My laptop (i5-2540M turbo boost to 3.1 ghz) is at 60 degrees idle

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My laptop stays at 50 degrees when turned on then slowly makes its way to 70. If I play any games it goes to 90 and over and doent go past 2.6 ghz anymore. I cannot take it apart and I was wondering what to do
 
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Well it's a similar case with most laptops, as their so compact and the components don't get much of an air flow. As the fan faces down (usually) it picks up practically everything underneath it, just go all old school and whip your vacuum cleaner out and try and get rid of some of the dust and other foreign material that might be slowing your fan.
Second option if the first doesn't work is a cooling pad which sits underneath your laptop. They are relatively cheap and work a charm, here is an example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834997730.

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Well it's a similar case with most laptops, as their so compact and the components don't get much of an air flow. As the fan faces down (usually) it picks up practically everything underneath it, just go all old school and whip your vacuum cleaner out and try and get rid of some of the dust and other foreign material that might be slowing your fan.
Second option if the first doesn't work is a cooling pad which sits underneath your laptop. They are relatively cheap and work a charm, here is an example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834997730.

Goodluck
 
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Yep I would vaccum it as much as possible to try and get dust and stuff out, and then actually hit it with compressed air (vaccum first), don't set it on your lap as this only keep heat trapped against your legs (set it on some sort of tray if you feel the need to use it on your lap). and as Suction mentioned a cooling pad will definately help some as well. If its out of warranty, and you feel the urge you can open it up and actually clean it out, but i wouldn't do so unless your warranty is already up.
 
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I did buy a laptop cooler :D however the reason I asked this is because I had this laptop for over a year now and it always stayed at 50 degrees only during graphic intensive apps such as planetside 2 and other games, while now if I play any games it goes to 90 degrees :/
 
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