Recent content by FlyingHigh85

I posted the same question on other forums. On badcaps.net, some people who SEEM to know what they are talking about said there are two 3300microF 16V capacitors on the circuit board of the tv power supply that are likely the problem (one of the people claims to be a student of technology at...

A new, similar tv costs ~$300. If I was certain that the problem was just a few bad capacitors, I would say that his asking price is fair, but I'm not SURE that's the problem. I was hoping that someone here might be knowledgeable enough to say "yes, this is the problem" or "no, that's not the...

A neighbor is selling a ~7-year-old 42" Phillips plasma tv (model 42PF9631D-37). He says it has a strange problem: when the tv is cool, it turns-on and works fine, but once it is turned-off, it takes DAYS to turn back on. Also, he has to unplug it when he turns it off because LEDs on the tv...

Update: Using VSYNC seems to help and I didn't have to lower the games' quality settings. This may have been due to the flight simulator I was playing was utilizing the onboard Intel HD 3000 gpu instead of the discrete Geforce 525M. To change this, I went to the NVIDIA control panel, and...

Thanks, photonboy. Very HELPFUL and INSIGHTFUL. I'll try using VSYNC to cap at 60FPS and adjust the quality to maintain it. My laptop isn't crashing, I just want to keep temps down to promote longevity. I hope to have this laptop for at least a few years. As for cooling solutions, even if a...

I has done a little research: de5_Roy ("CPUs Authority" and "Laptop Expert") states that, "for good performance and longevity don't let your cpu temp go higher than 60-65c." Pinhedd ("Laptop Expert") states that, "The threshold for "too hot" is between 95 and 100 degrees centigrade for both...

Realtemp says that my temperatures are ~40*C at idle and ~89*C after a half-hour of heavy gaming. I have the laptop elevated ~1" off the desk in a room with an ambient temp of ~24*C. None of the laptop's vents are blocked. Seeing temps approaching 90 is scaring me a little. What is my best...

For $370, I just bought a Dell Inspiron 17R with the following specs: Intel Core i7-2670QM 2.2GHz (3.1GHz turbo), 6GB DDR3 at 1333MHz, 17.3" LED screen, NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M - N12P-GE 2GB, 250GB 5400RPM HD (originally was 640GB, but the previous owner replaced it), Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit...