Cooling laptop

n000b · 3rd July 2006, 12:18 PM

I've got a laptop that I don't usually use to play games, however I'm having a lan this weekend with my friends so it will be used to play games for 16 hours a day for 5 days. I've noticed that when playing games (even games that aren't that graphically intensive), the laptop gets very hot. I doubt it would be good to have the laptop running that hot for so long. I usually have the laptop on my lap when I do play games on it.

What is the best way to temporarily cool it? It will be on a desk, not on my lap. Would putting some little blocks under it to get airflow under it be enough? What other free and quick ways can I cool it?

brodiepearce · 3rd July 2006, 1:16 PM

Most laptops have an intake or exhaust fan on their underbelly (^-^), so yeah, putting it on some little chocks would help, just so that the air moves freely. Plus like you said it allows air to move underneath it, which is where most of the heat is.

Just a general bit of advice: when you're not using it and it's still on don't close the screen, as some of the heat dissipates through the keyboard and topside, plus the screen would only make it hotter.

You could probably try to make sure there's a constant airflow over it (it only has to be slight, just a breeze) to remove heat quicker. But laptops run hot, and their built to run hot, so it's not too much to worry over.

n000b · 3rd July 2006, 2:32 PM

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Originally Posted by brodiepearce

Most laptops have an intake or exhaust fan on their underbelly (^-^), so yeah, putting it on some little chocks would help, just so that the air moves freely. Plus like you said it allows air to move underneath it, which is where most of the heat is.

Yeah, there's a hole for a fan on the bottom. There's either no fan then there (ie just a hole for the air), or it's not running at the moment.

I'll just put it up on some blocks - thanks

de_overfiend · 3rd July 2006, 7:22 PM

you can gets laptop stands with 80 or 120mm fans in them that cool the bottom of your laptop. they tilt it as well to like 25 degrees and is supposed to be more ergonomic... they are only like around 30 - 50 bucks

imgod22222 · 4th July 2006, 2:32 AM

Get a cooling mat for your laptop, or as someone had suggested to me to get a PCMCIA cooler for it (i searched the web and turned up empty handed when it came to PCMCIA coolers, maybe you'll be lucky enough to find one)

The cooling mat makes such a difference, that if it were to break and stop working, i wouldn't dare turning on my laptop. I don't think its safe to run any CPU with passive cooling, and with such an incredibly small heatsink. Its wierd that Dell would ship an Inspiron notebook with a fan that has never made one rotation. Barely thinking about getting a new fan, the cooling mat works perfect. A lifetime for one of them is about a year. Then it starts whining making LOUD noises. Kinda hard to sleep when all of a sudden you hear what sounds like a 2 foot large bee next to your ear.

Rollsta · 4th July 2006, 3:23 AM

Mate, Laptop Cooler
That is your solution, pick whatever you want, theyre all powered by USB
if that link doesn't work, go here and click on cooling and then laptop cooler

-Rollsta

3rd July 2006, 12:18 PM	#1
n000b Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 2,235	Cooling laptop I've got a laptop that I don't usually use to play games, however I'm having a lan this weekend with my friends so it will be used to play games for 16 hours a day for 5 days. I've noticed that when playing games (even games that aren't that graphically intensive), the laptop gets very hot. I doubt it would be good to have the laptop running that hot for so long. I usually have the laptop on my lap when I do play games on it. What is the best way to temporarily cool it? It will be on a desk, not on my lap. Would putting some little blocks under it to get airflow under it be enough? What other free and quick ways can I cool it? __________________ eStyles Web Hosting Providing Australian web hosting for over five years P: 1300 477 451 \| E: sales@estyles.com.au

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4th July 2006, 2:32 AM	#5
imgod22222 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Florida, America Posts: 668	Get a cooling mat for your laptop, or as someone had suggested to me to get a PCMCIA cooler for it (i searched the web and turned up empty handed when it came to PCMCIA coolers, maybe you'll be lucky enough to find one) The cooling mat makes such a difference, that if it were to break and stop working, i wouldn't dare turning on my laptop. I don't think its safe to run any CPU with passive cooling, and with such an incredibly small heatsink. Its wierd that Dell would ship an Inspiron notebook with a fan that has never made one rotation. Barely thinking about getting a new fan, the cooling mat works perfect. A lifetime for one of them is about a year. Then it starts whining making LOUD noises. Kinda hard to sleep when all of a sudden you hear what sounds like a 2 foot large bee next to your ear. __________________ There's merit in construction; when it's done with our own hands. There's beauty in destruction; resurrection, another chance. There's a "U" and "I" in union but just an "I" in our beliefs ~Protest the Hero -> Plateful of our Dead

4th July 2006, 3:23 AM	#6
Rollsta Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,536	Mate, Laptop Cooler That is your solution, pick whatever you want, theyre all powered by USB if that link doesn't work, go here and click on cooling and then laptop cooler -Rollsta __________________