A 24-hour day is 86,400 seconds, and there are 60 minutes in an hour. So there are about 86,400 seconds in 24 hours.
But nobody takes you to bed at 9:00 p.m., and you don't sleep for 60 minutes at a time. You're still awake (or thinking about sleep) for 60 seconds, and about 41 minutes of that time is 65 seconds long.
So that's about 116,800 seconds a day.
116,800 seconds is a lot of seconds. It's also a lot of heat.
It's a lot of heat, for example, if your GPU is burning up, which is probably what is happening to your laptop.
(GPU is short for graphics processing unit, also called a graphics card. It's the little chip in your motherboard that handles computer graphics.)
GPUs get very hot when they are working hard. That's normal. But when a GPU gets hot enough to start melting your keyboard, that's a sign that something is wrong.
A GPU is designed to run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. But the software that uses it is designed to work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. It is thus possible for a software glitch to overheat the GPU.
Some software glitches do that on purpose. They overload the GPU with graphics, and then ask it to work even harder. The GPU can't keep up, and melts down. Sometimes this kind of software glitch is called an "overclock."
My father taught me once that water is liquid gold. So, too, is it for your laptop.
No matter how much heat you generate, water can always absorb it. It's cheap, it's abundant, and it dissipates heat very well.
But not all liquids are as good at shedding heat. A cup of hot coffee is not very suitable as a heat sink. Water, however, is perfect for cooling your laptop.
Unfortunately, your laptop will probably not let me drink the water inside it. Computer systems are carefully designed to keep water out, and in.
But water can get in. Modern electronic devices are sealed against water. That's what keeps corrosive water out of the electronics, but it also makes it difficult to remove heat. Water trapped inside your laptop can accumulate and cause damage.
So what can you do about it?
First of all, don't leave your laptop in the car. The hot sun will ruin it. Second, keep your laptop cool. If the outside temperature gets too hot, turn it off. Third, don't leave it on in drafty places.
Fourth, don't overfill your laptop. Allow space for the air to circulate.
And most important, keep it dry. Excess moisture can corrode the laptop and cause it to overheat.
We shouldn't try to do any of this ourselves. It can be dangerous, and laptops have sensitive electronic components.
Instead, find a local computer shop which specializes in laptops. Some will be more likely than others to know how to fix this problem.
They'll disassemble your laptop and spray the inside with compressed air. The compressed air will drive out the water. Then they'll again spray with water.
The first thing you need to understand about gaming laptops is that they are not laptops. They are different beasts.
They are small. And heavy. And loud. And hot.
And if they die, they die for good.
They don't just break. They don't just break and restart. They don't just restart and break. They break and break and break and break and break and break and break and break and break and break.
So, when something goes wrong, you need to know how to fix it.
The second thing you need to know is that you are not supposed to be fixing it.
The manufacturer is supposed to fix it. And if the manufacturer doesn't fix it, and there is a problem with a gaming laptop, don't complain. Don't tell the manufacturer. Don't complain on gaming forums. Don't call the manufacturer's customer service. Don't talk to anyone. Just wait for it to die.
Because then the manufacturer has to fix it. And, when it's fixed, the warranty might cover it.
Gaming laptops are expensive. Obviously. But even if they're not expensive, they cost a lot. A lot more than laptops that cost less.
And, when you spend that much money, you expect it to be reliable. So, when something goes wrong, you don't expect the manufacturer to fix it. You expect the manufacturer to pay you for the inconvenience.
But, when you spend that much money, you don't trust the manufacturer. So, when something goes wrong, you don't expect the manufacturer to pay you for the inconvenience. You expect that the manufacturer can do anything short of replacing the entire laptop.
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