Cooling sugestions for Dell Inspiron 8500

I just put a GeForce 5200 64mb in my laptop and I'm getting temps of ~75C+ while in full load.

What are some good ways to cool this thing... or is 75c fine as long as I don't see any crashes/freezes?

Thanks

 

From what I understand, 75 should be fine during demanding conditions. I use I8kFanGUI to control my fans. I recommend it to everyone with a Dell notebook. It's free and completey user-configurable. You can set up 4 different profiles. During light load use, I have the fans kick on at CPU 60*, and GPU 65* (ATI 9700 M), -temps that neither one ever reach in light load, and I'll bet I get an extra 12-15 minutes out of my battery.

 

If your not getting anyc crashes or instability problems, then I wouldn't worry abut the temperature. However, it may still be a good idea to clean the notebook, making sure all the vents and the heatsink inside the notebook are free of any dust and contaminents.

 

3 things.
1-clean the inside of the laptop. mostly around the heat sink for the cpu.
I remove the front panel and keyboard once every 3 months and use a vacuum with a fine tip and a makeup style powder brush to brush it out and use the vacuum tip over the laptop but I don't shove it in for fear of damage.
2-get either a notebook cooler or a regular case fan and seat it on the side where the vent is and have air flowing in there.
3-elevate the laptop a bit. if the vent is under you can help it by using some foam, I glued neoprene pieces to get the thickness, and used those to rais it above the rubber feet it has. Summer puts strain on laptops.

 

TY.
Heh, the caked dust on the CPU heatsink dropped me 20 degrees. I guess it needs some opening up after 3 years