04-04-2023, 06:23 PM
Thanks for giving this some thought. Yes, I have looked at how the processor ramps up and down - I have the CPU Frequency Monitor down in the taskbar. It shows an nice 1,8 GHz plus or minus a bit. I set the power scaling to be for maximum performance when plugged into mains, which the laptop spends 99,9% of the time.
I have also opened up the case and given it a good blast with the compressed-air.
I hadn't considered that the thermal paste has dried out/degraded, but to be honest, I am reluctant to start stripping the hardware down, just in case it doesn't go back together properly. I have stripped and rebuilt many, many laptops in the past, but at the moment, I only have one laptop/PC, so don't really want to be without it running for a couple of days.
Other than the apparent sluggishness, everything actually works, so I will leave things alone and just bear with it.
Again, thanks for thoughts.
I have also opened up the case and given it a good blast with the compressed-air.
I hadn't considered that the thermal paste has dried out/degraded, but to be honest, I am reluctant to start stripping the hardware down, just in case it doesn't go back together properly. I have stripped and rebuilt many, many laptops in the past, but at the moment, I only have one laptop/PC, so don't really want to be without it running for a couple of days.
Other than the apparent sluggishness, everything actually works, so I will leave things alone and just bear with it.
Again, thanks for thoughts.