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Thanks, I tried playing Goat Simulator, which sent my temperatures up to 90 celsius within about 5 minutes before I quit, at which point it cool down. There was only the tiniest airflow even at 90, so I'm guessing the fan must be clogged. I'll need to take it somewhere, but I was just wondering...

How do I test a higher load? What does it mean?

@DarkSable: Thanks for the advice. I don't trust myself to take it apart, and annoyingly there's no panel to quickly access the heat sink. By a medium load, do you mean just doing something not very intensive? If so, any suggestions as to a suitable process? @drapacioli: Thanks, how would I...

Recently my laptop overheated a couple of times while processing video. I've had it for maybe 2.5 years and never cleaned it out (I know, I'm stupid). I don't want to push the computer in case it messes up, but I'm not sure if the fan is blocked or broken. I can't really feel any air blowing out...