Proper laptop cooler

[kolaval]

I have a fujitsu ah532 and it is running too hot when running anything intensive(read games).
According to speccy my motherboard goes up to 95C
It's only a few months old so I do not suspect it to be filled with dust.

Are there any proper laptop coolers available for physically big laptops?
Will they even make a difference?

 

[ichigo]

I have a fujitsu ah532 and it is running too hot when running anything intensive(read games).
According to speccy my motherboard goes up to 95C
It's only a few months old so I do not suspect it to be filled with dust.

Are there any proper laptop coolers available for physically big laptops?
Will they even make a difference?

I got a benq laptop cooler but never made a difference to my laptop which also gets up to 95c causing it to restart so not sure if there is one that works properly.

 

[mr_norris]

>> It's only a few months old so I do not suspect it to be filled with dust.

If it's on for extended periods, then it's most likely dust.

My laptop runs 24 / 7. And it's been doing so for a few years now. The best thing I've found is setting aside a few hours every couple of months, cleaning all the dust and resetting the thermal compound.

It helps.

I don't advise doing that if your laptop is still under warranty though.

If you move your laptop around often, those cooling pads become quite a mission to handle. I gave up on mine.

 

[Spinnek0p]

Deepcool does have a v.nice unit for 17" laptops (http://titan-ice.co.za/deepcool-m6-notebook-cooler.html) and should make a huge difference.

I agree that on older machines it can make a difference redoing the thermal compound. When taking the time, use proper thermal compound (like Artic Silver) which should last a few years.

 

[kolaval]

I opened the bottom cover and could see the heat sink and fan etc, no dust.
When I get more desperate I'll redo the thermal compound as well.

 

[herbertk]

Ha a similar issue on my Vaio, but it is just over 2 years old, was packed with dust so I cleaned it out and put new thermal paste on. Also got a cooler at Matrix for about R200 works well enough but I reckon the bigger difference was the cleaning.