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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. pink erasers by entropi · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Four of those little pink erasers (the ones shaped like a parallelogram) under the four courners of the laptop does a suprisinglly great job. It cut my cpu fan usage down by a good 80-90% for day to day usage.

    If erasers are unavailable or you want less traction, mini-post it note pads work great as well. They may be preferred if you want to be able to slide the laptop out of the way when you're not using it.

  2. Defective? by yamla · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Your laptop is clearly defective. Why aren't you returning it?

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