Overheating (Asus), disassembling

[lappie]

Hello,

I`ve got a major problem with my Asus l3800c laptop.
The average cpu-temperature is 55 celsius when idle for a few minutes.
This is way too high for an idle cpu I think. When I run a game or another
relatively heavy app the temperature shoots up like crazy
and the computer shuts down to prevent the cpu from overheating.

Anyone who knows this problem? Any solutions?

My guess is that there is dust in the laptop. I`d like to clean
this, but I don`t know how to open it up. There is a button plate (right next
to the screen) which can be removed I guess. But I don`t know where
to begin, afraid to break the plate. Any tips?

Thanks in advance,

Joop

[lappie]

Ok, I managed to open the laptop, but the overheating problem still remains.
Somebody please help me out here.

The bastards at Asus won`t reply my emails

[magicfreak32]

The temp on my laptop is lower than that while playing games, but not that much. Laptops just arent made for playing games on. They are in a very tight space and they are not made to game. Gamming pushes the hardware way too much, and (duh) overheats.

[lappie]

Ok. But the problem doesn`t only appear with gaming.
Everytime the cpu goes over, say 70 percent usage, for a few minutes, it shuts down.

So, for example, when i am compiling a lot of c++ code, the temperature also shoots up like crazy.

Even playing a dvd on the laptop will eventualy cause it to crash. I dont think thats normal

[lappie]

it doesnt actually crash, it shuts down to prevent overheating