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how to keep my celeron cool ???
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| Goashem |
| during this time of year my celeron overheats and my computer starts to lag badly. anyone have any suggestions ? |
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| amb_ |
Here are my suggestions:
- Get a better CPU fan.
- Get some case fans.
- Get a newer machine.
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| Tordan |
| Firstly, quit playing so much Tiesto. That might be the primary cause of overheating. Then as Chris said get some case fans. |
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| VERTiG0 |
Get a peltier unit and watercool the hot side. Problem solved.
PS: Stop using Celerons. |
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| Goashem |
| heh its not my fault that i play tiesto... er i mean that i have a celeron. my parents ordered it for me and i dont have cash to buy a whole new laptop. |
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| amb_ |
Laptop? Geez.
Ignore my suggestions.
Instead, ensure that your laptop is on a flat, hard surface to accomodate proper air flow. A desk or table that has holes in it, such as the Ikea desk I use, can help. Also, try getting a table fan and aim it at the laptop...
If you're feeling adventurous, you might try enabling low power consumption/speedstep low/processor cycling, which could be located in BIOS setup when you boot your laptop. This will cause the processor to consume less current and produce less heat. You will notice a performance hit. |
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| tvmann |
If it's a laptop get one of those "coolpad" stands that raise it above the desktop to cool the bottom.
I have a special little table I made from plywood and it has a 3 inch hole under the laptop and I put in an old fan from a computer power supply - that works great. The fan officially needs 12 volts but I power it from an old power cube that is 9 volts and it still blows lots of air. I only need to run the fan on hot days in the summer.
Here's a commercial unit, a bit clunky:
http://www.cluboverclocker.com/revi...devices/bytecc/ |
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| cmack |
| Another suggestion if these don't work is get it cleaned. My roommate this past year had the same problem only on warmer days and it turned out he had a stankload of dustballs collected inside blocking the airflow. |
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