Old Laptop Advice and suggestions

[Argus Panoptes]

if you replaced the fan, try to put the old fan back

Old fan same problem.

 

[Shardul.....the lion]

I have an old Dell laptop that is getting overheating problems. I replaced the fan and cleaned out the heat sink. Now it also giving power adapter error. The problem may be the motherboard itself, which is expensive and hard to find. Is it worth to repair this old laptop (five years old) or to try getting a new one?

even my laptop is 6 yrs old... was vista then upgraded to windows 7, and added 2GB ram...

but battery is useless and i use laptop as a mobile desktop... he he

 

[RAMPAGE]

@Argus Panoptes

too expensive ???

 

[Argus Panoptes]

even my laptop is 6 yrs old... was vista then upgraded to windows 7, and added 2GB ram...

but battery is useless and i use laptop as a mobile desktop... he he

Hey, as long as it works, latest or greatest means nothing.

@Argus Panoptes

too expensive ???

A thousand dollars? What do you think?

 

[RAMPAGE]

A thousand dollars? What do you think?

dude i worked 6 months to built my $2000 worth rig....

wo kehtay hai na k shauq ka koi mol nahi !!!

 

[sardar1987]

What advise do u need mate?care to tell again

 

[Imran Khan]

best option

 

[Argus Panoptes]

dude i worked 6 months to built my $2000 worth rig....

wo kehtay hai na k shauq ka koi mol nahi !!!

You built a laptop? WOW.

 

[Yeti]

Dell now are not good in quality. What about Lenovo or other brands for replacement?

Not sure mate I had just dell before but I used a Asus laptop and was impressed with this also, seems like a good brand to me this company.

 

[Argus Panoptes]

Not sure mate I had just dell before but I used a Asus laptop and was impressed with this also, seems like a good brand to me this company.

Yea, the Asus that @RAMPAGE linked above is pretty good. I need to look into this make more.

 

[RAMPAGE]

You built a laptop? WOW.

no lol , a gaming desktop .

here's the part list/specs . (yeah i like to showoff )

casing : http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/landing/trooper/home.php?page=features

rog
motherboard:CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z - Motherboards - ASUS

Graphics : http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/GTX680DC24GD5/

Power supply : GX 750W - Cooler Master

Processor : Amazon.com: AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition: Computers & Accessories

Ram : AMD Gamer Series + RAMDisk: 2013 PROMO AMD RADEON

liquid cooler : Cooler Master: Seidon 120M

Display : VG278HR - Monitors & Projectors - ASUS

Wd blue 500gb and asus blueray-drive

 

[Yeti]

overheating is a big issue in laptops! I have always used PC's but tempted by a Mac maybe next or Asus not sure

 

[Argus Panoptes]

overheating is a big issue in laptops! I have always used PC's but tempted by a Mac maybe next or Asus not sure

Yea, it slows everything down and even can kill it. Heat is big problem.

 

[Yeti]

If I had lots of cash I would love the new MacPro machine coming out its freaking amazing!

but I need to save my money for the PS4

 

[Strigon]

I have an old Dell laptop that is getting overheating problems. I replaced the fan and cleaned out the heat sink. Now it also giving power adapter error. The problem may be the motherboard itself, which is expensive and hard to find. Is it worth to repair this old laptop (five years old) or to try getting a new one?

Average age of laptops is around 3-7 years. Extreme highs and lows along with exceptional cases depends on the user's care and luck. After 5 years, the technology being used in the laptop is almost obsolete.

Repairing an old laptop is really not a good idea. There's is a high probability of other parts going bad soon due to the effect of one.