The fan on the graphic card of my Sony VAIO is making some rather unhealthy noise. It's like there is something vibrating. To the naked eye, the fan is still spinning fast, though I am questioning about the cooling: even after underclocking a hefty amount, SpeedFan is still reporting temperature above 75C.
The heatpipe burns to the touch. The back of the laptop burn to the touch (worryingly, even the part beneath the HD is also too hot to touch). Gaming is no longer feasible as the laptop will overheat and shutdown (for the best?). Well, I am not too bothered about that, it wasn't bought for gaming.
But the noise is really getting to me. I may replace this fire hazard in a few months (I was hoping that it would last another year, but seeing the GPU *and* CPU go up to 80C just from browsing is rather worrying), but I am wondering if anyone knows if the fans are going or just needs oiling.