Laptop Fan Cooling Help? by vladthegreat100 March 17, 2015 at 2:03 AM UTC
Hey Guys! Today I made this post to ask you guys know how to cool off a laptops fan? Whenever I'm playing games (Sometimes I don't even play the games) My laptop gets REALLY hot...By hot I mean you can stand 4-5 feet away and feel the heat... Only on the left side where the cooler is.
I have had this problem for a bit but I'm getting more and more peeved everyday (1 of my USB's are broken, another one of my USB's work only 1/4 of the time and my third USB works 24/7), so an external keyboard is possible but really hard to get it to work...
So if you guys have any knowledge please tell me down below how to fix this :) A replacement of my fan might not be appropriate since I'm sure my parents won't send it out for repair and I don't really have the money to do that or the knowledge to replace a laptop fan (only know for desktops).
Any help will probably be good help, please don't give false info that will screw my computer up unless I want to replace my components after...
I have an Acer Aspire v3.
Thanks guys! Have a nice day! :)
JohnYoYo9 March 17, 2015 at 2:03 AM UTC
Elevation, cooling mats, try to not block the fan, you could try changing the power setting, maybe compressed air to get out dust? No clue, :P. Good luck.Numberz_ March 17, 2015 at 2:03 AM UTC
Well I don't know how well they work but in Ontario Dollar Store sells cooling mats. Worth a try. :PTarheelkiwi March 17, 2015 at 2:03 AM UTC
Roast marshmallows?Numberz_ March 17, 2015 at 2:03 AM UTC
Roast marshmallows?
BourbonBonobo March 17, 2015 at 2:03 AM UTC
Holy cow man! it's really that hot? Yeezus!_Phyre March 17, 2015 at 3:03 AM UTC
This is why you never go to with AMD stock coolers... Ever.DonaldMyTrump March 17, 2015 at 3:03 AM UTC
Cooling pads do work but they are hardly ever truly necessary. Usually its people getting distracted and not positioning their laptop in a way that gives their laptop enough air. If you used to do this but no longer do so you may have damaged your laptop in a way that you would certainly need a cooling station. I played games on a laptop throughout highschool before I got my first true gaming computer. Good maintenance and awareness from the user make your laptops outlive their expected lives. If the heat is as dramatic as you say I'd follow up with Tarheelkiwi's logic :)PokerFace March 17, 2015 at 8:03 AM UTC
Laptop cooling fan? I have a laptop but, I stick an actual fun under my mounted laptop.Rainstruck March 17, 2015 at 11:03 AM UTC
If you can somehow afford it, upgrade you're laptop to liquid cooling. Good luck! :]Howsie March 17, 2015 at 12:03 PM UTC
If you can somehow afford it, upgrade you're laptop to liquid cooling. Good luck! :]
Tarheelkiwi March 17, 2015 at 12:03 PM UTC
Rainstruck March 17, 2015 at 12:03 PM UTC
Howsie March 17, 2015 at 12:03 PM UTC
But then you can't roast marshmallows D:
Howsie March 17, 2015 at 12:03 PM UTC
How did you know that was my laptop?!? :D
zero9178 March 17, 2015 at 12:03 PM UTC
The fan may be very dusty. I would ge a can of compressed air (they are quite cheap) and blow into the fan. Make sure to do it outside though.Nebbsy March 19, 2015 at 9:03 PM UTC
Try putting it in a fridge when it gets hot•NOTE• Only for about 15 seconds
MilkshakesMC March 26, 2015 at 2:03 PM UTC
Its annoying i have the same problem it gets heated up a lot and makes lots of noises but i put it in my lap and it doesnt get heated up.Legoche March 26, 2015 at 4:03 PM UTC
Buy some dust spray, (Compressed air in a can) and spray it in the fan. That helped my brother out a load. Also, take out the fan and dust it.Atdit March 26, 2015 at 4:03 PM UTC
Buy some dust spray, (Compressed air in a can) and spray it in the fan. That helped my brother out a load. Also, take out the fan and dust it.