since that would take thousands of volts, but it's easily enough to damage sensitive components.

When I said I'm pretty sure I damaged RAM by not taking ESD precautions, I mean obviously I know to touch the grounded case at a minimum. But that wasn't good enough. I don't know for sure how it was damaged, but memory doesn't just go bad and start getting memcheck errors on its own immediately after installing it.

I'm not saying you need an industrial ESD process, but a wrist strap is just a few dollars and it will greatly reduce the risk of damaging anything. An ESD mat is a little more expensive, but nice to have as a safe place to set components while you're swapping them.

You could hold onto grounded metal the whole time you're working, but that's pretty inconvenient, and you might want both hands free.

Edit: if Amazon links are allowed, here's a wrist strap for $6. If your PSU has a physical switch you can turn that off and leave it plugged in, and that will ground the case. You can clip the strap to the case with the alligator clip. https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Grounding-Alligator-RTK-002-Detachable/dp/B004N8ZQKY/

Zip tips are a big help with cable management so I'd definitely get some. Unless you live in a pretty hot/humid environment the case fans will be plenty. You can get a magnetic screw driver/magnetic screw tray to make sure those pesky screw don't get lost, but those are those are very optional of course. Can also get an anti-static wrist strap if you are paranoid about static discharges potentially damaging parts but those happen super rarely and are an inconvenience not worth it to many. Other than that seems like you've got everything you need. You really only need zip ties, everything else is optional. Good luck with the build!

Around and about. I haven't looked much into it but I was going to buy this one from Amazon

I believe 99.99% ppl do not care about this and build PCs just fine, though if you wanna be safe to 100% - just buy this stuff for 5 buck https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Grounding-Alligator-RTK-002-Detachable/dp/B004N8ZQKY

invest in these...

https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Anti-Static-Components-RTK-002-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY

https://www.amazon.com/Titan-Tools-11061-Magnetic-Parts/dp/B000HYL20G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504297831&sr=8-1&keywords=magnetic+bowl

https://www.amazon.com/TANKING-Reusable-Fastening-Microfiber-Cloth-6/dp/B01K021UAG/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1504297886&sr=1-7&keywords=velcro+cable+ties

I always touch the PSU and the case. Works great so far. And if you're still paranoid you can get an ESD wrist strap.

Well, components are surprisingly resilient(except the cpu, be careful with the pins or ask someone to put it, you dont want to be 3 hours mucking about with a mechanical pencil trying to straighten pins on a corner) For static, get fluffy the cat out of the room, roll the carpet and get one of these at a local store https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Grounding-Alligator-RTK-002-Detachable/dp/B004N8ZQKY
All`s good after that

What monitor are you planning to use, a high end card would be a complete waste without either a high refresh or high resolution monitor and i would strongly suggest you buy a 1440p 144 hz monitor like this one with the remaining money https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/qnqhP6/samsung-lc27jg50qqnza-270-2560x1440-144hz-monitor-lc27jg50qqnza

It's probably not worth the trouble of asking micro center. You can purchase an antistatic wrist strap if you aren't comfortable relying on the occasional case touch. http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-RTK-002-Anti-Static-Components-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY/ref=pd_cp_e_0

In honesty, you probably won't end up destroying anything. A PC is like a really expensive puzzle; you can't put things where they aren't supposed to go and have the thing explode(most of the time). There are also a TON of videos and guides on it. It's not as hard as one may anticipate.

> Is a glasses-cleaning cloth type okay?

That'll work fine. I often use a toothpick or a ear swab thing to wrap the cloth around, it'll help you get any stubborn stuff up.

I usually clean with isopropyl alcohol, just get the cloth damp and then clean so you don't get it everywhere and have to wait for it to dry.

If you're worried about static, you can just pick up an anti static strap to ground yourself to the case:

https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Anti-Static-Components-RTK-002-Yellow/dp/B004N8ZQKY

Maintaining physical contact with the case will also ground you to it, and it's usually not hard to do so it's just something t o pay attention to.

>my liquid cooler was a huge chore to install/mount so the idea of having to do that again isn't very appealing

Definitely one of the reasons I usually opt for air coolers, the maintenance is easier. That being said, it definitely sounds like you need to re-do the paste. Kaby Lake (7th gen intel) runs hotter than normal but not that hot.

I would probably recommend sticking with the plan to unmount the cooling block and the radiator, that way you can get proper leverage and see what you're doing better.

For thermal paste I usually get Arctic Silver 5 because I'm too lazy to research thermal paste, but there's a few superior options at this point I'm pretty sure.

>I always get super nervous when touching my processor

Well you don't have to unmount the CPU at least, and that's definitely the more scary part. When you're pulling the heatsink off of the CPU, just gradually increase your pulling pressure with a very slow rotation. If it's stuck on there harder than you're comfortable pulling, there are a couple options:

1. Run a stress test like prime 95 for ~10 minutes before you shut down and begin disassembly, that should leave enough heat to keep the paste pliable.
   
   
2. Use floss and gently work it between the CPU and the heatsink to try to cut through any stubborn dry spots.
   
   
3. Carefully use a blow dryer to warm up the heatsink a bit until the cooler comes loose. Be cautious doing this to avoid static: it's best to disconnect yourself from the case entirely, pick up the hair dryer, apply heat while avoiding touching the case, then set the hair dryer down, discharge yourself by touching a ground (metal vents are my go to), and then reconnect your anti-static strap / resume maintaining contact with the case to ground yourself as you work on removing the cooler.
   
   Let me know if you have questions.

That actually can help me a lot to build it. I have seen a couple of videos but am afraid of just breaking a pin on the motherboard by connecting it wrong

Does this work to ground myself since my house is basically all carpet:

Rosewill Anti Static Wrist Strap Band with Grounding Wire, ESD Strap with Alligator Clip. Rosewill RTK-002 ESD Wrist Band with Detachable Extra Long Coiled Cord https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004N8ZQKY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_eQD8AbQYK5SXB

1. If you build, you must buy Windows seperate
   
2. because static electricity can kill your components pretty easily, just grab a anti static strap they are pretty cheap, and can save you the cost of a whole component
   
   as for pre-builts, for the price i think they just are not worth it

It was not hard to build the mobo into the case, just keep on top of your cable management. If you can, remove the HD sled first (unless of course you need it). All the screws come with the products that I purchased, yes. Be careful about stripping screws, just use the proper driver (no power!). I believe I have 8 standoffs mounted + 1 nub that comes pre-attached to the case. I probably watched ALL the youtube videos, lol. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=fractal+meshify+c+build

Things I made sure I had for my build before all my parts showed up.

1. Anti Static wristband
   
   
2. Computer screw set I did end up stripping a screw or two and had to replace them from here.
   
   
3. Nice microfiber cloth for the tempered glass leave the plastic on the glass during the build, it will get loaded with finger prints.
   
   
4. Screwdriver set you probably already have this, I just wanted magnetic ones.
   
   
5. Fine screwdriver I used this A LOT.
   
   
6. Magnetic screw tray
   
   I got most of these items as a tip from a youtube video but I can not find it at the moment. Yeah, definitely let me know if you need help with anything or just want me to show you "how I did it". The manual for the mother board has the header LEDs defined on there, there is one dead spot (no pin) in the top right, obviously dont use that one but also don't use the one below it even though its labeled ground for the reset button (thats the only issue I had).

You could ground yourself with an anti-static wrist strap if this is while you are stationary and petting her.

Gotcha, well hope things go well for you! I'm the same way with triple A titles which is why I bought a GTX 1060 personally for my computer to last me 3-5 years, with at 5 years being able to run triple A titles on low at least. Though if that's the case with having a lot of downtime at work, I would highly agree on buying a laptop in that case! The laptop you stated does seem decent and should be plenty well enough for some casual gaming, and should be good enough for mmo's. I'd also recommend buying a cooling pad(example) as well for if you're to be playing mmo's, especially if raiding is your interested as raiding can be quite impact-ful on your cpu!

Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim Ultra-Slim Laptop Cooling Pad with 160mm Fan (R9-NBC-XSLI-GP) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_c5I5xbSS7FNY6

I just bought the cheapest one with the highest ratings. Here is a link

Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim Ultra-Slim Laptop Cooling Pad with 160mm Fan (R9-NBC-XSLI-GP) by Cooler Master http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_pw95tb1GPJ5D2

My mistake it is only a 160mm fan but it works wonders. It's solidly made but it is mostly plastic so be careful with it.

It works via usb so just plug it into one of the usb slots on your laptop.

Sounds like a heat management issue. You may have a fan that's dead or on the way out, or maybe five years of dust have taken their toll on the vents.

You can try to gently clear them with a can of compressed air, but it's also likely that a $20 lap cooler such as this one will remedy the problem: http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/

I'm using this for my y410p https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_ijN6tb10SJJ3S

is this good and worth 19$? im really bad at laptops lol

For most CPUs that is rather high, and could be causing the issue. Usually games require more processing power, thus causing the cpu to put out more heat. Because you are using a laptop, there are limitations as to what you can do without opening up the case. First, I would recommend trying to get dust out of the laptop. This Video can show you a good way to do it. You can also try getting a laptop cooling pad such as this one, which can help some but not a whole lot.

There could still be another issue causing the random shutdowns, but that heat seems like a likely culprit.

I would double what /u/Ikarikaze said, and then suggest a laptop cooling pad to help keep temps low, similar to this : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_PJjrxb0YQEWW2

I've always liked cooler master


http://smile.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1462570828&sr=1-7&keywords=laptop+cooling

This is a notebook, correct? You can try blowing out the vent(s) with compressed air to get any dust that might be around the fan. I also suggest getting a cooling pad of some sort. Just doing a quick search, [this one] (http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1411032079&sr=1-1&keywords=laptop+cooling+pad) looks promising. That's a link to the US Site, if you're in another country just search "Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim" on Amazon and you'll find it.

> Lets go out and buy a load of extremely expensive equipment. Yes I'll thank you. I know the solution to overheating but it's too expensive.

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1464791903&sr=8-7


If you seriously can't afford a $15 cooling pad, I'm willing to buy one for you.

Dust, as above.

Buy one of those laptop coolers, it's like a stand with a big fan in it.

I used to have an alienware that got super hot and this fixed the issue.
https://www.amazon.ca/Cooler-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-Cooling-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0

The X-slim cooling pad helps significantly. I read somewhere that it cools by 10 degrees. After heavy gaming - see the Tomb Raider example above - with the laptop on the cooling pad, the bottom near the fans (near where the exhaust fans are) is basically not hot at all. The X-slim does a fantastic job at cooling. Also the build quality is nice. I think that at $20 it's a pretty good deal, and even if the pad goes bad at that price it's not like you lost much.

The build quality of the laptop is nice. The lid of the laptop (below where the Gigabyte logo is) gives a bit of flex when you push down while the laptop is closed. Otherwise it feels very nice. I think that the surface around the trackpad and keyboard is made out of a nice metal. I can carry the laptop with one hand easily and not worry about it - the size and weight are really nice, so it should fit nicely in my backpack's laptop sleeve and not be a burden while traveling.

This should be a portable laptop, but you should consider a travel charger as well since this laptop doesn't hold a charge very well.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/anbl95/ryzen_master_for_mobile_ryzen_modify/

This isn't my area of expertise, but basically the faster the processor runs the more heat it will make, and it will throttle itself to prevent a thermal shutdown (usually around 90c). Depending on how good the cooling is on the laptop (fans, heatsinks) that allows for a certain level of speed before the cooling is maxed out and the heat is still within an acceptable range - which is usually lower for a laptop than a desktop, given the smaller fans and problems with resting your hands on a device that is getting very hot!

Basically, you can tell the computer that it's OK to run a little hotter in order to let it go faster. Placing the laptop on top of a cooling pad (random example: https://www.amazon.ca/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0) will help keep it cooler/faster as well. Depending on how the laptop is built (vent placement, fan hole sizes) a cooling pad can make a pretty big difference alone.

If you want to check out your laptop's performance, you can install MSI Afterburner or another temperature/clock speed monitoring suite and look at the logs after a gaming session. Reaching heat capacity typically shows on a graph as the clock speed of the chip maxing out initially, then dropping down as heat increases.

Every laptop I've gamed on runs stupid hot, too hot to hold. Eventually i got a base cooling pad that works perfectly, though it does reduce the laptops mobility some.

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=sr_1_8?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1540129185&sr=1-8&keywords=laptop+cooler

https://www.amazon.com/TopMate-15-6-17-3-Inch-Cooling-Screen%EF%BC%8C2400RPM-Designed/dp/B07CGZ3349/ref=sr_1_20?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1540129185&sr=1-20&keywords=laptop+cooler

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You could always get something like {Ultra Low Graphics Mod} if you really need it.

But you can also get a laptop cooling fan for like 15-20 bucks,I used one of these bad boys before I built my desktop PC.

I highly suggest picking up a usb laptop cooler. http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1414616286&sr=1-1&keywords=laptop+cooler Your laptop and your balls will thank you.

Take a look at these.

https://www.amazon.com/HAVIT-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooling-Cooler/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1501403162&sr=1-3&keywords=laptop+cooler

https://www.amazon.com/DeepCool-Cooling-Multi-Core-X6/dp/B00FB3ICK6/ref=pd_sbs_147_6?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00B3RZ298&pd_rd_r=6Q8QMPH2AANBZDWEJ1H6&pd_rd_w=HZCXG&pd_rd_wg=3fMVj&refRID=6Q8QMPH2AANBZDWEJ1H6&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=pd_sbs_147_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=FN2Q2NEVQ5XGZ5QXRY9W

I've got the Coolermater X-Slim for a 14" Acer and I find it perfect size and a bargain for the price. While it says it's for 15"-17" laptops it actually just has a slight lip around the corners and works great for smaller form factors. I keep it together w/my laptop and slip it into my backpack and it makes a flush package. I also like the angle that the feet provide (when engaged). Runs silent, and creates a cool breeze between your legs which is nicer during the warmer months when you don't need a lap heater. Performance-wise, it keeps my PG-482 5-6°(C) cooler, which is significant.

The temperature is getting slightly dangerous.

I'd get one of those laptop cooling pads.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=lp_2243862011_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1417571810&sr=1-1

I thought I had some of the same issues. My quick fix was buying a usb powered laptop fan. something like this. I feel like I have less disconnects and inabilities to connect on startup.

I am planning on playing on my desk :p

I am planning on getting the same cooler pad and it looks like it follows the same air flow (intake top, pushing bot). Are you saying that yours doesn't make any difference?

Have you got this one from Coolermaster? They're saying it works like a charm for the Razer Blade in the Q&A
https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0

I see, after a search on Amazon i found this. Pretty good reviews, and it's made by cooler master.

http://www.amazon.ca/Cooler-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-Cooling-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453061007&sr=8-1&keywords=laptop+cooling+pad

I have had this laptop for 3 years and I used to game on it. That really did a number on it so I have thermal shutdowns constantly. It's when the CPU reaches 90 degrees celsius--probably what's happening to your laptop. Of course, mine wasn't made for gaming so I kind of tortured the thing. But yes, I think they make an impact of laptops because it's pretty much a big fan that is pushing air up into the chassis.
Here's the model I have

Here you go! :)

Laptop: Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM Signature Edition

• i7-8750
  
• GTX 1060
  
• 16 gig ram
  
• Intel SSD 660p ~512 Gigs
  
  External Hard Drive: My Passport Ultra ~ 2 terabytes
  
  Monitor: Philips 278E9QJAB 27"
  
  Keyboard: Razer Cynosa Chroma
  
  Mouse: Redragon M711 Cobra
  
  Cooling Pad: Cooler Master NotePal
  
  Speakers: JBL Flip 4
  
  Headset: Corsair HS60 Pro
  
  I sort of want to get a better mouse, but this cheapo 20 dollar mouse has served me well for the last 2 years, haha

A temporary solution would be to get a Laptop Cooling Pad. This is the highest rated one on Amazon and it's quite cheap for the size of the fan. This will probably extend the life of your laptop/GPU by a few more months.

Unfortunately this is every laptops downfall. There's not much you can do except clean out the dust. I recommend building a custom PC when it comes time for a new one. /r/buildapc would love to help you out with that.

That should be just fine for league and skype. Heat is the enemy of any computer, and laptops are heat traps, so I suggest bringing some kind of mesh stand to give the laptop as much breathing room as possible.

something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=lp_2243862011_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380983540&sr=1-1

Have fun on your vacation, and don't spend too much time gaming. :)

You will want to know that laptops are not the best solution when it comes to gaming, it should be decent enough to play at 60FPS on the lowest graphical settings but it will depend on the laptop and the game you want to play.

Question #1 : IMO the best gaming solution would be to have a wired mechanical keyboard and a good wired mouse with high DPI connected to the laptop for the best experience possible. However if you are a casual gamer, wireless keyboard and mouse combo can be more interesting.

As long as the laptop in on a hard surface and not on rug you shouldn't have problems with heat but a Laptop cooler may be a good idea for extended gaming sessions.

2 : Simply get rig of any unwanted applications/programs, setting can be customized in game for a better experience.

3 : Don't hope for awesome graphics or high FPS and you should get a decent experience out of it.

Your laptop might not have controllable fans, then... You can check in the BIOS to see if there is an option for fan speed. If not, you might be out of luck, there :/ You can try some other fan programs such as Notebook Fan Control or Asus FanXpert+ (This one probably won't work if you don't have an ASUS, but it doesn't hurt to try).

Cleaning it out will probably be your best bet, and you can also get a cooling pad to help out (More here on Amazon or if NewEgg is your thing check here). I only have a little cushion pad, but I've been looking into a cooling pad for a while, and will be buying one soon. They are a very good value for the price, and can work wonders.

Something like this does wonders for heat on a Macbook. I play video games on mine. It gets rocket hot w/o the pad. With it, it's fine.

Non-mobile: cooling pad

^That's ^why ^I'm ^here, ^I ^don't ^judge ^you. ^PM ^/u/xl0 ^if ^I'm ^causing ^any ^trouble. ^WUT?

I couldn't be happier with this one. It's currently topping the charts on Amazon, and for good reason. Affordable and effective.

When I used my laptop, I used a [cooler](Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim Ultra-Slim Laptop Cooling Pad with 160mm Fan (R9-NBC-XSLI-GP) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ZKU.AbV7Y33XK) to deal with the heat issue.

I use laptop cooling stands for all of my consoles and they work great. I have mine horizontal, though. But they do a good job of keeping the consoles a little bit cooler, plus they turn on and off when the console does. Some of them even have extra USB ports. You might want to consider something like that.

This Cooler Master pad is the one I'm using currently.

Edit: This one

and

this one

look even better than the one I have. In fact, one of the reviews on that second one talks specifically about using it for a PS4.

I use a laptop fan... plug it into one of the USB slots and rest the PS3 on top of it.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-Ultra-Slim-R9-NBC-XSLI-GP/dp/B005C31HC0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368901297&sr=8-1&keywords=laptop+fan

My photo numbers seem to be different from what you're saying - make sure these are the two you want:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B005C31HC0/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GS1N6EW/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I got them from Amazon for $19 and $37.

How about $35 shipped for the pair?

Also, if you want a gaming laptop, keep in mind that it will burn your legs if you actually try to play games more advanced than Peggle. Get something like this http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005C31HC0/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1394243014&sr=8-1 if you want to preserve your sperm count.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005C31HC0

If it's a laptop, do you have a cooling stand? Get one with a fan and your issue should literally disappear overnight. Something like this is less than $20 but could extend the life of the computer by quite a bit on top of fixing your issue.

I own a Lenovo Y510P with dual graphics cards that overheats like no other. I sprung for a laptop cooling board that also had a fan on it. It solved the overheating issues. This is the one I ordered:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005C31HC0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The great part is that it's light weight and fits in my laptop bag snug with the laptop. Also the USB port is a pass through, meaning you don't lose your USB port to the cooling fan.

That's the Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim.

A cooling pad! My fiance had the one linked for a while, and says it was great!

I had the X3 but my friend had the slim and it worked well Follow the 3rd and 4rth column on what you posted, youll notice your GPU never goes over 72 degrees and performance tanks the moment it hits 72.

No complaints in build quality. My one and only probably would be the front detail along the edge of the case, just above where the speakers are. It can be a little sharp and I've scraped my hand on it. Easily avoidable and the furthest thing from a deal breaker.

My last laptop was a 1366x768 and pretty crappy, but the GE62's display is beautiful. I've heard it described as as close to an IPS that a non-IPS screen has been, but please don't take this as fact. Frankly I have very little experience on different screens and quality of.

My absolute favorite part about it is the size/weight/cooling. Its not so huge that it is hard to move or bring along, yet is not so thin that it overheats. Still, I'd recommend a laptop cooler like this one, just for the convenience of having it on your lap and also keeping it cool.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005C31HC0/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1449451368&sr=8-3&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=coolermaster+laptop+pad&dpPl=1&dpID=41iwTUhYqWL&ref=plSrch

http://amzn.com/B005C31HC0 Coolermaster makes awesome laptop products.

http://amzn.com/B003I4FD9I heres one where you can put your fan where you want.

Idk much about laptop cooling pads, but i found this on amazon.


Edit: Derp

Yup. Laptops can only fit itty bitty fans, which need to spin very fast to move a useful amount of air, which makes lots of noise. Bigger fans can spin slower, making less noise, while moving more air.

This is why desktops have moved to larger fans over the years. 15 years ago, 80mm was the norm. Now 120mm is basically universal and 140mm and larger aren't unusual.

As for a solution, look into a fan pad, preferably with a single very big fan. It will keep the internal fans from spinning up too much while keeping the temperatures down. I personally have this one, which works nicely for my 17" clevo.

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-X3-Cooling/dp/B0079T2KHG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523320221&sr=8-1&keywords=17+inch+laptop+cooler+master

I don't know if that helps you, but you could DIY one that would be 10 times better.

Get a cooling pad like this or this (the Pro is basically a large gaming laptop) put PS4 Pro on it and connect the cooling pad to the USB port on the console.

The fan will auto start with the console, the pad has a fan on/off button along with a dial for cooling speed on the side of it for finer control.

The pad might be able to force enough cool air into the console that R6 wont shut off if you don't mind the extra noise it makes.

My work laptop was overheating and I bought a Cooler Master NotePal x3. It works like an absolute bomb and keeps you cool at the same time(fan vent in the front)

The links if ur interested :)

[MSI GS60](MSI GS60 Ghost-242 15.6" SLIM GAMING LAPTOP NOTEBOOK GTX 965M i7-6700HQ 16GB 128GB SSD + 1TB WINDOWS 10 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AC40PL2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_3T.jyb0DR6B8D)

It's the same one that i have but $500 less
Got it from a local store :/

[cooling pad](Cooler Master NotePal X3 - Gaming Laptop Cooling Pad with 200mm Blue LED Fan https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0079T2KHG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_CZ.jyb2BDHDYB)



[Mictchz gaming mouse ](Mictchz 4800 DPI Optical USB Wired Professional Gaming Mouse Programmable 10 Buttons RGB Breathing LED Mice for mac PC (White) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EY13AXY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_h0.jybVTZ2XFG)


[Saitek x-56 rhino ](Saitek Pro X-56 Rhino H.O.T.A.S. Video Game Flight Controller for PC (SCB432210002/01/1) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CZTSS3O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_a1.jyb8486DM0)


[the x-56 is currently unavailable here's the x-55 ](Saitek Pro Flight X-55 Rhino H.O.T.A.S. (Hands on Throttle and Stick) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HHAIY72/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_K4.jybDDNTB75)

I do believe they're the same except the look

Laptop cooling fan. But if you just have to deal with the heat for a matter of days until your PC gets there, prop your laptop on a couple of books so there's an open space underneath.

Funny you should ask how to turn off Defender. After the latest update, MS rearranged the Security screens again. I spent many minutes cursing MS while trying to turn it off last time. Right click on Defender icon in your tray and open it. You will have to look around for the settings screen that has the button to toggle it off.

This is the cooler pad I got for my laptop.

I have gs60 ghost pro-44 with the 970m and it runs everything so far at 60fps. Battery sucks, but who really game on just battery? Fan noise is not too loud, atleast it doesn't bother me. Fans are good but it still heats up, draws air in from the top (near the screen) and blows out the sides and back. I sit the laptop on top a cooling pad, the cooler master.
Skip the 4k, makes everything small and reduces FPS.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00T6FZ398/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1427601045&sr=8-1&keywords=msi+gs60+ghost+pro-44


http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0079T2KHG/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1427601252&sr=8-2&keywords=cooler+master+cooling+pad&pi=AC_SX200_QL40

CM Storm SF-17 - Gaming Laptop Cooling Pad with 180 mm Fan and 4 Ergonomic Height Settings https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E5AEITU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_-AjDAbY0JTKJ0
Fans get a bit noisy randomly, but it elevates the overly large body of the laptop and keeps it very cool.

A heavy duty cooling pad brought my framerates up WAY more than I thought it would, I can't recommend one enough. I use this one, its a bit pricey but absolutely worth every penny. I get about a 5-10 degree difference on the CPU and GPU. That particular cooler is great because you can plug it into the wall with a standard micro USB charger, which not only powers the fan but also the 4-port USB hub to prevent overworking the Blade's port.

Late 2016 Razer Blade non-4k here.

As far as durability, I'd say it's easily up there with Macs. It's built very solidly and has held up being thrown around my backpack easily. I haven't abused it too much though because it's still my baby. No hardware issues.


I love the design of it. Very sleek and definitely an eye-catcher. The keyboard is one of the best laptop keyboards available and the size means it's not too hard to pull out bus or car ride. You don't want to play intensive games while it's on your lap because your legs will block the downward fans, but that's the same with any laptop. Pick up one of these and you'll be fine.

Definitely worth the price for me as a student who needs to bring my laptop with me to and from school but wants to still be able to play games on the go.

https://www.amazon.com/CM-Storm-SF-17-Ergonomic-Settings/dp/B00E5AEITU

Cooler Master Storm SF-17. Bit expensive but my laptop is >$3500... It works great btw. Lowers my temps by 3-5 degrees when not gaming ( compared to a flat surface ). When I am gaming, easily 8-10 degrees ( compared to flat surface). Also ports ports ports

https://www.amazon.com/CM-Storm-SF-17-Ergonomic-Settings/dp/B00E5AEITU/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1488287475&sr=8-4&keywords=cooler+master+laptop+cooler

Your laptop overhears? Why are you torturing it with loud fans then?

In all seriousness, get a laptop cooler. I recommend the SF-17 from Cooler Master

I have the SF-19 myself and it works great although its a little big and can be really loud at full speed. The SF-17 or even the SF-15 would suit you fine.

https://www.amazon.com/CM-Storm-SF-17-Ergonomic-Settings/dp/B00E5AEITU/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=cooler+master+17&qid=1554133536&s=gateway&sr=8-3

Personal advice?

Be very very careful, I bought a cooler master U3 and positioned the fans near the intakes and the dust on the matrix protecting the fans underneath my 17R3 was building up on lowest speed setting. Had to blast it all out.

Since moved the fans as far away as possible to cool the battery area under the touchpad and all good. I’ll never direct air at the intakes again, and the battery area is kept far cooler than without.

Cooler Master NotePal U3 PLUS Laptop Cooling Pad 'Adjustable 3x 80mm Fans, Ergonomic Aluminium Design, Supports up to 19" laptops' R9-NBC-U3PK-GP https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ED3WMTC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_blTuDbC7E2Q17

It will show you CPU temps.

Also, as far as cooling goes, I use this without the fans (on a desk): https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-PLUS-Performance/dp/B00ED3WMTC/ref=dp_ob_title_ce - Its a bit big for this laptop, could probably go with the 2 fan version.

Well, my Razer Blade 2016 was running quite hot playing Witcher 3, so I got this one from Cooler Master. I kind of looked at quite a few of these, and eventually decided that the best kind of cooling pad is a sturdy mesh that raises the laptop off the surface more than the little rubber feet on the Blade can. Somehow, I think that that accounts for the majority of the cooling. A lot of the other pads are sealed plastic boxes, where you have to hope the fans are efficient.

However, this thing does have three fans you can move freely around on the pad itself, so you can align it nicely with the air vents on the bottom. Also, the fan speed is adjustable, and you can locate the switch anywhere on the pad, since it is a clip on.

I did notice a significant difference in "touch temperature" playing Witcher 3 on the Blade, though I don't have any empirical data to back that up... Just another option to look at...

I actually have that exact one, and have had it for a few years. I ran tests with it when I was running an M17x R1 and M18x R1 (a few years later). I can't find the numbers, but IIRC it resulted in about 10% lower temperatures. It also added a lot to dust build up. Ultimately, I think it is worth it, but I paid a lot less than what it is up for now. Also, with the newer Alienwares, the vents are less segmented so you could probably make do with one that has 1 big fan or 2 smaller ones. On the m17x/m18x with SLI/CFX there were 3 distinct spots for processor and 2 gfx cards.

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That one looks like it would be very effective, but how loud is it? I was looking into coolers today and found a couple:

This one is kindof different but it seems to work and it has a lot of good reviews.
http://www.amazon.com/LC05-Cooling-Auto-Temp-Detection-Compatible/dp/B00XKU47Y2/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1458172921&sr=8-5&keywords=laptop+cooler

Read really good reviews on this one and I like that you can adjust the fan position.
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-PLUS-Performance/dp/B00ED3WMTC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458180143&sr=8-1&keywords=laptop+cooler+u3

I highly recommend this:

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-PLUS-Performance/dp/B00ED3WMTC/

I used to use a book and did so for years. It usually just wrecks the book and never lifted the laptop that high off the bed.

This thing is metal so sturdy and it tilts the back of the laptop up. You don't need the fans, but if you do need the extra cooling they aren't obtrusive at all. I wish I got one much sooner.

The main thing that damages batteries is heat. So this LPT will indeed help your laptops life.

A cooling pad will definitely help, ive heard just raising the laptops back off the table a inch has helped thermals. I would look into a cooler like this though: https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-PLUS-Performance/dp/B00ED3WMTC

The u3 is meant for 17 inch laptops, but you can grab the U2 which is the 15inch version but you will loose a fan. Ive used the cooler for years and its one of the best because you can move the fan exactly where you need it.

I have the alienware backpack and have never had any problems with it leading to scratches or damage to my laptop (unless I dropped it once as I did with my last laptop, an L702x which required a massive backpack). I should note I tend to only put my laptop and charge in the big pocket with my books, papers, and clipboards in the other pockets. Especially important with the clipboard so I don't destroy the finish of my laptop!

You could sleeve it, but it will still be annoying to carry around unless you put it in your bookbag anyway.

For stands/cooling pads I use a Coolermaster U3 Plus, I almost never use the fans unless I am gaming, but I find the incline is perfect for making the laptop comfortable to type on!

Sorry for the thread necro. I got this one and it is excellent. I drilled out two holes at the bottom and installed two machine screws wrapped with plumbers tape to keep the laptop from sliding off the pad. I then added a pad on the bottom with a polyurethane cushion so it can sit comfortably on my lap.

seeing as those temps are still in the "normal" range, probably not, but you can always ask. A cooler may help, try this one

Try razercortex and close all programs in your background. I play this game on both laptop and desktop and get better fps on laptop :'D.

(1)
don't play on a carpet like surface you laptop might need fresh/cool air. Clean the laptop parts so that it might pull enough air.
buying a laptoop cooler stand (I have one and I also always check/monitor temperatures with MSI afterburner on my laptop which warks fine) might help:

https://www.amazon.com/HAVIT-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1519582198&sr=1-3&keywords=laptop+cooler&dpID=51cBGis%252BOdL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

(2)
buy and add more ram to your system or use ccleaner (free version is enough to clean your RAM) for more free ram.

(3)
Play with your settings but at least turn down shadows.

(4)
Buy better hardware which I don't recommend because its costly right now due to high GPU prices and ram prices (save money by using unactivated windows 10 and everything thats > or = i5 or ryzen 3 paired with gtx 1050/gtx 750ti/ rx 460/560 + 8 gb ram will work just fine)

those are some of the best components and you got a great deal, i think youre having heat problems

i recommend you buy a cooling pad, my preferred is this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNMB3KS

if you tell me wich laptop you use i can better recommend a cooling pad

I would say that basically confirms that it is thermal throttling. Unfortunately, laptops just have this issue and there is little to do to correct them. You can try buying a aftermarket laptop cooling pad like this, Or alternatively you can see if your laptop has a fan controller and just crank the fans up to max. Otherwise your only other options are under-clocking the CPU or just turning you game settings down :/

Seems to make sense to me. You might want to clean for dust. Some people swear by laptop cooling pads with fans on them, some say they do very little. You could also go for a laptop stand that raises the laptop for better air flow underneath.

im looking for the cooling pads for helios 300 and im interested in https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNMB3KS

Should i buy cooling pad or just maxing the fans when max load.

Do you think a cooling pad would be sufficient for the slim model? I was looking at a Havit pad because I need a slim laptop for portability and work while also having the power for gaming at home.

I wouldn’t recommend that one. What I recommend is the same one I bought from amazon. #1 on the list of coolers, quiet, cools the laptop quite well, and inexpensive. I wish it had red leds since that is the led theme I have on but for the performance, great reviews and cost. I can’t complain. Also fits the 17” too. I am using it on my 13R3 and it has tons of space so should be able to fit just fine.

Check it out

I will definitely check my fan speed. I do keep the laptop clean and have it on a laptop cooler. Actually now that I think about it, this problem started when I got this usb powered laptop cooler.


Havt HV-F2056 15.6-17 Inch Laptop Cooler Cooling Pad - Slim Portable USB Powered (3 Fans) (Black+Blue) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_hqmxDbHGK1CS1

If cleaning and thermal paste, as u/Wesside and u/roochkeez suggest, don't do it, perhaps consider a vent fan or cooling pad

Set it on a flat well ventilated surface, or get one of these dumb things. https://www.amazon.com/HAVIT-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1475278577&sr=1-5&keywords=laptop+cooler

Add some cooling! :)

It’s a mat I got on Amazon

Havit HV-F2056 15.6"-17" Laptop... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNMB3KS?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

My wife got me this as a little stocking stuffer:
https://www.amazon.ca/HAVIT-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS


The media unit we have doesn't have the best circulation. Doesn't help with make the PS sound any less industrial, but good for reducing how hot the back can get. It's also cheap enough that if something happens or I didn't like it - no love lost.

https://smile.amazon.com/HAVIT-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1523203043&sr=1-4&keywords=laptop+cooling+pad

Get one of those laptop cooling pads or some new RAM for your other computer since that's literally one of the cheapest/easiest components to replace.

I just went with one off amazon that had a lot of buyers.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_Hg4ACbCRP35Q4)

I’ve only had it a few days but so far so good.

i found this. appears to be a small debate on the effectiveness, most say elevate should be good, because you need airflow going into the laptop, so maybe i could use one of these and just build my own bottom for the laptop with more vent slots.

You don't want to glue anything to the bottom of your nice new laptop as it'll become really terrible to get off after a while since it gets so hot.

Have you looked at laptop cooling pads? This should work for you, it'll prevent the laptop from touching skin.

9dl/7upl (seems fast actually)
I downloaded the app and it has so much info, I'll need time to learn how it works. Overall thanks for the advice.
I've ordered external cooling fans on amazon, maybe it will help.

KLIM Cool Laptop PC Cooler https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ZA0HFSA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ui6XBbZBVSTCA
Cooling Pad, HAVIT 12"-17" https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_oj6XBb836MPW7

Sounds like your stand is pushing air in to the general area, so it should be less of an issue, but if it's pushing air directly in to the vents, then it may be adding stress to the fans. What I'm talking about is longer term than a BF1 session, but more along the lifetime of the fans.

That said, I think that because the laptop is elevated away from the fans, they may just be helping to move hot air away from the laptop, which is good and can help with the flow.

The type of pad that I was referring to was the type that the laptop sits directly on, like this one

Yup, I bought this one off Amazon for $20:

https://www.amazon.com/Havit-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=sr_1_18?crid=306SA3BJE3UQX&keywords=laptop+cooling+pad&qid=1557934313&s=gateway&sprefix=laptop+cool%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-18

Laptop still overheats like crazy if I'm playing anything demanding, but it helps.

Honestly I think the game is not quite optimized yet and I totally accept the fact that if I run larger ships I get about 20-30 fps.

If cleaning out the vents is still not working perhaps look into trying out a laptop cooling pad, like this one. I personally don't own one but seems like a good choice especially if your laptop runs hot.

[What if I buy a laptop cooling pad similar to this? ] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_zp2yCbP8H4880)

HAVIT HV-F2056 15.6"-17" Laptop Cooling Pad Cooler - Slim Portable USB Powered (3 Fans) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_O47zzbYAZ429D

I have this one and it's perfect, keeps solid airflow and is quiet, I also like the blue LEDs. You don't necessarily want a high rpm fan as it can shoot dust in to your laptop

Been thinking about writing a guide on this for a while, so you'll get a lot of info as a rough draft!

The raw specs you listed are good enough for FM but the big thing here is that you're on a laptop. Some laptops have problems with sustained performance due to thermal and power throttling via BIOS settings or even manufacturer specifications at the hardware level. If that is the case, you'll have to learn a lot about how Intel Turbo Boost works to get to the bottom of things. But first, you have some simpler options.

Easy stuff to try: go to Power Options by right-clicking on the AC/battery symbol at the bottom right of the screen, on the taskbar, and make sure that your CPU utilization and all that stuff is set to 100% in the advanced options. Usually the High Performance preset has all that stuff cranked up. Also make sure that you're using your GPU for FM, it probably won't make much of a difference since it's more CPU-intensive but it doesn't hurt to check. Download the Nvidia Control Panel if you don't already have it to manage that stuff. Try disabling your antivirus while you play to see if that makes a difference; it probably won't, but it doesn't hurt to try. Finally, you've probably already done this, but play with the graphics settings in FM, particularly the backends. With Nvidia GPUs I always get the best performance with D3D, but ymmv.

More involved stuff: it sounds like you need to reinstall Windows anyway, so you might do that before trying anything else. It will only save you a headache in the long run. You should also download a program like HWMonitor to monitor your CPU temperatures. If it seems like they're peaking pretty high but cutting off at a specific temperature, like 80C or something, you might just need to cool it down some -- open up your computer and dust the fans with compressed air, or buy an aftermarket cooling pad like this one.

Last thing, but a pretty big one in my experience: preventing throttling. This will take you into the world of overclocking. It's a pretty nuanced topic so I'm only going to give general advice but I encourage you to do your own research, because you do run the risk of damaging your computer if you are too aggressive in changing these settings. Look in your BIOS for an option to disable power management, disable Intel C1E state, etc. There are lots of possibilities here.

If your BIOS doesn't include those options, which is likely on a laptop, or they didn't help, your only option is to modify the BIOS (really tough) or use a program like Throttlestop or Intel Extreme Tuning Utility to prevent throttling. Here's a Throttlestop guide to help you out. Limit Reasons is your friend. If one of those is lighting up while FM is open, you've found at least one potential area of improvement. I've worked with a couple of computers that performed way better once TDP limits were increased, allowing the CPU to sustain a higher wattage and therefore a higher clock speed without being throttled down in the interest of saving power.

Sooo yeah I'll probably turn this into a real post at some point, but I was really bored and figured I'd get started on the whole laptop performance troubleshooting guide thing.

This is the one I got. Nice and quiet, and gets good airflow if you raise the 2 back feet. The laptop sometimes slides down so I might mod it with some little stick-on plastic stoppers.

I've been using this cooling pad: https://smile.amazon.com/HAVIT-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1491301333&sr=1-5&keywords=cooling+pad

Works quite well, especially if I want to game on the couch where it would be on my lap and airflow would be hindered. I do hate the led lights though wish there was an option to turn that off.

I have a cooling, this one:

https://www.amazon.com/HAVIT-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS

Not sure if there are some that are really more efficient than others, I didn't find any that seemed really outstanding when I got mine so I went with this one which had good reviews and was still affordable, but I think any pad in that price range should be good.

What might help is being mindful of the surface you keep it on while playing. A flat table/desk with good ventilation on the sides where the vents are will be helpful. I’ve also seen various platform things that have fans that blow from underneath that I’ve used on older MBPs in the past that had a habit of overheating before throttling was a thing.

Edit: something like this

https://www.amazon.com/HAVIT-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS

Here it is, maybe I'm wrong?

well if you're on the go all the time how are you gonna carry all this around?

http://www.amazon.com/HAVIT-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS

something like this

Asus TUF FX505DT Gaming Laptop, 15.6" 120Hz Full HD, AMD Ryzen 5 R5-3550H Processor, GeForce GTX 1650 Graphics, 8GB DDR4, 256GB PCIe SSD, Gigabit Wi-Fi 5, Windows 10 Home, FX505DT-AH51, RGB Keyboard https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VBK4SYS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_CCw4DbVR21DH2

This one if your planning on playing lower demanding titles, rocket league, LOL, smite, etc.


Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop PC, 15.6 inches Full HD 144Hz 3ms IPS Display, Intel i7-9750H, GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, 16GB DDR4, 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, PH315-52-78VL https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QXLFLXT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_QDw4Db49VPC49


This one if your planning on playing more demanding titles, note that both are currently on a Black Friday sale so now would be the time to pick either of them up. Cooling/airflow shouldn’t be a big problem in the either but if it’s something your concerned about or would like to have the peace of mind about, I included a link down below for a laptop cooling pad (also on a back Friday sale)



Havit HV-F2056 15.6"-17" Laptop Cooler Cooling Pad - Slim Portable USB Powered (3 Fans) (Black+Blue) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qGw4DbDC7XKPC

Some people use laptop fan trays like this one with no problems.

So far, my 7590 has been performing quite well. Here are my thoughts and observations:

Battery life is about 6 to 7 hours of typical real-world usage (WiFi browsing of internet, video streaming, concurrent Office apps, photo editing) all at about 70% of the max screen brightness. I have the 4k non-touch OLED model with an i7. I've got mine undervolted by -0.100 mV using intel XTU. I use the dark mode theme, which helps prolong battery life but is also easier on the eyes, in my opinion. My power mode setting is always on "better" performance when I am on battery (that's one step below the max "best performance"). I do not experience any hiccups with these settings, everything is buttery smooth. Interestingly, when I ran a battery report, my full charge battery capacity is 87,438 mWh (the design capacity is 97,003 mWh, which is why the advertised battery is 97 W-hours). I think dell releases these from the factory at a 10% down-charge to promote better battery longevity. Other XPS 15 owners have reported similar findings with their models. There are ways to reset the battery to change the reported capacity, and perhaps that might squeeze out some more battery life. Personally, for me, I'm satisfied with the battery performance.

Audio to me is adequate. I am not an audiophile. The built-in-speakers offer enough sound, although I personally feel they could offer a little more bang. I don't think you'd be disappointed when plugging in some external earphones.

The only thing I upgraded is the WiFi card. The included Killer 1650x sucks. It dropped the wireless connection frequently. It also seemed to have a slow, unreliable connection with poor signal strength in general. I replaced it with an Intel 9260 wireless card and I am very pleased with the result. It's a relatively easy upgrade. Other than that, the other internal components have all been great. It's very easy to replace or repair. You have easy access to an M.2 SSD and two standard laptop RAM slots that you can easily upgrade.

Regarding thermals: I am using a Havit laptop cooling pad, it has 3 small fans that are powered by USB through my laptop and the fans are directed at the undersurface of the chasis. My idle ranges 36 C to 39 C. Typical use case comprising about 10% CPU utilization brings me to a package temp of 42 C to 50 C (for example, while typing this review my temps are sitting at a nice cool 43 C). During two sustained back-to-back benchmark runs (userbenchmark, you can see my results here ) I hit three instances of 100% CPU use corresponding to a max core frequencies around 4.15 GHz at which time the max core temp hit an instance of 90 C, BUT most peaks hovered around 75 C. My 7590 had a single brief instance of thermal throttling (as per monitoring of the intel XTU tool).

I haven't done any gaming, but I didn't buy my xps 7590 for gaming purposes. I bought it mostly for productivity, business/professional use, and the beautiful screen. The OLED is incredible. In terms of gaming, my assumption is that it can run certain games (like Dota 2) at great frame rates, but I am not expecting to run things like Witcher 3 or FF15 on this. I imagine that more demanding applications could push the thermal envelope up to the point of throttling so that problem could persist for you.

As a final thought, the USB-C port has TB3 and supports a full 40 gb/s throughput that plays nice with eGPUs so that would be an option for future-proofing and upgradeability if needed.

Good luck with your decision!

Mine will get hot enough to throttle after a little while, which lowers FPS quite a bit. This laptop cooler I bought a while ago keeps it from ever throttling, and the FPS higher.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NNMB3KS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I use this one because it was cheap and top rated on amazon haha.
It's thin, solid, multiple fans, and vents on the side/bottom.

My Retina MBP gets very hot quite easily, so bad that it caused discolouration on my leg (I only ever use it on my lap). I did two things to combat this:

1. Took the case off and cleared the dust out with compressed air. I was surprised at just how much dust is in there.
   
   
2. Bought a cheap laptop cooling pad from Amazon.
   
   It never gets hot any more.

Thank you very much for answering jpisini!

Yes I only use my laptop on my desk, using a laptop fan pad (link to the specific one in case it helps any: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NNMB3KS?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_title).

Hope to hear from you - thank you again!

If that's 96C then yes, that is far too high. You don't ever want it to go above 60C. High temps over time quickly reduce the lifespan of your hardware. Its possible your thermal paste has worn off over time. It's also possible you still have something running in the background that's causing your CPU to heat up. Either way, the fastest fix for now is to start using a cooling pad.

Firstly, elevate your laptop to improve air circulation underneath. And while you have it up, give it a good blow with compressed air. Focus on the vents and fans. If you can open a back panel without too much trouble, open that up, give it a good blow. But be sure not to touch any of the metal parts. Secondly, purchase a cooling pad - something like this.

And thirdly, explore options for long-term cooling. Depending on your manufacturer and warranty, you should contact them first. If you are out of warranty, you could contact wherever you purchased your laptop from, or research a good computer shop in your area. Depending on the model of your laptop investigating the heating issue, which will probably be mostly dust cleaning, and possibly looking at the thermal paste and fans, may run you between $75 and $200 (also varies by where you live).

Your notebook might be overheating thus reducing the performance of the GPU. You should try to buy a laptop fan that you place below the laptop. Here's a link to one

You could also download CAM or Afterburner which let you monitor the temps of your parts.

x2, rocking a Havit HV-F2056, love it - machine runs literally cool to the touch.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NNMB3KS/

For a cooling tray? Literally any cooling tray that has fans and a mesh aluminum tray. Preferably one that has extra usb ports and allows you to adjust fan speed. You either want multiple small fans or fewer larger fans. I can't find my particular model anymore. Mine is very similar to this https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NNMB3KS/ref=pd_aw_sim_sbs_147_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=SSHTMR41J9TG2M0J9QDA

Just make sure it's big enough to cover the bottom of the Ps4

I've also seen some youtubers that have case mods with fans and such that work better and are silent compared to the stock fans.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NNMB3KS/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It's nothing special, just a cheap cooling pad. I didn't want to spend the money on an actual docking system, so I bought that and a USB-C hub for all my peripherals.

Thanks for the compliment by the way!

Not a problem man I am happy to help.

The mod is pretty easy. You can't mount the OPOLAR cooler without cutting out the little ridge that is basically just there for aesthetic purposes since the battery has the same ridges. I just kept going a little farther to get the fan some extra air flow. I'm considering cutting it out a little more to see if it improves the Temps at all. However it's not really necessary as the Temps are fine & the plastic does obviously provide protection to the fan.

Here is a link to the pics I promised:
http://imgur.com/a/wmaHXTn

I did a piss poor job cutting it. You should be able to do much better with the proper Dremel tool. I used a metal grinding attachment that wasn't at all great for cutting plastic. But heh, work with what you got right?

I should also mention that I do also use this laptop cooling pad:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NNMB3KS?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_title

This is mine https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00NNMB3KS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You need to get one with fans to help it stay cool. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NNMB3KS/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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You will need an adapter though or something to plug the regular usb-a into.

this is the one I have.

thats why i got this bad boy:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NNMB3KS/

Probably overheating from dust/fur or being on your lap. You can alleviate this with add on devices such as this -> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NNMB3KS/ref=s9_acsd_top_hd_bw_b2Rr10l_c_x_w?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-3&pf_rd_r=T97VC81SQC6H06CJ4R59&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=bfe1ca85-5e87-5e4e-8d92-b1969b5b9994&pf_rd_i=2243862011

However, if you have serious dust and crap lodged in there, you need to clean it out.

You don't have to pay so much for one, this will do fine also.

I did that for a while, until I realized that I could buy a USB powered cooling pad (that works 1,000x better) from Amazon for like $25 (similar to this one). It was well worth it, I strongly recommend it.

I've been using a laptop cooling pad underneath my PS4 Pro for a few months now and its been working great. Aside from the additional air flow, it also adds a USB Port.

I went with this one.

Thanks SO much for your follow up! I ordered the 4K touch screen and RTX 3000. The reason is that I want the new machine to be more versatile. As a programmer, I will set the screen to the 1920x1080 resolution 99% percent of times (and will use the 4k once in a while for pleasure). Will this help increase the battery life?

\>> Undervolted it so I have had no problems with noise or heat.

I read this thread https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/cwogww/p53_review/ and it seems that there is not much need for undervolting.

For your info, I always use a cooling pad such as this one https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NNMB3KS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 they are very quiet and effective.

I bought a cooling pad like this and now I never have temperature problems with my GE72VR

My friend gave me one of these Polar fans after it didn't end up working with his laptop, and it definitely helps a bit when used along with a traditional cooling pad.

Would those side coolers be a waste?
Opolar LC05 Laptop Cooler with Vacuum Fan (Rapid Cooling, Auto-Temp Detection, 13 Wind Speed, Unique Clamp Design, Compatible with Cooling Pads) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XKU47Y2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_92IYxbCAHNSQ5

http://www.amazon.com/LC05-Cooling-Auto-Temp-Detection-Compatible/dp/B00XKU47Y2/ref=pd_sim_147_5?ie=UTF8&dpID=4110DLzrigL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=0Y9P574JN5T62RWTWTZS

I have the y510p dual 755m, I am going to test a heat vacuum on the primary card to see how well it works... I could let you know if it's effective - there are generally good reviews.

Here is a link to one on amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/LC05-Cooling-Auto-Temp-Detection-Compatible/dp/B00XKU47Y2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1468455219&sr=8-2&keywords=gaming+laptop+heat+vacuum

on top of the other stuff, get a cooling thing like this to cool the laptop.

Look for something that is going to work well with the positions of the vents on the laptop. If your intake vents are on the bottom of the laptop, I'd suggest something like the Cooler Master Notepad U2/U3. Especially because you can move the fans to line up with the intake vents. I have the U2 and it works very nicely. Although, I think the fact that the laptop is raised off a surface is more important than the actually fans. I saw temperatures drop about 6-8° C under load on my XPS 15 9550 just using the cooling stand, while turning the fans on only brought the temps down about 1-3° C.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002SGATH8?fp=1&pc_redir=T1

If your exhaust fans are on the side of the laptop, maybe try on of those vacuum suction type coolers that pulls air out of the machine. Like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/LC05-Cooling-Auto-Temp-Detection-Compatible/dp/B00XKU47Y2

After doing a bunch of research, I came to the conclusion that there isn't a perfect cooler out there, you have to find what gives your specific laptop the best airflow. Hope this helps!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooling-Powered-Control-Operation-Compatible/dp/B00XKU47Y2

This might help

Here ya go

thanks for the suggestion. I've noticed fans get dirty quite easily, so that's a major plus. Does anyone know if these 'vacuums' work on the 15 r2?

Try this:
https://www.amazon.com/Opolar-LC05-Cooling-Powered-Compatible/dp/B00XKU47Y2

Works wonders for me. 95'C => 70'C.

Well I'd like to share my results. This is on a Dell Latitude E6440 i7-4610m with a AMD Radeon HD 8690M switchable graphics card with Windows 7.

Spectating gets me 30-40 FPS (with real lows of 25 rarely) 1366x768 with an-isotropic filtering, anti-aliasing and high texture quality active, otherwise minimal settings.

The CPU gets sorta hot running at 85 C and GPU at 65 - 70 C. I'm looking into getting a portable external cooling fan like this.

Initially the game refused to load on the proper graphics card, loading on the default intel hd 4600. After updating the graphics card drivers everything worked beautifully, and I'd also like to note that the new AMD catalyst center is AWESOME and even provides the ability to overclock a bit. Pre-upgrade catalyst control center was garbage.

Also the keyboard and mouse do not function simultaneously unless you disable touchguard under dell trackpad settings.

Overall I'm very happy with this machine and would suggest it to anyone looking for a primary laptop workstation with good battery life with the ability to game on occasion plugged in. Especially noteworthy is the (dell unsupported) msata slot, thus with certainty the ability to use at least 3 disk drives (one msata, one standard 2.5, and a second 2.5 in the disc drive bay). BIOS actually lists a fourth sata interface, though I've yet to attempt to determine if that would enable another msata or whatnot - if so it would be a half size, which do exist but are rarer.

I have an Acer with the same situation. I use a cooling pad for my laptop, and it works, to a degree. They also make side vent cooling fans, such as https://www.amazon.com/LC05-Cooling-Auto-Temp-Detection-Compatible/dp/B00XKU47Y2 , though I do not have personal experience with it. The reviews seem to be relatively good, though.

https://www.amazon.com/LC05-Cooling-Auto-Temp-Detection-Compatible/dp/B00XKU47Y2/ref=sr_1_9?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1493797721&sr=1-9&keywords=laptop+cooling+pad

or

https://www.amazon.com/Tree-New-Bee-Cooling-15-6/dp/B016PMVM7Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1493797915&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=laptop+cooling+pad&refinements=p_72%3A1248879011&psc=1


Or both :P

Every one of these types of coolers I have ever tried using do basically nothing. Blasting the bottom piece of plastic on your laptop with air doesn't really help with anything. A cooler that clips on to your existing exhaust ports like this one generally works much better since it actually works with the laptops existing cooling system.

http://www.amazon.com/LC05-Cooling-Auto-Temp-Detection-Compatible/dp/B00XKU47Y2

I had a fan fail on mine and Acer had it for 6 months and never fixed it. After warranty ran out i opened it myself, found the issue, bought one of these and it runs for days without shutting off now. She may have also dislodged the heatsink a bit and that could be causing the issue. If that's the case you'll have to take it apart and reseat everything and make sure all the mounting points are intact.

http://www.amazon.com/LC05-Cooling-Auto-Temp-Detection-Compatible/dp/B00XKU47Y2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453517757&sr=8-1&keywords=vacuum+laptop+cooler

Consider trying that. Even if it doesn't improve your performance it's a better cooler than those board ones.

Max operating temp for the i7-6700hq is 100°.

However, if you'd prefer the temperature to be lower for peace of mind, vacuum coolers like this and this are generally the most effective way to lower laptop cpu/gpu temps aside from undervolting.

external fan doohickey

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00XKU47Y2/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8 one user here reported these work well. Just make sure it's the exhaust vents you attach to. It's the back two I believe, someone may be able to verify.

I have one laptop that runs pretty hot up to 205°F , has anyone tried a laptop vacuum. The reviews on this one are pretty good.


https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00XKU47Y2/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467933539&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=laptop+vacuum&dpPl=1&dpID=4110DLzrigL&ref=plSrch

Just curious if anyone has tried something like this, connects right on the side of the heat vent and sucks all the hot air out of the laptop.

Update: it works, I now am at 160°f with everything running. With just browsing I'm at about 130-140°f

Most laptops won't allow that. I'd rather indulge in an external cooler. Since I expect you to be near a power outlet already, this or this are a good options. A little Overkill but worth the money.

any muti fan one will work. i am using this one https://www.amazon.com/Kootek-Laptop-Cooling-Cooler-Adjustable/dp/B01469DJLM

Re: Overheating
I would recommend a laptop cooling pad, I got this one (below) and it works really well. I also got the Razer Core V2 from craigslist and as long as I'm running from the Core to an external monitor my barely gets warm (75°C) for BF1/PUBG/FO76.

Kootek Cooling Pad

Hey man, same exact thing happened to me, except my laptop is shittier. I bought this laptop cooling pad off of Amazon and it worked like a charm. I wish I had a solution for you that didn't cost $25 but I'm telling you, before I had this my laptop would overheat almost nightly, and ever since I got this bad granny it hasn't happened once. In fact, I offset my laptop just a little bit, so that the exhaust is positioned over one of the fans, and the cooling pad even keeps that cool.

Late reply.

Its still on its way here. Chose free shipping which I will likely never do again. Anyway its this cooler but not this brand ( this coolers just a rebranded chinese item with various names). I assume the top 2 smaller fans will be right under the mesh vents.

https://www.amazon.com/Kootek-Laptop-Cooling-Cooler-Adjustable/dp/B01469DJLM/ref=lp_2243862011_1_11?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1500176565&sr=1-11

I mainly bought it for the height adjustment for better posture but if the fans help out that's a plus. May also do a repaste(grizzly kryo on hand) and add a heat sink to the PCH down the road.

those temps seem to be too high (above 90c) also thin body means there is less space for proper cooling I would buy those cooling pads for laptops like for example https://www.amazon.com/Kootek-Laptop-Cooling-Cooler-Adjustable/dp/B01469DJLM/?tag=gearbeacon-20

laptop stand

Have the same laptop and the same issue. Sent it into apple and they replaced the bottom case and the logic board. Didn't really fix the issue although it's better than it was. They only charged me for the bottom case which was nice. Check activity monitor to see if any other process are running, I had to deal with spotlight always trying to index for some reason. Do a NVRAM and SMC reset if you haven't already. You could also try a cooling stand.

https://www.amazon.com/Kootek-Laptop-Cooling-Cooler-Adjustable/dp/B01469DJLM/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1555004520&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A4018934011&s=pc&sr=1-1

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I'm hesitant to upgrade to the new MBP's since there are a few unaddressed issues with audio and using audio interfaces with thunderbolt 3.

>GTX 970M

Your laptop's video card is overheating and slowing down. Make sure you aren't setting it on a soft surface like cloth and that the cooling vents aren't plugged up with dust/hair/schmoo. They actually make cooling pads intended to deal with overheating like this: https://www.amazon.com/Kootek-Laptop-Cooling-Cooler-Adjustable/dp/B01469DJLM

My laptop is a little less powerful than yours, but I ran into the same problem. I'm playing ESO, which isn't that demanding, but I have the settings turned up high. I was even running into the situation where my system's temperature would spike and automatically shut down. I've had to employ a few strategies to overcome this.

1. Make sure the temperature in your room isn't too hot. If the ambient temperature is too warm, then there's almost nothing you can do to get the heat out of the machine fast enough. There were some hot days this summer that I just accepted the fact that I wasn't going to game until well after sunset.
   
2. As others have mentioned, don't run both screens at the same time while gaming. I also work from home, and I find that my system can handle my daily work just fine on both screens, but gaming is a no go.
   
3. When you're not using the laptop's built-in screen, don't close it. I assume you're using a regular keyboard when you're using your ultrawide, but leave the screen open so that the keyboard is exposed. This will allow some more of the heat your laptop is producing to escape from the top. If you don't already know it, you can press the winkey + p to quickly switch between monitor modes.
   
4. I bought this cooling pad: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01469DJLM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. The 5 fans are nice, but the biggest plus is that it lifts so high off the table, which lets fresh air circulate down to the fan intakes.
   
5. My laptop and the monitor are also under a hutch, so I also had a problem with the exhaust heat from the devices accumulating in the restricted space. I bought a little 5" clip-on fan that I use to force fresh air into the hutch and blow out the hot air.

So youre looking for a fan controller? Speedfan should work fine. If your overall objective is to keep the laptop cooler you should look into one of those laptop cooling pads like this one.

Get a laptop cooling pad like this one

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01469DJLM?tag=laptop-magazine-20

Rated as the best laptop cooler by laptopmag https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/best-laptop-coolers

Hope this helps :)

Well, whether it is powered off or left to idle, it isnt going to get hotter. I am skeptical that it would be hot enough that the additional few minutes from not being fan cooled would cause any damage to the components, so most likely you would have next to no difference.

What would probably help a bit more is something like a laptop cooling pad. That would give better airflow under the laptop, helping it not get as hot in the first place.

Hey man,

I bought this cooling pad and it's decently quiet. My own reference is based on the thinkpad p51 and dell xps 15. The cooling pad sounds like 1/2 to 3/4 the sound of the fan being on full load. Without headphones or music on, it's basically whitenoise to me.

https://www.amazon.com/TeckNet-Cooling-Portable-Ultra-Slim-Notebook/dp/B014F4SBMK/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=cooling+pad&qid=1556990312&s=gateway&sr=8-9

When it goes on, my xps doesn't thermal throttle on me which it is infamously known for.

/r/MSILaptops/

LEDs supposedly last 10+ years but that's not always the case in the real world.

https://www.amazon.com/TeckNet-Cooling-Portable-Ultra-Slim-Notebook/dp/B014F4SBMK works well, the fans are where the intake is for the GS65 but honestly, any flat surface will do if you can get something to slightly prop up the rear. Air also gets pulled in from the top keyboard side, so it doesn't struggle much for air.

Undervolting is the best way to drop temps though.

Dell inspiron 7567 user here. I5, GTX 1050, 8Gb ram, 1920x1080 TN panel. $800 at best buy, great laptop in my opinion. To prevent it from getting hot while gaming though, i just purchased a laptop cooler on amazon and it works great. the only thing about this laptop is I noticed almost all games get capped at 30FPS when on battery right off the bat even when switching to performance mode in power settings.

I got my 13R3 last night and grabbed one of the Teknet cooling pads (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014F4SBMK) for when I have the laptop hooked up at home for gaming. It does lower the average temperatures a few degrees, but I really haven't seen much of an issue with the temperatures. The tecknet doesn't have any LEDs and has been really quite so I don't mind letting it sit there and run even if its only lowering temperatures about 3-4C.

On average the GPU is 70-80C and the CPU is running around the upper 50s to low 60s when gaming for me.

This is the one I use. Keeps your laptop very cool and 4 fans? You can turn off the top or bottom. Great silent fans..

Tree New Bee Cooling Pad for 15.6 - 17-Inch Laptops with Four 120mm Fans at 1200 RPM, Black (TNB-K0025) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016PMVM7Q?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

I'm looking at cooling pads now, what do you think about this one I found on Amazon? Never purchased one of these before so not quite sure what to look for. I assume number of fans and relative quietness?

I leave the lid propped open with two empty pill bottles, on top of a cooling pad on a perforated metal shelf lol, a bit OCD but I like my 4k HDR. I have a ROG g752vm.

This is the cooling pad I have

Mine does get pretty hot, I am able to keep it somewhat cool using this cooling pad it’s fairly cheap and gets the job done.

82c, the processor or gpu? Use speccy, gpuz/cpuz

Regardless, it is a gaming laptop running a demanding game. On pc's that would normally run it you'd get high temperatures as well and those components have huge heatsinks and cooling fans.

I'd suggest getting something like this if you plan on using that laptop for demanding AAA games and long gaming sessions.

Tree New Bee Cooling Pad for 15.6 - 17-Inch Laptops with Four 120mm Fans at 1200 RPM, Black (TNB-K0025) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016PMVM7Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_qqFszbPMFA6Z7

You could buy a laptop cooling pad off Amazon. I bought this one for my Lenovo y50-70 and am a happy camper.

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016PMVM7Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_.2h-BbEV87ZRP

Haha! Awesome! So glad I could help you!

For accessories. A mouse is always handy. And you said you need portablility, so I would get a wireless one like this.

Cooling pads are also cool, but Im not sure your laptop would get that hot with what your going to be using it for. But if you want to look at them. Here

Get something like this: Tree New Bee Cooling Pad for... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016PMVM7Q?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Dramatically helps cooling. Not very mobile friendly though

Yeah, open it up, clean the radiator and fan exhaust. A note about cooling mats/pads/things the ones you put your laptop on only work well if you have a bottom exhaust or intake. If you have a side intake/exhaust get something similar to this

I'll be trying this out for the 15r3, arrives in a few days

https://www.amazon.com/Tree-New-Bee-Cooling-15-6/dp/B016PMVM7Q/ref=lp_2243862011_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1500137576&sr=1-2

I'm living in Germany so I got this:
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01M715BCV/

but the exact same one from a different company can be bought in the United States, I actually got this tip from someone living in the US:
https://www.amazon.com/Tree-New-Bee-Cooling-15-6/dp/B016PMVM7Q/

I use a laptop cooling pad, specifically this one-Cooling pad

I don't turn on the fans, even though it is an option. The temps are way better when I'm using it.

I'm going to bump this post. I've been using this cooler with my mobile studio for a couple weeks now and it's doing a great job. I had to get a usb c to usb 3.0 adapter for it to work, but that's no issue for me. I'm using this: https://www.amazon.com/Tree-New-Bee-Cooling-15-6/dp/B016PMVM7Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502835166&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=cooling+pad&psc=1
I can't hear these fans. Literally sitting in starbucks, no one including myself can hear them.

Hope this helps.

Ok good, and also as Letschat6 mentioned, VR generates a lot of heat inside your laptop which will trigger thermal throttling of your GPU performance to prevent your laptop from meltdown inside. What you want is a laptop stand for it to sit on that has fans in it to make sure there's a lot of air running thru your laptop.

I have one of these for my MSI laptop that I Put it on when I use it for VR

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016PMVM7Q/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_Xo2TDbFKWQ580

Not sure, but [this one] (https://www.amazon.com/Tree-New-Bee-Cooling-15-6/dp/B016PMVM7Q) seems quite popular? Maybe there are better options as well.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B016PMVM7Q/ref=psdcmw_14770845011_t1_B00NNMB3KS?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app

This is what I use and it works great. Keeps my laptop cool even running Witcher 3. I have a 15.6in though, but this does say it's made for up to 17in. I had $10 credit on amazon so I got it really cheap, but it has never failed me, runs quiet, and can be used either in tilt or flat positions. I'd say check reviews from people with 17in laptops but it's definitely a recommendation from me.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B016PMVM7Q/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1#nav-search-keywords

Here you go Sorry didnt do it sooner was busy at work lol

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016PMVM7Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I use my amplifier so I don’t have cooling problems... except when I’m on travel. I bought this and it really helps when I’m stuck in a hotel

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B016PMVM7Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520716578&sr=8-1-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=laptop+cooling+pad&psc=1

Check your temps when the FPS starts going down. If it is a thermal problem (most likely), try getting a laptop cooler (something like this http://amzn.to/1RlQ0fp).

https://www.amazon.com/Marvo-FN-30-15-Powerful-Cooling/dp/B01COUWBJ6/ref=sr_1_8?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1469309039&sr=1-8&keywords=laptop+cooler should i buy this cooler or buy https://www.amazon.com/Opolar-Laptop-Temperature-Display-Cooling/dp/B01E3Q7FS6/ref=sr_1_6?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1469309039&sr=1-6&keywords=laptop+cooler this

For sure worth getting more RAM, but should be okay to go.

However, I need to make one solid recommendation. The game makes computers run very hot. Especially laptops. I've got a dedicated gaming laptop and it runs most games very well. PUBG runs ever so hot though.

Seriously, if you are going to get PUBG, do your computer a favour and get one of these. It only costs 30 dollars and it made a massive improvement. Once the laptop gets hot enough, which is probably will, it will slow the game down.

https://www.amazon.com/Opolar-Laptop-Temperature-Display-Cooling/dp/B01E3Q7FS6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509624509&sr=8-1&keywords=opolar+laptop

I recommend this if you have side vents. It'll lower the temp around 20C, most I've heard was 28C

People say this is pretty good, depending on the internal layout of the laptop and they say is compatible with most laptops that have an exhaust vent out of the side.

I was having massive temp spikes, but I undervolted my PC a bit, bought these 2 crazy vacuum things for my laptop (sucks out the hot air) and I started playing the game windowed with my bottom start bar set to hidden

My temps were high 70s low 80s but are now 56 celsius across cpu and gpu (max 60), my frames are 50s 60s, I'm running on high not ultra. And my cpu usage isn't 100% anymore (it's 99 but small victories lol)

I7 8750H / Nvidia GTX 1060 running on SSD

Edit: here's the link to the vac thing I was talking about, I have 2 vents so I bought 2. There amazing. Had them both a month now, don't recommend using the "auto" function, just put it to manual and rock it on speed level 10 or 11 (max is 13)

OPOLAR Laptop Fan with Temperature Display and Cooling Pads https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01E3Q7FS6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_T49EDbTDXENE4

Thanks for your response. No idea why I'm getting downvoted..

I recently ordered this:

https://www.amazon.com/Opolar-Laptop-Temperature-Display-Cooling/dp/B01E3Q7FS6

It seems like a pretty great product and I'm guessing it can get me around 15 degree centigrade drop in temperatures.

Would you advice against overclocking even this on?

I've gone through two G7s.

1. The first one I returned because of the thermal throttling and the overheating. I tried underclocking with Throttlestop up to -144 hz but that didn't help. Also the build quality on the first one was lack luster, there was a slight gab between the keyboard chassis and the plastic sides. Lucked out though and got the AUO panel, which I was able to overclock to 90 hz.
   
2. The second G7 I received has been much better. I did a fresh install of Windows on it from the start, getting rid of all the bloatware and whatever Dell uses to throttle the machine. I used Snappy Driver Installer to find drivers direct from manufacturers and I avoided downloading the Dell auto update tool and kept only critical Dell drivers (Ethernet, Wifi, etc). I also overclocked the CPU cache and core to 144 hz. Also lucked out, and got the AUO panel on the new one. And got it in Alpine White too (which is pretty damn good looking)
   
   With the new G7, I'm hitting temps at around mid-70s with occasional highs into the mid-80s, but not often. Where as, the first machine would instantly hit the high 80s and throttle at round the early 90s. I have experienced some slight stuttering but I've come to terms that it's to be expected with gaming laptops.
   
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   To help combat even more of the heat, I've recently purchase one of these vacuum fans form Amazon, and I think it's been helping, keeping temps about 6 - 7 degrees lower about an hour into gaming. https://www.amazon.ca/OPOLAR-Laptop-Temperature-Display-Cooling/dp/B01E3Q7FS6
   
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   So far, it's a powerful machine for a lower price. It take a LOT of work to get it running the way you want it but so far I'm happy with the results.
   
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If you overclock your laptop I suggest you get this.
My laptop would throttle when gaming at stock settings (no Turbo, went up to 90°C) but with that cooler I can overclock my GPU and enable Turbo on CPU with temps going to 80°C and no throttle and if I don't overclock my temps stay under 70°C.

Get one of these if you are worried.

also to people who don't have ac, there is

https://www.amazon.com/Opolar-Laptop-Temperature-Display-Cooling/dp/B01E3Q7FS6

apparently you can attach it to your laptop and it'll cool it down 10-20c, but again this is if your playing games that push the laptop 100% both cpu and gpu

OPLOLA LC06 does a pretty good job.On my toshiba if I remember correctly it cooled 8-10 degrees Celsius down but it will be noisy.I don't think it will fit with T430 so search to find something that will fit.It will definitely help in gaming and if you wear headphones or have the sound on will be no problem I think the sound of the fan.
https://www.amazon.com/Opolar-Laptop-Temperature-Display-Cooling/dp/B01E3Q7FS6

i have cleaned the fan yesterday and it wasn't that dirty tbf.

So i was thinking of getting an extra fan. has anyone tried this before?

https://www.amazon.de/Temperaturanzeige-auto-temp-Zweiwege-Installation-Einzigartige-kompatibel/dp/B01E3Q7FS6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1478673255&sr=8-2

I use this, highly recommended.
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I use it with a Dell E6540 which as a discrete GPU and runs hotter than hades.

brand new?! that's a 2016-2017 laptop

and if you go on-line there are quite a bunch of people who complain about their laptops overheating and generally not having good thermals; some even went as lowering core voltage on the CPU

sounds to me that the cooling system is not quite enough to deal with the component thermals

you could buy a cooling pad like this one: https://www.amazon.com/TopMate-12-15-6-Gaming-Screen%EF%BC%8C2500RPM-Designed/dp/B01J18006K/ref=pd_sbs_147_5?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01J18006K&pd_rd_r=1056NR2651JGFDJFN9NG&pd_rd_w=Bimpv&pd_rd_wg=0LPCh&psc=1&refRID=1056NR2651JGFDJFN9NG

I just received this one and to be honest with you it helped with my temps about 2-3 C. I have a dell g5 15 and the heating is so bad I get 94 C when I play anything and with the cooling bad I get about 91 C. So don’t expect a miracle unless your laptop has better intakes than mine.

I’m currently using this cooler:


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J18006K


I️ just like it because it lifts the laptop up and allows proper airflow because of how little space there is between the table surface and the laptop.


Also for heat I️ feel like setting my fans close to max are what helped more than the actual cooler itself!

I use this one.

https://www.amazon.com/TopMate-TM-3-12-15-6-2500RPM-Designed/dp/B01J18006K/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=cooling+pad&qid=1564424708&s=gateway&sr=8-5

Get a laptop pad to circulate the heat: Havit HV-F2056 15.6-17 Inch Laptop Cooler Cooling Pad - Slim Portable USB Powered (3 Fans) (Black+Blue) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_AG-qDbZESWK4R

A laptop fan/stand costs about $20.

https://www.amazon.com/Havit-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=sr_1_4

Generally the entire bottom of a laptop acts as a heat sink, so blowing air on that will keep it cool enough, sometimes even when the internal fans are malfunctioning.

Actually I think I have found what I was looking for:

Either this:
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-939-000181-Portable-Lapdesk-N315/dp/B002NTADVW

Or this:

http://www.etray.com/eTray-Gallery/b/2148427031?ie=UTF8&title=eTray+Gallery

You cant afford to spend $35?

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-U3-Cooling/dp/B003ZMF27G

https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Grounding-Alligator-RTK-002-Detachable/dp/B004N8ZQKY

6 bucks. 10 if it's not on sale. Something like this is what you need.

It's not about where the PC is. It's about where you are. The static is generated on your body. Your feet rubbing against the ground, your clothes rubbing against your body - it all generates static electricity on you. Then when you touch metal, it jumps off you.

So you put the wristband on, and it keeps you grounded so static never builds up.

EDIT: Also at Walmart. You can find these things everywhere: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Anti-Static-Wrist-Strap/35311902

It's not good. That noise is all the fans in your computer running full blast, because the game is pushing the computer to the limit and it's getting really hot.

If you haven't done it in a while, you should blow the dust out of your computer. Over time it gets caked in there and blocks air flow, so the stuff inside can't cool off even with the fans running full blast. If it's a laptop, you could try buying a cooling pad for it (like this) to help.

If the computer starts to seriously overheat, it will shut down on its own, but even if it's not quite at that point it's not good for it to be so hot all the time. You can also try reducing the graphics settings in your game and see if that helps.

Put a laptop stand with a built in fan on top of the Xbox. Something like this

Can confirm, I got this exact laptop from amazon about 6 months ago. It’s my first “gaming laptop” and preforms incredibly well. I set all graphics on high and haven’t had any problems so far.

Only down sides are it can get pretty hot. I bought a fan stand that amazon recommended and it worked well. And the battery isn’t great.

But all in all I’m very happy with it! Highly recommend it!

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