Sandwiched between the CPU fan and heatsink grid was a thick sheet of something... Initially thought it was an air filter. Turned out to be compacted dust.
Re-applied thermal paste to the CPU. My laptop now runs a few degrees cooler...
When I first saw pics like this, I thought they had been doctored to over-exaggerate the effects. Nah, it's exactly what I saw inside my laptop today:
Re-applied thermal paste to the CPU. My laptop now runs a few degrees cooler...
When I first saw pics like this, I thought they had been doctored to over-exaggerate the effects. Nah, it's exactly what I saw inside my laptop today:

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