Why does my laptop like to keep reaching 90C?

AG2297

AG2297

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So ive had my laptop for 11 months now and I'm having it overheat on me (reaching 90c) roughly twice a day and for the past few months it has been steadily getting worse and worse.

I can be just browsing the net, reading emails anything and it will happen. Playing any games on it (usually attempting Civ 4 as it has integrated i3 graphics so wont tackle many games newer than that) guarantees it to overheat.

Firstly, the fans are definitely working. Infact the fans are working so well that people think I have the hair dryer on and tell me to turn it off as they cant hear the TV. Honestly, it sounds like a jet engine going off they seem to be constantly on there highest speed.

Secondly, I'm not covering the vents. I have to constantly have the laptop elevated so that every vent is clear and so that it dosnt burn anything. This kind of defeats the purpose of it being a laptop. If I leave it on top of a table or anything, it is a guaranteed overheat every single time.

So is it the heatsink? Could it be something else? I dont know, but I have a month to get it sorted while it is still in the warranty. The only reason I havnt done so already is because i rely upon it a lot so when my new PC arrives I can at least use that while this is sent away for repairs.

Any ideas on what might be wrong, what lasting damage and whether I may lose my HDD data in a repair process would be very welcome.

Thanks.

Laptop Specs:

Model: HP G62
CPU: i3 M330 @ 2.13 GHz
RAM: 3GB
Integrated Graphics with the CPU.
 
What's the airflow like out of the main vent, it doesn't take much dust and dirt to clog them up, maybe give it a blast out with a tin of compressed air and see how it goes. It's the most common reason for overheating.
 
Lots of heat coming out of the vent, and I can quite easily see the fans and it looks pretty dust free.

Not much I can do with a design fault, i'd be screwed, so I'm hoping it is the heatsink.
 
I haven't read the G62 i3 running hot. So my guess is the heat-pipe is not seated properly or the thermal paste is not applied properly.

If it's under warranty, return it. I don't think it will cover you having a look inside, or call HP support. Their 'technicians' will just run it by the book and may just go through some stupid troubleshooting process that won't solve anything.
 
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