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Easy, Cheap, Effective Laptop Cooling?

Posted by Cliff on from the it's-all-about-da-airflow dept.

cloudofstrife asks: "I happen to own a laptop that happens to have overheating problems. Frequently during games, the processor will overheat, and the frame rate will drop from over 30 frames per second to under 2 frames per second. Is there a cheap and easy way to prevent my CPU from overheating?"

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  1. Laptop != Gaming Rig by Daxster · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Don't use a laptop as a gaming machine..but it's too late for that, so that won't help you. I just bought a Dell Inspiron 2200 with a Pentium M at 1.7Ghz, and it idles around 40-45C. When I'm gaming and the CPU is maxed and fan is on low, it only goes up to 55C..I think it shuts down around 65-80C.
    Anyways, there are professional laptop coolers you can order from various computer sites. They're basically a fan that sits below the intakes underneath the laptop, which means it's just as easy to build your own. Use a standard 12V fan and run it on 5V (USB is 5V). Quiet, plenty of air, and you'll get much lower temps with and without your standard fan.

    Honestly, there's no point to more than 2Ghz on a laptop..especially with a P4 or latest AMD chips. Way too hot, and way too much power usage.

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