Laptop overheating .

[Kristis133]

Acer 5750G. Intelo Core i5-2450M.

So my laptop was raching up to 100 celsius when playing games and around 60 at celsius. I thought that it was way too high, so I bought some thermal paste and decided to put a fresh layer on. However that didn't really help and now I'm getting 70-80 just by surfing the net.

I have no idea what the problem could be. Any suggestions?

 

[Karsten75]

when you put paste on, did you blow out the dust and also clean off the old paste with correct solvents?

Are the fans operational?

 

[Kristis133]

Yes, I've cleaned it with alcohol, then made it dry, then put a new layer. I'm not sure about the fan, but the sound is definitely there. How do I check?

 

[iceblitzed]

Yes, I've cleaned it with alcohol, then made it dry, then put a new layer. I'm not sure about the fan, but the sound is definitely there. How do I check?

would try cleaning dust especially the fan. use speedfan program

http/www.almico.com/speedfan.php

to monitor fan speed. also I would recommend going to power options, clicking your power profile, clicking advanced settings and setting MAXIMUM Processor state to 90%