Any helpful tips for cooling down cpu? I know about cooling paste replacement, problem is getting to it, seeing as theres a massive heatshield that covers everything once I open her up. And this has some kind of glue/tape glue around the edges, and Im afraid Ill rip something off If I try to remove it, not to mention fearful of being unable to put it back on.
I have absolutely no idea if it's useful, but I bought a USB-powered fan plate thingy that my laptop can sit on. I had some performance issues with BG3 and some other games that I was worried were related to overheating, but I identified the problem as a Windows 11 setting so never really tested whether the cooling was at all effective. I guess I can give it a go and see! It does create yet more noise, though. But pretty minor in comparison with the laptop's own fan labouring away.
I seem to be hard on keyboards. This is only my second gaming laptop, and the first (it was a Samsung one) lasted seven years. By the end, it was no longer really good enough for modern games, but it was just about coping. What killed it was the spacebar and a couple of other keys breaking, and it being so old I couldn't find a replacement keyboard for it. But at least it had put in its time. The left control key of my newer Acer broke a couple of weeks back, which isn't wholly surprising as the keyboard always felt flimsy as well as all the black wearing off a lot of the keys. I seem to use the letters E,S,D,L,M,N,O the most! Which reminds me I need to try to call the Acer spare parts department to see if they can send me a new one!
I love the convenience of being able to cart my laptop around and game anywhere, but It is a problem that the whole machine can become unusable with the failure of one relatively simple part. I do have a wireless keyboard that I'm using now, but it does defeat at least part of the purpose of a laptop that it now needs more space and can't easily be used without a desk!
EDIT: Just had a quick play around and as far as I can tell the cooling pad does absolutely nothing for CPU temperature. It makes the air feel a little cooler to me, so it's less unpleasant to use a hot laptop, but that's about it. At least it didn't cost much. Or maybe that was the problem!
