Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Aire Comprimido

Note to everyone: Using compressed air to remove dust from your laptop's heatsinks can lead to a 40 degree celsius (72 degree fahrenheit) difference in your CPU and GPU core temperatures. I highly recommend doing this once every six months.

So yeah, my laptop is much happier now. It took me an hour and nine stores to find compressed air in a can, and it cost me an absurd $13, but it was worth it. My laptop no longer turns off during DotA games (it doesn't even break 60C anymore), and my left hand no longer rests on a furnace when I type.

Also of interest, I am withdrawing from classes here for the month of May to focus on Magic site stuff. Hopefully some good will come of this!

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