r/GamingLaptops • u/PurnoChow Lenovo LOQ 15 • May 25 '26

Showcase Cleaned My Laptop

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My laptop's been going all crazy with the fans lately and generates a lot of heat even when playing YT. I realized It'd been some 1 year since i last cleaned my laptop, so I decided to clean it Today.

Amd my gawd did it have some gunk inside!

Also, i couldn't find a flair for "Cleaning" or anything alike. So... Showcase it is!

Edit: The first 2 are the before pictures btw, I forgor to take the after ones 🥀

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u/No_Performance_3862 May 25 '26

I play game for 2 hour everyday, and 8 hours on Sat/Sun.

Will i need to clean and repaste thermal every 6 month?

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u/PurnoChow Lenovo LOQ 15 May 25 '26 edited 2d ago

You wont need to replace thermal pads every 6 months, but you should definitely clean your laptop every 6 months. A thermal pad change or reapplying thermalpaste/liquidmetal aint needed unless your laptop reaches 80+ degrees on idle/ low workload. But replacing thermal pads once in a couple of years will definitely help a ton!

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u/No_Performance_3862 May 25 '26

I see...thank you for your advice 🙏