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I discovered in my power settings, my CPU was set at a minimum CPU state of 100%. That was helping to increase the heat. She's running in the mid 50s now. A bit hotter at load. I'm still going to clean the inside. See if I can get it cooler. I'll see if there is a parts store around here...

Ok, looks like it's time to open her back up. CPU is an I5 3337U. Yes, I installed the SSD and RAM myself. Might as well get a new fan to play it safe. Are laptop fans generally proprietary or can I get a generic fan online somewhere?

Was using this computer again in linux. Watching a video it hit 85C. The computer basically froze..... I had to reboot and let it cool. As of right now, I'm going to stop using it with this machine. Not sure what is going on. In W10 i'm getting high 50s at idle and low to mid 70s at load. Does...

Just checked, CPU is hitting 70c at moderate load.

I can hear the fan running right now. It does make a little bit of a noise when the computer is on a slight angle. I do know one thing for a fact, some laptops run hot with Ubuntu. I don't know why but I've seen it on multiple machines.

I have one of my machines dual booted with Ubuntu/W10. I was just using it for a few hours watching movies. It began to get really hot and eventually the video playback started to stutter. Bottom of the laptop felt really hot. The last couple of times that I've run linux, it's had issues...

Try formatting the card in the camera. It's in the menu settings. If that doesn't work try a different card.

Thanks for your help. I'll post back what I end up getting if anyone else is looking for a similar set up.

Reinstalled chrome, nothing changed.

Thanks GObonzo. I'll start by making a list of computers that I like, with specs that I like. I'll then research them individually. When you swapped out your hard drive were you able to keep Windows? When I tried to clone mine it gave me an error. I think the original drive was whitelisted in...

I was leaning towards Lenovo. There new stuff looks really nice. I was thinking about the flex 15. Do you guys know how"user friendly" their stuff is. What I mean by that is: will the motherboard/bios accept a cloned hard drive? Is it possible to swap cpus down the line? I tried calling and the...

I'll try it right now. Thanks.

I accidentally installed a second version of flash in chrome and it is causing problems. I typed in Chome://plugins and tried disabling each separately. This seems to have made the problem better but I still occasionally get a crash. I'm currently using the default flash that comes with chrome...

I would like to spend under $850 if possible. I'm the type to sniff out a deal though. I have no problems buying last years model, ect. I'm willing to compromise on some of my specifications as nothing in life is perfect. Thanks guys.

Hey guys, I'm new to the forum. I wanted to see if I could get some advice on buying a new laptop. I want to get a machine that is fast but I don't want to pay for things that I don't need. I'm an average user in the sense that I don't use any demanding programs for video editing, ect. I also...