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    M11X R3 Getting REAL Hot

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by wrathofdeath, Dec 29, 2014.

  1. wrathofdeath

    wrathofdeath Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello again guys,

    I posted here a couple months back about my heat issues on my m11 and resolved them for quite a while (5 weeks haha) now i'm back again with temps way above what they should be ~85 celcius on my gpu... I recently re-pasted the gpu and cpu and installed a samsung 850 EVO SSD into this thing due to numerous reasons, heat being one of them. Any ideas what could be causing the heat??

    Thank's!!
     
    wrathofdeath, Dec 29, 2014
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  2. Radi324

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    Did you clean out the fans and heatsinks?
     
    Radi324, Dec 29, 2014
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  3. wrathofdeath

    wrathofdeath Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, I did clean those.
     
    wrathofdeath, Dec 29, 2014
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    Reapply good quality thermal paste?
     
    Game7a1, Dec 29, 2014
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    wickette Notebook Deity

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    yep number one reason for overheating, use IC7 pea method (google it) to apply
     
    wickette, Dec 30, 2014
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  6. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    this should work like a charm. Let us know how it goes!
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Dec 30, 2014
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  7. wrathofdeath

    wrathofdeath Notebook Evangelist

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    UPDATE: The thermal paste did not work. I also used compressed air to blow out the radiator and fans... This is annoying haha I even have a cooling fan under it.
     
    wrathofdeath, Oct 18, 2015
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    If it was ok for 5 weeks i'd point that the issue must be related either that the paste has degraded (bad quality paste) or you are using it in a very dusty environment and the heatsink is dirty again. Unfortunately from experience I have observed that the m11x seems to get very blocked up with dust far more easily than the other larger models.
     
    simonmpoulton, Nov 9, 2015
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  9. gbg2000

    gbg2000 Notebook Guru

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    I usually disassemble the fan too (three tiny screws) and clean inside - the amount of gunk and dust I find inside is amazing..

    also think about replacing the entire fan/heatsink assembly. goes on ebay for $20 shipped ... next time my temps go up that's what I'm doing
     
    gbg2000, Feb 7, 2016
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