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    Rise of temperature/years

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by conejeitor, Aug 4, 2007.

  1. conejeitor

    conejeitor Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi, when I bought my laptop (Z96J) its CPU normal temperature was ~53 C, and while gaming 75 C. But now, after almost a year since I bought it, the normal temperature is ~60 C and ~82 C while gaming.
    Is this normal, why does it happen?
    Thanks.
     
    conejeitor, Aug 4, 2007
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  2. chesieofdarock

    chesieofdarock Notebook Deity

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    this is because your system is full of dust. You should get an airblower can and blow your fans out. That will help a lot and if after that you still have problems, take your computer apart and clean it all out.
     
    chesieofdarock, Aug 4, 2007
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  3. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Dust, fluff and anything else getting into the cooling system.

    Most notebooks (particularly those with air vents on the bottom) function like vacuum cleaners and they need cleaning out from time to time. You get problems like this:

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    (Photo provided by martinx20).

    The best course of action is to access the fan and the cooling system, but you can usually have some benefit with a can of compressed air to blow and a household vacuum cleaner to suck.

    John
     
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    Global warming is not completely understood ;)
     
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    conejeitor Notebook Evangelist

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    Wow, this was so true!
    I open it up and blow directly in the fan 3-4 times. I even didn't see that much dust coming out when I blow it. But now, the processor is 4-5 degrees cooler.
    Thanks guys.
     
    conejeitor, Aug 6, 2007
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