Posts by Drublic

Alright, my CPU is idling at 75c and my GPU is at 80c, I've opened up my M170 and It didnt seem dusty at all, so I went out and bought a small tube of AC5 which people say will help. Now the problem Is I have no idea where to apply...

Quote: Originally Posted by Skillz What do your system temps look like? Have you physically taken the laptop apart and cleared away all the dust build up? Pd, he did do a complete format and install already, he has...

My XPS M170 turned 2 years last week, and over the past 6-8 months or so I've noticed a dramatical decrease in performance. Today, enough was enough and I did a complete format and re-installed everything, but the performance was still...

So, last couple months Ive noticed how much slower my M170 has become, so I decided to do a complete format and reinstall everything.... well... Its still pretty damn slow! Actually the format didnt improve anything IMO.. Just to open...

Quote: Originally Posted by IllegalEagle Is the laptop on your lap? If it is, I wouldn't suggest playing CSS till it blows up. I cant even have it on my lap surfing this page as I would get 3rd degree burns.

Quote: Originally Posted by sleey0 What exactly are you willing to bet? a busted GPU? Anyways, I got warranty so If it breaks down.. hopefully it catches fire and they have to give me a M1710. Thats...

Bets on how long until my M170 breaks down from the heat. Seriously thou, this is just wrong.. cant be healthy. Been playing CS:S for about an hour and I get this kinda heat? 86CPU 100GPU (probably more) And yes, the fans run...

Shit, my M170 is running so hot these days Im positive its gonna break down before the summer is over. Idle temps according to i8k CPU: 46-50 GPU: 62-66 During game CPU: 70-75 GPU: 100-110 I dont know what has happend to it,...

Alright, thanks!

Like the title says, is it possible? Im leaving for a one week vacation to Greece tonight, and I dont want to take my M170 with me, but the extra battery power would be nice to put in my girlfriends less expensive i6000.