Notebook heat stroke has become a major concern for all notebook producers. New Generations of processors, Hard disk, Graphic cards, wireless mini cards, and bla bla bla, all are going toward high performance, thus result in high heat productions. Most of the hardware manufactures are trying hard to reduce heat production by new theories, new type of materials.
One of my friend’s notebook automatic shut off due to high fever, it is very troublesome for her. She need run here and there to use other people computer to complete the assignment. But in this case, still ok, at least notebook will protect itself by shut off immediately. Another friend of mine, his notebook just burnt down half way playing games. This one worse, this notebook did even know how to protect itself, might be temperature reading failure.
For my own notebook, my notebook fan never stop running at highest speed, due to high heat productions. Temperature remains 70 degree Celsius. After i opened out the casing and checked the ventilation system, i found out the dust accumulated there became a filter (5mm thick, dense dust)
Many of my friends including me bought cheap notebook coolers, which has very simple theory without effective aerodynamic. 2 or 3 fans blowing up from the bottom that all. I had tested the notebook cooler with my notebook, it can only reduce around 2-4 degree Celsius, not more. Some of my friends, they bought a small fan(for human) blowing actively towards the notebook against the flow of notebook fan. It is very very effective when the small fan is blowing into the ventilation holes. But once you off your small fan, your notebook temperature will increase greatly. WHY? Because you are blowing dirty air into the notebook ventilation system without filters, and your notebook ventilation holes are full of dust, notebook fan do not have enough strength to blow out the heat through the thick dust. Never use this method to cool down your notebook. For short term, it might help; for long term, it hurts. Some of my friends, they open out their windows during winter, use the cold wind to cool the notebook. It really really helps. But can you withstand the cold wind which also blown to you?
Just now i read an article about new type of notebook cooler. This notebook cooler using new type of aerodynamic which increase effectiveness and cooling area.
NotePal Infinite by Cooler Master
I think this notebook cooler will help better than the traditional notebook cooler in cooling down your notebook.
For more information about this notebook cooler, please refer here
So, watch out your notebook temperature. Dont let them burnt down, it might cost you a lot to repair.
For those who want to know the notebook temperature, can use this programme (only for notebook)
