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being able to boil water on the surface of your processor is not uncommon or surprising. in fact its to be expected. even if the laptop was only put on clean hard surfaces (and lets face it, its a laptop it sits on your lap most of the time.) it will still suck dirt and dust out of the air, and since all computer fans that i have ever come across spin using electro-magnets residual electricity will reside in the fan blades causing dirt to stick to the fan blades. please do not use a vacuum on it, canned air is the best way to clean it out. it sounds (pun intended) like your fan may need a bit of tlc or replacement. if you are repair savvy at all you can take apart the laptop and add a couple drops of oil to said fan, if that doesn't work replace it. if your not tech savvy send it in to a repair shop and problem solved. just don't let them tell you its a problem with the motherboard or something, tell them all you need them to do is replace the fan. hope that helps, -Siege10

you really need to give more information than that. the big one is spending limits. if you're limit is $1,000.00 then there are quite a few options for you. if its less than that you will slowly have less and less options the lower in price you go. so i am going to assume you wish to pay no more than 1000 before shipping and tax and all that. given that i can't just assume you'll spend that much I'll also list several other options at lower price (please note none of these require any assembly however you wont get as much performance for your buck.) #1 ibuypower build http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227283 Price:$749.99 Specs: Gaming AMD Phenom II X4 965(3.4GHz) 64 bit Quad-Core Processor 4GB DDR3 1333 1TB SATA Hard Drive 24X DL DVD+/-RW Drive ATI Radeon HD5670 1GB review: if you're looking for performance this is you're buy Whats Missing?: keyboard, mouse, monitor, operating system #2 AMD/ati build http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6970963&CatId=2846 Price: $649.99 Specs: AMD Athlon II X4 630 2.8GHz 4GB DDR3 500GB 7200RPM HDD 1GB AMD Radeon HD 6850 500W PSU DVDRW review: good performance slightly cheaper Whats missing?: keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Operating system #3 ibuypower rig 2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227314 Price:$539.99 Specs: Gaming AMD Phenom II X4 925 (2.8GHz) 64 bit Quad-Core Processor 4GB (2GB x 2) DDR3 RAM 1TB Hard drive 24X DL DVD+/-RW Drive ATI Radeon HD 5570 1GB Review medium/low gaming rig will play most games on medium settings. Whats Missing?: keyboard mouse monitor #4 cyberpower rig http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229243 Price:$439.99 Specs: Gaming AMD Athlon II X2 255 3.1GHz 64 bit Dual Core Processor 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3 1333 1TB SATA-II 7200RPM Hard Drive 24X DVD±R/±RW Dual Layer Drive ATI Radeon HD 5450 1GB PCI Express Graphics Review: low end gaming machine will run most new games on med-low to low settings. it will keep the lag away so long as the settings are right. Whats missing?: keyboard mouse monitor ok so there are your options or at least the options i would go with at the various price levels. the prices were correct as of 6:26 pm PST 1/27/2011. all of these are missing a input system (keyboard, mouse) and monitor. a couple are missing any form of operating system. if you don't know how to install an os then don't buy the ones without one... hope that helps -Siege10