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Recent content by skarci

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    So today I...

    havent tried any other solutions since my last post sorry to say. you may close down the thread if you wish. I'm finally home so I have access to my desktop
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    So today I...

    This is with no other programs open and I let it idle for a few mins before taking the ss. I understand that laptops normally dont idle at ~30C like a well cooled desktop but even a 15% load on the processor is causing the temps to shoot up to 75C+ This is after about 10 minutes in CS:GO with...
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    So today I...

    the videocard has its own heatsink, the processor has nothing more than a copper plate with a heatpipe connected to it running to the fan. its just the processor thats overheating. the videocard is consistently 10-15C lower than the processor
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    So today I...

    im running windows 10 64 bit, i havent tried power saver yet and i used 91% isopropyl alcohol and coffee filters to clean the old thermal compound off. the new thermal compound is arctic mx4 edit: I tried powersaver mode, it helps a little with temps but the cut in performance when running...
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    So today I...

    The laptop shuts down, ive tested it on battery and off while plugged in and its having the same effect. The battery is original and the powerplan is set to balanced. I had it set to high performance and they both do the same thing. I do use both speedfan and HWMonitor, i havent had any reason...
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    So today I...

    took my laptop apart, cleaned the fans thoroughly and applied new thermal paste to the cpu and gpu to try and fix an overheating problem ive been having. 0 effect... im running a qosmio x875 q7380 for reference and this thing only has a single copper pipe running to the laptops only fan to cool...