Question about the M70Vm and cooling?

Hey there

I've been running my laptop since I got it in September last year for 12hrs or so a day (on average) every day and I've recently started to give it a "clean out".

I noticed while cleaning out the fan exhaust area that the fan sits under the removable case part that covers over the ram sticks and the spare HDD slot but that part of the case doesn't have any opening directly above where the fan sits so the fan is covered over.

If I took a drill or something similar and put holes in the removable case part where the fan is would it aid in cooling the laptop?

Just wondering because I do notice that the longer I use my laptop the hotter it gets and it's kind of slows down and starts "not responding".

I use a notebook cooler when at home but when at the office I don't, purely because I don't have room to carry it with me.

Thanks in advance for any advice on this.

 

It's a bad idea to drill holes directly into the removable back panel where it's covering the fan because air will be drawn from those holes and directly out the system without cooling the other components.

If you observe the back panel, you should see vents that are directly above the ram and CPU/GPU. This was designed purposely so that cool air can be drawn from those areas to better cool those components.

As for your notebook getting slower after long periods of use, check to see your CPU/GPU is over-heating with EVEREST. When these component overheat, they tend to downclock in order to prevent over-heating.

 

Oh ok. Just wondered if that would be a good idea because it does tend to get a bit warm in that area underneath.

 

We had the same discussion many times on the G50 model which has a fake vent with a heat shield on the otherside of it.

Just clean out the existing vents and cooling system and if its out of warranty reapply thermal paste to the cpu and gpu.