tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post5159747077118771512..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: "The system was shut down due to a critical thermal event."Clayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-59102576523475218952014-04-15T11:27:23.015-06:002014-04-15T11:27:23.015-06:00Interesting. Well, if it's fast enough for yo...Interesting. Well, if it's fast enough for you, then fine. I can't do a desktop-to-laptop comparison for you or a laptop-to-laptop one, but I have at work a 3 GHz Pentium from about 2010, and at home I have an Ivy Bridge core i5 with a base clock of 3.4GHz, and I can tell you that the extra speed and the extra hyperthreads make a HUGE difference.<br /><br />More and more, you want as many cores as possible (cores being better than hyperthreads.) If I had north of $700 or so to buy a laptop I'd get an i7, not an i5 or i3.<br /><br />I think that even goes with Linux. The dual-core desktop I'm using at home right at the moment has 132 processes.Rick Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992428161064901136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-26713575987155394212014-04-15T09:59:15.460-06:002014-04-15T09:59:15.460-06:00In spite of being a 2005 era dual core system, it ...In spite of being a 2005 era dual core system, it is surprisingly fast! I posted the Windows Experience index a while back, and I was astonished to see that it was comparable to a lot of current notebooks, perhaps because I have a hybrid disk drive in it, and it was, even when new, a high-end HP notebook.Clayton Cramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-2852541040859751262014-04-15T09:19:33.100-06:002014-04-15T09:19:33.100-06:00Sigivald's right: I've taken laptops apar...Sigivald's right: I've taken laptops apart and they do get full of crud. (I forgot you were using a laptop when I made my first comment.) If you're not afraid of working with a screwdriver it's not hard to take the case off, usually, and you can usually google the model of the laptop and "service manual" to find a PDF of step-by-step instructions on how to disassemble it fully.<br /><br />7 probably DOES do more than XP. For that reason you should strongly consider just getting a new laptop, preferably a Core i5 or better, because it'll run a lot better. (Unless your current one isn't terribly old or is fairly powerful...I can't remember the specs.) And if you DO get a new machine consider Windows 8. It's really not worse than 7. It's just _different_, and people ALWAYS gripe when Microsoft changes how Windows works. Having been using 8 for a year and a half or so now, I think I like the start screen significantly better than the Vista/7 start menu.Rick Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992428161064901136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-79261981304663234632014-04-14T11:14:10.580-06:002014-04-14T11:14:10.580-06:00Also, blow the vents out with compressed air, assu...Also, blow the vents out with compressed air, assuming you're unwilling to open the case up completely to give it a thorough cleaning.<br /><br />There's going to be plenty of dust inside the thing where you can't see it, impeding heat transfer and airflow.Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-25165408527450916382014-04-13T21:21:18.804-06:002014-04-13T21:21:18.804-06:00Not down on the floor, but the cat's fur gets ...Not down on the floor, but the cat's fur gets into <i>everything</i>! I also ordered one of these USB-powered notebook cooling fans. It was $6.99, and I figure that should help.<br /><br />I never had this problem with Windows XP. I wonder if Windows 7 has the motherboard working harder.Clayton Cramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-43023262489434009542014-04-13T15:35:17.258-06:002014-04-13T15:35:17.258-06:00If your computer's on the floor and you have p...If your computer's on the floor and you have pets, take it up off the floor--that does a LOT to keep pet hair out.<br /><br />You can get a filter for the fan intakes, which will help, but then again, you can just open the case and blast it with compressed air every once in a while, too.Rick Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992428161064901136noreply@blogger.com