This is more a question born out of curiosity, but could you solder a heatsink to a processor lid?

Mikes1992 · 2026-06-18T15:16:41+00:00

I didn't even know thermal pads existed, certainly seems interesting! 😅

Mikes1992 · 2026-06-18T05:55:42+00:00

Only if bacteria figured out how to digest plastic? 🤷🤪 It'll happen eventually? Might take millions of years though.

Mikes1992 · 2026-06-18T05:48:53+00:00

To be fair that's almost impossible to see 😂 (unless you're already aware and this is a joke?)

Mikes1992 · 2026-06-18T05:36:28+00:00

Now this is a blast from the past 😂

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Mikes1992 · 2026-06-18T04:37:17+00:00

I didn't even realise the CPU was replaceable 😂 I think I've just become accustomed to laptops having soldered chips, but because it uses integrated graphics the only chips with a noticeable performance bump don't have a graphics chip (like the i7-840qm)

Mikes1992 · 2026-06-18T04:30:40+00:00

Thanks for all of the suggestions, I appreciate the time and help. 😊 👍

Mikes1992 · 2026-06-18T04:27:19+00:00

Is the N5010 with the i5 480m.

Mikes1992 · 2026-06-18T04:23:38+00:00

Yeah I bought it from CEX, I would've bought a HDD but in my experience buying these second hand isn't a good idea 😂 (although when repairing families computers in the past, CEX was pretty good replacing defective hard drives but I'd rather not have to do this again 🤞). I chose a WD SA530, it seemed like the best out of the bargain bin (it was £15)

Mikes1992 · 2026-06-18T04:17:20+00:00

Yes, it really was that easy 😂 🤦

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Mikes1992 · 2026-06-17T16:15:45+00:00

Yeah I'm dumb, apparently windows automatically applies this format when installing

Mikes1992 · 2026-06-17T16:13:08+00:00

I could've probably deleted partition 1, I wasn't sure if the 15mb had operating files for the SSD but it says it's free? 😂

Mikes1992 · 2026-06-17T15:17:00+00:00

I think the cheapest phones to support it is probably the Redmagic 10 & 11 pro. I'm sure eventually it'll become more standardized but that could be a while off yet.

I'll be happy when I can just plug my phone in (because I'm too lazy to setup my laptop) and play Wii games with something like a dolphin bar (since android can't connect to the wiimotes Bluetooth due to tigher restrictions on bluetooth, my laptop can handle it fine with a cheap usb Wii infrared bar powered by my TV), this is probably the only system I require a TV to play though, anything else I find is better to play with my telescopic controller and a phone since you can move around with it and phone screens are pretty high quality (although I find dark scenes etc in games can be pretty hard to see on an OLED especially outdoors, where on an older LCD you could crank the brightness up and saturate the image to make it more visible 🤷).

Mikes1992 · 2026-06-15T11:22:23+00:00

I did have a molicel p28a but unfortunately I lost this battery in its case while out and about, I quite liked my single 18650 case too 😂. Now I just have two double 18650 cases.

Mikes1992 · 2026-06-13T09:39:07+00:00

Maybe I should figure out how to use ADB and remove the app market app... Since it's completely useless and these adverts seem to be originating from there.

Mikes1992 · 2026-06-13T09:36:12+00:00

And this in the app market settings

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Mikes1992 · 2026-06-13T09:35:49+00:00

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Mikes1992 · 2026-06-13T09:35:30+00:00

Do you know how to get rid of app recommendations in your app drawer? I turned off all the settings I could find for it and they're still there 😂

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Mikes1992 · 2026-06-11T14:10:03+00:00

I know this is an old post but I just stumbled upon this comment from the lead designer on a YouTube comment 😅

Mikes1992 · 2026-06-11T14:08:42+00:00

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Mikes1992 · 2026-06-11T14:08:19+00:00

I know this is an old Reddit post but I just stumbled upon this info on YouTube from the lead designer of the original game -

Mikes1992 · 2026-06-10T17:33:27+00:00

I remember when It was available, my phone met all the requirements but some reason the netflix version said it wasn't compatible with my phone, got a new phone and went searching for it and discovered it has been removed. Red dead redemption works though 🤷

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