A good PC going bad...-will worship the person who fixes this problem!

[supportme]

Some added numbers and figures:

                           Put computer on "stilts" to increase airflow
                           5 minutes after                          30 minutes after

GPU                          66C                                                 73C
HDO                         37C                                                 37C
Temp1                     78C                                                 78C
Core0                      52C                                                   55C
Core1                      52C                                                  55C
Core                         66C                                                 73C
Ambient                   65C                                                  71C

Compared to earlier numbers, raising my computer up reduced GPU temp: (87C-73C), HDO (41C-37C), Core 0/1 ( 61C-55C), core (87C-73C) and ambient (82C-71C)


I just bought some compressed air to clean it out (I live in a very dry and dusty area and a lot of dust came out) and shut it down for 5 hours and these were my initial cold readings:

                              Immediate                                     30 minutes later

GPU                          58C                                                 64C
HDO                         33C                                                 38C
Temp1                     41C                                                 41C
Core0                      52C                                                   52C
Core1                      51C                                                  51C
Core                         58C                                                 64C
Ambient                   56C                                                   64C

The biggest drop is temp1, though not sure what temp 1 is.  

Finally, here is the temps after I finished playing the game for 1 hour (no jumpiness at all after I cleaned it out!!!!!!):


GPU                          75C                                                
HDO                         39C                                                
Temp1                     41C                                                
Core0                      62C                                                  
Core1                      61C                                                  
Core                         74C                                                
Ambient                    83C

I didn't buy the cooling pad because I wanted an opinion from you guys first regarding it:

I have my computer on 1 inch "stilts" right now to circulate the air.  I have heard some discussion about whether or not the extra fans on the cooling pad are effective or not because it still requires your computer to power those fans, thus generating heat.  Especially with my condition, I just wonder.  I thought about putting a small fan beside it to maybe bring in some extra cooling.  Your thoughts?


PS If you didn't catch what I said above, after blowing it out, I played bioshock for 1 hour and had 0 jumpiness.  This was on max settings too.  I think I can conclude that it was heating and dust.  Or maybe just dust.  

[2x3i5x]

you might want to get laptop fans and I mean something that look like what you see here in this link:

http://www.amazon.com/Eforcity-Notebook-Cooling-Card-Reader/dp/B000GBGPAW

[Broni]

It looks pretty good.
Temperatures, you care for are:
mainly - core0, and core1 (your CPU temps)
secondly - GPU=core
NOTE. You always have to look at SpeedFan readings just for this particular computer, because SF readings are not always obvious. For instance, sometimes CPU temp will be listed as Temp2.

61C-62C after playing a game for a while are perfectly fine.

[CBMatt]

I have to admit, I'm surprised that the temperature would drop that much just by cleaning out the dust.  You must have had a lot.  But regardless, I'm glad to see that things have improved quite a bit.  As long as this keeps up, you shouldn't have to worry about fixing/replacing anything, which is a major plus.  To be honest, I didn't have high hopes, but after seeing your new results, I think this should work out.  Your temperatures aren't perfect, but they're certainly better.

If I were you, I would still consider getting a cooling pad, as long as you can find one that's fairly cheap.  You don't need anything fancy.  And I wouldn't worry too much about the power.  They don't use much power at all (there might even be some that are battery-operated), and the little bit of extra PSU usage shouldn't cause an increase in temperatures.  Personally, I think it would be a good investment, but maybe that's just me.

[supportme]

Awesome, thanks again for the advice.  I will seriously consider buying a fan for my laptop to extend the life for at least another year. 

Want to give a special thanks to:

2x3i5x-for the first initial response

evilfantasy-for checking my malware report

Broni-for checking my malware report, first suggesting the temperature issue

and finally, CBMatt for checking my temperatures and the empathy. 

Again, I really do appreciate all of you guys helping the computer naive out.  If I lived near you, I'd buy you a beer...or 6. 
Thanks for taking the time to answer.  Your bit of effort went a long way in helping me out.

I will consider this issue closed now.

[Broni]

Somebody said free beer??

I'm glad, you sorted things out.

[2x3i5x]

Somebody said free beer??

I'm glad, you sorted things out.

Yeah. I'm glad you're okay again -- that's what CH is here for 

[CBMatt]

I'm not very partial to beer, but I'll always accept a free drink.  Heh.  I'm glad you're satisfied with how things turned out, and I hope your computer continues to go strong without melting.  Ha ha.