03-12-2012, 10:15 PM
The heat sink compound that transfers heat from the CPU/GPU to the heatpipes/sink is probably getting old and less efficient.
Not enough to cause massive KP from overheating, (which will eventually happen) but enough to make the fans run more.
Happens a lot in older portables. If you are so inclined, crack it open, clean off the chips, and reapply thermal past/glue, depending on what it came with. I'd bet money that would solve it.
Not enough to cause massive KP from overheating, (which will eventually happen) but enough to make the fans run more.
Happens a lot in older portables. If you are so inclined, crack it open, clean off the chips, and reapply thermal past/glue, depending on what it came with. I'd bet money that would solve it.