Laptop cooling in harsh conditions

[Kado27]

I need to find a way to keep my laptop cool.

I live in the Bahamas and Summer is approaching. At 7:30pm the room temp is between 32C-33C, so yeah its hot and summer isn't here yet. In the evening while browsing the web with a few tabs open and streaming a 720p youtube video, cpu load bobbles around 30%-40% with a temp of about 88C. If i attempt to do any serious processing temps quickly shoot up to 95C and the laptop shuts down shortly after. right now to keep temps down i have a ductless air condition aimed at the laptop and turned down to 16C. this keep temps between 60C-80C only hitting 87C momentarily when maxed out. This is very expensive and i need a cheaper solution. I have tried propping up my laptop, blowing it out with compressed air and cheap laptop coolers but they don't do much.

Im currently running a Samsung q530, first gen i5, 8GB ram and western digital Black2 dual drive.

 

thanks in advance for any tips.

 

[gazabi]

Make a diy air conditioner that uses ice cubes, there are guides online. Just use that to blow air instead of an air conditioner.

 

I need to find a way to keep my laptop cool.

I live in the Bahamas and Summer is approaching. At 7:30pm the room temp is between 32C-33C, so yeah its hot and summer isn't here yet. In the evening while browsing the web with a few tabs open and streaming a 720p youtube video, cpu load bobbles around 30%-40% with a temp of about 88C. If i attempt to do any serious processing temps quickly shoot up to 95C and the laptop shuts down shortly after. right now to keep temps down i have a ductless air condition aimed at the laptop and turned down to 16C. this keep temps between 60C-80C only hitting 87C momentarily when maxed out. This is very expensive and i need a cheaper solution. I have tried propping up my laptop, blowing it out with compressed air and cheap laptop coolers but they don't do much.

Im currently running a Samsung q530, first gen i5, 8GB ram and western digital Black2 dual drive.

 

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[FairladyZ]

I keep my 6 year old Toshiba Satellite in my somehow always past 75 degrees (Fahrenheit) garage, and I just keep a box fan pointed in its direction and it's fine.

[FruitBasketSilex]

I have two suggestions. One, slightly raise your laptop using a stand, only like an inch is needed, then setup a desk fan to blow slightly downwards towards the laptop to sweep up the heat.

#2: if that is too much work, get a quad fan laptop cooler.

[Captain_WD]

I need to find a way to keep my laptop cool.

I live in the Bahamas and Summer is approaching. At 7:30pm the room temp is between 32C-33C, so yeah its hot and summer isn't here yet. In the evening while browsing the web with a few tabs open and streaming a 720p youtube video, cpu load bobbles around 30%-40% with a temp of about 88C. If i attempt to do any serious processing temps quickly shoot up to 95C and the laptop shuts down shortly after. right now to keep temps down i have a ductless air condition aimed at the laptop and turned down to 16C. this keep temps between 60C-80C only hitting 87C momentarily when maxed out. This is very expensive and i need a cheaper solution. I have tried propping up my laptop, blowing it out with compressed air and cheap laptop coolers but they don't do much.

Im currently running a Samsung q530, first gen i5, 8GB ram and western digital Black2 dual drive.

 

thanks in advance for any tips.Untitled.jpg

 

Hey Kado27,

 

As the guys said, you can either use a simple fan pointed towards the laptop to blow the heat off of it while it's raised from the desk or you can get a good laptop cooler. 

Try keeping your laptop clean and prevent dust from piling up (this contributes to heat accumulation). You can also call the laptop's manufacturer to check if they have any solutions for upgrading the laptop itself. Do have a backup of your data as if you continuously exceed the recommended working temperatures of the storage drive, you are risking to lose data. 

 

Captain_WD.