Laptop runs 70-75C wireless failure

[^Mike^]

When i play games on my laptop it usually runs from 70C - 75C and my wireless card (PCMIA) overheats, i must use wireless because my other computer uses the only wired ethernet i have in my room, and i have a USB 1.0 port on my laptop, if i buy one of those external USB wireless thingeys will it be slower because i have a usb 1.0 not 2.0?

 

[prosser13]

Yes it will be slower - it will be around 5MBPS most.

 

[Gamingfreak]

are u sure its the wireless card overheating? at those temps i would think it was the cpu

 

[^Mike^]

are u sure its the wireless card overheating? at those temps i would think it was the cpu

no cuz i could literally cook something on the thing cuz i pull it out and stick it back in and it works fine, plus i looze connection in the middle of the game cuz it overheats

 

[Gamingfreak]

hmm how about a notebook cooler like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834999413 that should help quite a bit and it would save u buying an external thing

 

[^Mike^]

hmm how about a notebook cooler like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834999413 that should help quite a bit and it would save u buying an external thing

i have one, it doesn't work that well lol, plus it broke lol

 

[Gamingfreak]

haha well if it broke then its not gona help much, from the sound of it sounds like a pretty old laptop (usb1.0) so i suggest opening it up and clearing the dust out because it makes a ton of difference temperature wise

 

[^Mike^]

haha well if it broke then its not gona help much, from the sound of it sounds like a pretty old laptop (usb1.0) so i suggest opening it up and clearing the dust out because it makes a ton of difference temperature wise

yeah it's 3 years old it still plays CSS fine though lol, things a beast, i'll try that