KVR Audio

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:04 pm

I would try to dust it anyway. Really, can't stress that enough. Not as a big issue as on desktop PC's, but, still an issue. You WILL get heat issues if the cooling system gets dusty.

martinjuenke · Post by **martinjuenke** » Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:28 pm

You should check if there's no spider hiding beneath the keys.

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Winstontaneous · Post by **Winstontaneous** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:37 am

Haha @djanthonyw beat me to the wiseass comment

davidka wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:58 pm 70C is not tragic.
Best to check among these if you're worried about excess heat - https://www.techradar.com/news/best-laptop-cooling-pad

FWIW, I have the Kootek cooling pad from the link above and even with its 5 fans it does very little to bring down the temperature on my MacBook Pro, and it's too loud to have on while recording/critical listening.

I've had better luck putting my laptop on short rubber furniture floor cups (maybe 1/2") to get extra airflow underneath, and running a pair of quiet USB mini-fans when needed.

melomood · Post by **melomood** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:47 am

I had a HD die on me & I was told its because they have issues from the heat generated by the laptop. I'm not so sure because I replaced the HD and it hung on for quite a few years after that

davidka · Post by **davidka** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:57 am

Winstontaneous wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:37 am Haha @djanthonyw beat me to the wiseass comment
davidka wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:58 pm 70C is not tragic.
Best to check among these if you're worried about excess heat - https://www.techradar.com/news/best-laptop-cooling-pad
FWIW, I have the Kootek cooling pad from the link above and even with its 5 fans it does very little to bring down the temperature on my MacBook Pro, and it's too loud to have on while recording/critical listening.

I've had better luck putting my laptop on short rubber furniture floor cups (maybe 1/2") to get extra airflow underneath, and running a pair of quiet USB mini-fans when needed.

Oh, good old Macbook... ours would need arctic ice shoveled by polar bears not to explode when browsing the internet. I'll try your method.

Winstontaneous · Post by **Winstontaneous** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:11 pm

davidka wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:57 am
Winstontaneous wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:37 am Haha @djanthonyw beat me to the wiseass comment
davidka wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:58 pm 70C is not tragic.
Best to check among these if you're worried about excess heat - https://www.techradar.com/news/best-laptop-cooling-pad
FWIW, I have the Kootek cooling pad from the link above and even with its 5 fans it does very little to bring down the temperature on my MacBook Pro, and it's too loud to have on while recording/critical listening.

I've had better luck putting my laptop on short rubber furniture floor cups (maybe 1/2") to get extra airflow underneath, and running a pair of quiet USB mini-fans when needed.
Oh, good old Macbook... ours would need arctic ice shoveled by polar bears not to explode when browsing the internet. I'll try your method.

Haha, let's build a hermetically sealed device that hits its thermal limits at 12.5% CPU load...what could go wrong?

It's actually the same with my HP and Acer laptops with vents on the bottom - the Kootek fans don't do enough to keep the internal fans from coming on, while the external AC Infinity do.

Jolaff · Post by **Jolaff** » Tue Jan 05, 2021 12:52 am

ghostwhistler wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 5:46 pm Centigrade, sorry should have been clear.

Well 70 Kelvin would be -200 C and 70 F is only 20 C ....so of course it was Celsius...

excuse me please · Post by **excuse me please** » Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:35 am

Where you driving left or right? Seriously, the fan of my laptop is full of dust. Makes an awful noise. Gets pretty hot. It's a wonder the thing is still running after 9 years of chain smoking and dust gathering. But I put it on blocks and sometimes I shake it

ghostwhistler · Post by **ghostwhistler** » Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:16 pm

Jolaff wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 12:52 am
ghostwhistler wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 5:46 pm Centigrade, sorry should have been clear.
Well 70 Kelvin would be -200 C and 70 F is only 20 C ....so of course it was Celsius...

I endeavour to be accurate

So is it the case that 70 degrees centiheit is ok then? I spoke to a guy in a laptop shop who said it was a bit high, though I should have mentioned that was under load. Of course you could argue that he wants to sell me a solution. So, kidding aisde, what's the answer?

martinjuenke · Post by **martinjuenke** » Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:03 pm

ghostwhistler wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:16 pm So, kidding aisde, what's the answer?

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ghostwhistler · Post by **ghostwhistler** » Tue Jan 05, 2021 10:49 pm

martinjuenke wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:03 pm
ghostwhistler wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:16 pm So, kidding aisde, what's the answer?
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He went there!

Alamo300 · Post by **Alamo300** » Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:48 am

Clean the fans!

melomood · Post by **melomood** » Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:10 am

I have two short strips of wood taped to the bottom of my laptops so they always have a bit more space between them and surfaces.....and I clean the fans. The oldest is a Frankenstein's monster that by all rights should be dead. It's housebound because I removed the battery in hopes of helping to keep it cooler

ghostwhistler · Post by **ghostwhistler** » Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:54 am

melomood wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:10 am I have two short strips of wood taped to the bottom of my laptops so they always have a bit more space between them and surfaces.....and I clean the fans. The oldest is a Frankenstein's monster that by all rights should be dead. It's housebound because I removed the battery in hopes of helping to keep it cooler

Does removing the battery help? I only use mine plugged in anyway, so a desktop would be a better solution

melomood · Post by **melomood** » Sun Jan 24, 2021 4:01 pm

You know,I'm not really sure but I figured it would be a way for poor lappy to get a little more cross breeze out the back

Should I be worried about my laptop getting hot?