wimstrydom
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I've got a Lenovo Y50-70, [i7 4720HQ, GTX960m, 8gb ram, hdd]. Over the last couple of months, the fan has started running much louder than it used to. I'd like to replace it, but have no idea where I would find the replacement part.
Additional info (for anyone interested):
I'm not sure if the fan RPM is the issue, or if they're (actually two fans in the housing) just worn out. The sound isn't as much a white noise wind rushing, rather a whirring sound centred around a specific frequency. This is why I think I need a new fan.
I have opened the laptop up and cleaned out all the dust with compressed air, removed heat sink and replaced the thermal paste. I think this may have made a slight difference, but not major. It's still annoying me just sitting at idle.
Temps seem fine - sitting in the upper 30s [ +/- 37 C] at idle to light load. For example, right now I'm sitting with 10 chrome tabs open, actively switching windows and an HEVC 1080p video playing in the background, with a second 1080p screen attached, temp is spread from 34 - 38 depending on the core.
I am also planning on adding an additional 8gb stick of ram and swapping out for an SSD if I can find a good deal somewhere.
Additional info (for anyone interested):
I'm not sure if the fan RPM is the issue, or if they're (actually two fans in the housing) just worn out. The sound isn't as much a white noise wind rushing, rather a whirring sound centred around a specific frequency. This is why I think I need a new fan.
I have opened the laptop up and cleaned out all the dust with compressed air, removed heat sink and replaced the thermal paste. I think this may have made a slight difference, but not major. It's still annoying me just sitting at idle.
Temps seem fine - sitting in the upper 30s [ +/- 37 C] at idle to light load. For example, right now I'm sitting with 10 chrome tabs open, actively switching windows and an HEVC 1080p video playing in the background, with a second 1080p screen attached, temp is spread from 34 - 38 depending on the core.
I am also planning on adding an additional 8gb stick of ram and swapping out for an SSD if I can find a good deal somewhere.
