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  1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

    and I swear I turned it on twenty minutes ago after letting it cool off and it's already BURNING TO TOUCH again and god damn it's lagging like a piece of mangoes and I'm about done with Potato Knishesing everything right now

    Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:00:14 UTC from web
    1. Femboy sam sulek Femboy sam sulek

      @redenchilada I would say overclock the fan, but im sure that has a possibility of breaking it

      Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:01:59 UTC from web
      1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

        @therainbowdashx the fan in this laptop is a worthless piece of kiwi though and it doesn't even cool it off

        Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:02:48 UTC from web
        1. Femboy sam sulek Femboy sam sulek

          @redenchilada Ohhhh, laptop, the fans are always dole in those

          Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:04:20 UTC from web
        2. Cerulean Spark Cerulean Spark

          @redenchilada I had this issue with one of my older laptops. It turns out that even though the fan was running, the channel it was trying to draw air through was basically completely blocked with crap it'd picked up.

          Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:11:02 UTC from web
          1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

            @ceruleanspark That's honestly entirely possible, considering how absolutely mangled and trashed the innards of this thing are I wouldn't even be surprised if the fan was blocked.

            Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:12:49 UTC from web
            1. Cerulean Spark Cerulean Spark

              @redenchilada Can you open up the case at all?

              Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:15:08 UTC from web
              1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

                @ceruleanspark Theoretically, I could. Realistically, I'm always too afraid I'd break something if I did.

                Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:16:53 UTC from web
                1. Pony Pony

                  @redenchilada yeah I've messed up my laptop cases by trying to open them.. not terribly or beyond use, but it still bugged me. And finind instructions isn't always easy

                  Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:20:53 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                2. Cerulean Spark Cerulean Spark

                  @redenchilada You could try cleaning it "PS3 style" and just jam the nozzle of one of those compressed air canisters into the vents and spray for a while.

                  Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:24:07 UTC from web
                  1. Pony Pony

                    @ceruleanspark I'mma try this

                    Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:25:38 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                    1. Cerulean Spark Cerulean Spark

                      @pony Make sure to wedge the fan in place before you do, as the compressed air can make it rotate faster than it was designed for. It'll probably be fine either way, but better safe than sorry.

                      Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:27:15 UTC from web
                      1. Pony Pony

                        @ceruleanspark oh cool. Will do

                        Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:29:45 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                  2. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

                    @ceruleanspark That can potentially damage coolers though by forcing dust inside the bushing

                    Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:29:09 UTC from web
              2. Pony Pony

                frackin.. laptop cases are hard to open..

                Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:18:34 UTC from MuSTArDroid
    2. Pony Pony

      @redenchilada let it out. I wonder whether that thermal paste Best Buy folks have tried to sell me would be worth getting for my laptops. Maybe @vt3c knows.

      Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:06:42 UTC from MuSTArDroid
    3. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

      @vt3c Yes. I think. They don't do anything, though.

      Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:09:07 UTC from web
      1. Femboy sam sulek Femboy sam sulek

        @redenchilada You can get a secons fan

        Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:10:54 UTC from web
        1. Femboy sam sulek Femboy sam sulek

          @therainbowdashx You put your laptop ontop of it

          Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:11:25 UTC from web
    4. Pony Pony

      @vt3c "Maybe" tells me I should research it. I suppose it couldn't hurt to look into it. The employee at the store couldn't guarantee anything which made me think it wasn't worth getting.

      Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:12:33 UTC from MuSTArDroid
    5. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

      @vt3c I do that fairly often but that doesn't solve the issue that the laptop doesn't cool. That just makes me stop what I'm doing for around half an hour

      Tuesday, 20-Aug-13 06:15:56 UTC from web