There are various laptop cooling pads you can use.
But really, all you need to do is make sure the vents and the fans on the Laptop are well cleaned and clear of any dust and when your laptop is in use it has proper airflow. Personally, every couple weeks I'll clean out the vents with some compressed air and then once a month I'll remove the bottom panel where the fan is located, check for any large clumps of dust or anything similar.
There are various laptop cooling pads you can use.
But really, all you need to do is make sure the vents and the fans on the Laptop are well cleaned and clear of any dust and when your laptop is in use it has proper airflow. Personally, every couple weeks I'll clean out the vents with some compressed air and then once a month I'll remove the bottom panel where the fan is located, check for any large clumps of dust or anything similar.
Just a tip, make sure you don't hold the can of compressed air too close and always hold it upright during use. The air gets very cold when exiting the can, and water vapor could condense and go into your laptop. That's why I always wait a while before I turn it on again to make sure any small amount of water will have evaporated.Cheers for the help. my cooling mat does seem to help a bit, will make sure to blast it with compressed air and try and keep my room a bit cooler
How much difference it will make will vary but you might also consider a SSD in addition the dusting, thermal pad/paste replacing and general power settings. Spinning rust drives do kick out a bit of heat though it might not be anywhere near the CPU, bonus is SSDs are very nice these days, quite cheap and if you want justification then as the laptop is probably a bit older (3 years perhaps) it is about now I see hard drives start to fail.
If you are feeling crazy you could also possibly overvolt/lock fans on full speed.
I would like to invest in an SSD but I already have a 1TB hard drive and the laptop is pretty new, dont want to ruin it already by putting in a new hard drive. Cheers for all the tips guys, might look into getting some more efficient cooling pads or something and just keeping my room cool.
Just a tip, make sure you don't hold the can of compressed air too close and always hold it upright during use. The air gets very cold when exiting the can, and water vapor could condense and go into your laptop. That's why I always wait a while before I turn it on again to make sure any small amount of water will have evaporated.
Also don't use an air compressor, it could end up spraying oil into your laptop.
Oh my god. I just had to post when I read this.
The only way an air compressor could get water into it is if the user takes poor care of it. (leaving it on, not draining it when not in use for more than 24-hours)
Just a tip, make sure you don't hold the can of compressed air too close and always hold it upright during use.
Oil?! I believe an error occurred with logic.
Sorry, but... I am at a loss of words.
And to think the person is an engineer
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-16-oz-Air-Compressor-Oil-HDA10700AV/100096995
http://www.doityourself.com/forum/e...-compressor-pump-leaks-oil-into-air-hose.html
Engineers tend not to open their mouth until they have a very solid understanding of the related material. Perhaps you could learn something from that.
Just a tip, make sure you don't hold the can of compressed air too close and always hold it upright during use. The air gets very cold when exiting the can, and water vapor could condense and go into your laptop. That's why I always wait a while before I turn it on again to make sure any small amount of water will have evaporated.
Also don't use an air compressor, it could end up spraying oil into your laptop.
The water comes from canned air, not an air compressor. The expansion of the canned air cools it down making water vapor condense.Oh my god. I just had to post when I read this.
The only way an air compressor could get water into it is if the user takes poor care of it. (leaving it on, not draining it when not in use for more than 24-hours)
Oil?! I believe an error occurred with logic.
Sorry, but... I am at a loss of words.
And to think the person is an engineer