Recent content by robertynwa

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    CPU overheating, new fan and thermal paste.

    Nice one ... cheers mate I'll give it a go. YNWA
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    CPU overheating, new fan and thermal paste.

    I like your idea and I'll see if I can buy heatsink pipes from somewhere. If that doesn't work I might donate the laptop to science !! :pt1cable:
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    CPU overheating, new fan and thermal paste.

    Wow !! Bad heat sink pipes ... no-one else has suggested that .. but it's worth a look. How can I tell if the heat sink pipes are good or not ?
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    CPU overheating, new fan and thermal paste.

    "core temp" shows 90C just before it shuts down. speedstep not disabled, no bios option. I've had no bsod's. I will try the aida64, can't do any harm and I've tried everything else. This problem has stumped everyone on every blog ...
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    CPU overheating, new fan and thermal paste.

    New fan was fitted and new thermal paste applied, (not too much and not too little). CPU, i3 is 3 years old.
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    CPU overheating, new fan and thermal paste.

    My laptop is overheating. I have installed a new fan and replaced the thermal paste .. still overheating !! .. IDPT check passes everything until the "CPU stress test" when the laptop shuts down, overheated. IDPT check shows temp at 40C below max .. but .. the "core temp" shows 90C just...