Laptop overheating

[volk3000]

Hello. I have an Asus A55V Laptop ( i5, geforce 630m, 6gb ram )

it overheats when i  play video games, i  play everything on  very low graphics and it still manages to shut down.

I believe its overheating, because it is very hot when it does.

Is getting a laptop cooler gonna fix the problem? 

I noticed almost all coolers are pads with fans, but on  my laptop most of the heat comes out from the left side.

I really want to fix this problem.

[MegaDave91]

Good idea to monitor temperatures, especially when playing games on a laptop that doesn't have purpose designed cooling for gaming. I assume the laptop is on a hard surface?

[Elven]

 

Hello. I have an Asus A55V Laptop ( i5, geforce 630m, 6gb ram )

it overheats when i  play video games, i  play everything on  very low graphics and it still manages to shut down.

I believe its overheating, because it is very hot when it does.

Is getting a laptop cooler gonna fix the problem? 

I noticed almost all coolers are pads with fans, but on  my laptop most of the heat comes out from the left side.

I really want to fix this problem.

 

 

Hey,

 

Generally, laptops are notorious for being very hot. desk coolers where you sit the laptop on top of do help a little. Laptops intake air from the bottom and exhaust from the back or the side. Try to make sure you're using the laptop on a well ventilated, flat surface.

 

Short answer would be... Yes, a laptop cooler will help a little, but I wouldn't expect massive improvement. I do, however, Imagine that it will at least stop it from shutting down.

 

Elven 

[AlwaysFSX]

I just tore down this laptop to dust the heatsink and fan and put new (and better) thermal paste on it. Temps with down about 30-40C. If you're comfortable doing that then it's very worth it. Just make sure you keep track of everything, are nimble, and careful.

[Fate]

You should probably try and get the dust out of the cpu cooler.

[Fate]

I cleaned the dust out of my old phenom 2 system's heatsink and temps went from like 65 idle to 35

[volk3000]

It is on a flat surface, which cooler would you advice me then ?

 

Hey,

 

Generally, laptops are notorious for being very hot. desk coolers where you sit the laptop on top of do help a little. Laptops intake air from the bottom and exhaust from the back or the side. Try to make sure you're using the laptop on a well ventilated, flat surface.

 

Short answer would be... Yes, a laptop cooler will help a little, but I wouldn't expect massive improvement. I do, however, Imagine that it will at least stop it from shutting down.

 

Elven 

[volk3000]

ill try to monitor it more. when not in  game, gpu is 50c and cpu is 60c

Good idea to monitor temperatures, especially when playing games on a laptop that doesn't have purpose designed cooling for gaming. I assume the laptop is on a hard surface?

[amintha1992]

i would just clean it with some compressed air to the fan and the heatsink(visible on the left side exhaust). dont forget to hold the fan in place with a paper clip or a toothpick or some thing. other wise you might break it.

 

if not you can take apart the whole laptop and then clean it. this is a much better option if you know how to do it. (might be able to find a tare down guide on the internet)

[volk3000]

i am not really comfortable with opening it up, i might try the cooler tho. I feel like ill have to get it eventually. Just not sure which one