How many times a year should you clean your laptop?

Question

laptops

I would like to know how many times and how to clean the laptop. I have two options either to disassemble it myself, or to carry it to specialists.
How much does it cost to clean a laptop?
I know that there is some kind of lubricant in the laptop cooling system. So if I decide to clean it myself, will I have to change it and buy it?

Answer 1

You have two options: learn on your own or take it to a specialist. You can clean it yourself, but the cost of a mistake can be high. It's not a lubricant, it's thermal paste. It is better to use white thermal grease such as Alsil or KPT-8, rather than silver.

Answer 2

As soon as it starts to get hotter.

Answer 3

Blow with compressed air from a can, then vacuum the inlet and outlet vents - just bring the vacuum cleaner pipe to them, do not hold it for a long time so that the fan does not spin strongly, it can be damaged by rotation at a higher speed.
then look at the processor temperature with any utility - for example hwmonitor: in idle, at zero load, processors with a tdp of 35 watts or less should not heat up more than 60 degrees Celsius in most thick laptops (with a case thickness of 2 cm).
ultrabooks, netbooks and just small laptops - with a diagonal of less than 13 inches can get hotter.
Also, processors with a large tdp and a large number of cores - for example, intel i5 and i7 are heated more than younger models.
lower power processors run cooler - intel has u/y at the end.
remember the temperature value and after a couple of months check it again - if the laptop starts playing more, then blow it out again or do a complete cleaning with disassembly and washing of the radiator.
80 degrees is definitely considered overheating, if the purge did not lower the temperature, then you need to disassemble and replace the thermal paste (just don’t apply it too much - google the video that shows how to apply it) the brand of thermal paste matters, good thermal paste can reduce the temperature by a couple of degrees , compared to the standard.
be sure to replace all thermal pads, if any. if the thermal pads are bad or have dried out and become completely inflexible, replace them with some better ones.
if after changing the thermal paste the temperature remains above 80, then check the heat pipe (all explanations in Google).
after 90, the risk of the power converter burnout increases greatly, and the risk of the video card chip falling off the substrate also increases (if it is that hot).
if even after cleaning, at full load, the laptop heats up more than 90 degrees - use a ventilation stand or simply raise the laptop above the surface by 3-5 cm (put something under the legs).
if that doesn't help, use a desktop computer instead of a laptop, they are designed to be fully loaded for a long time.
if the laptop works in a room where dusty work is carried out - for example, construction or production, then you will have to clean it more often than once every six months.
the same applies to those who smoke indoors - the smoke from cigarettes is sticky and sticks well to the radiator, then dust sticks to it and the radiator clogs rather quickly, it is much more difficult to clean it only by blowing it than ordinary dust.
well, advice - if you see that the laptop is overheating, and there is almost no air coming out of the vent - turn it off and blow hard a couple of times into the outlet vent.