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I didn't read the whole thread so I'm not sure if this has been suggested or not, but here's what I use.

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Intel i7


Tried this plan and the difference was minimal. So I went into the BIOS and disabled the performance turbo and WOW!!!!. My computer no longer sounds like it's a blown 429Hemi.

With no loss of performance in running WitPAE.

ORIGINAL: rustysi

I didn't read the whole thread so I'm not sure if this has been suggested or not, but here's what I use.

tm.asp?m=4127476#

Noted. [;)] (I actually did this for a while).

However, it is probably not the best practice to work around an issue which is basically a hardware fault. Much better to fix it. [:)]

for my Notebook, I use an external Notebook Cooler. Without, the temperatur is rising extremly until it shuts down.

This is very usefull when the CPU or GPU is in heavy usage

ORIGINAL: Reg

ORIGINAL: rustysi

I didn't read the whole thread so I'm not sure if this has been suggested or not, but here's what I use.

tm.asp?m=4127476#

Noted. [;)] (I actually did this for a while).

However, it is probably not the best practice to work around an issue which is basically a hardware fault. Much better to fix it. [:)]

Its not a hardware fault. Its the fault of an old game engine on newer hardware. In addition to that I can easily change it when running my other (newer) software, with which I have no problems.

When you use the -cpu switch WitPAE will be limited to one core of the cpu. On a modern Laptop that is more than sufficient computing power for the game. It sould prevent any heat problem.
When you do this and the laptop still gets noisy, then either you really should clean the laptop (see post 12) or the laptops cooling properties are crap.

I have both a Dell XPS13 (about 3 years old) and a Dell XPS15 (18 months old), both with the fastest i7 at the time of purchase.
Due to the small size of the XPS13 the fan can be heard playing WitPAE (when power is plugged in and it is therefore running at max speed) . It simply has insuffient cooling to stay quiet.
The XPS15 on the other hand stays silent. Due to its larger size there was more place to implement better cooling.

When playing modern games, the XPS15's fan is noisy due to the fact that the CPU and the GPU (NVIDIA 960M) need cooling and there is only a combined cooling used.

Cheap laptops are often hampered by temperature problems, because they use cheaper components that need more power, which results in more heat and more noise. Gaming laptops are also noisy since there is simply not enough space for proper cooling.

Before buying a laptop one should ask the vendor to demonstrate the noise level (can often be done at big shops, that have exhibited multible models).

Some reviewers of laptops test, how long the laptop can run on full speed before it is throttling back. That time can be a good indicator of how good the cooling is.