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Constant Fan Activation

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hi laptop section 😄

 

I have a Dell g7 15 laptop that ive had for about 2 years now. Recently, the fans have been going full blast when i open a website with lots of video sidebars, opening Visual Studio Code, or just anything that's slightly above average CPU usage. I popped open the back to clean as much cat hair and dust i could get out of the heatspreader, and found that dell did a pretty sloppy job at putting on the thermal paste. Its still completely covered but looks really thin to me. Ive never built a pc before so i dont know what is a proper amount, but could this be the issue? The specs are in my signature for reference.

Current Laptop

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Dell G7 7590

CPU: Intel Core i7-9750H | Motherboard: Integrated | RAM: Crucial 32GB DDR4-3200

Storage: 500GB M.2 2230 PCIe NVMe 3x2 (default Dell brand) | GPU: NVIDIA RTX 2080 Max-QPSU: Integrated

 

Peripherals

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Keyboard: Tofu65 with Gateron Ink Blacks, Durock stabilizers (spacebar is holee moded), Doubleshot ABS keycaps

Mouse: Razer Deathadder v2

 

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The more important question is what Temps are you seeing?

 

Common causes for fans not working, abnormal, or loud fan noise, overheating:

  • Fans or air vents that are obstructed
  • Dust accumulation on vents or fans
  • Not enough ventilation
  • Physical damage
  • Out-of-date BIOS and device drivers
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