Yes, you can buy a replacement fan. What model, how old is the laptop?
It's possible that the fan is spinning fine, but that there is a layer of dust on the fan blades or inside the radiator fins. I recently disassembled the fan in my old XPS and removed a fair bit of dust and fluff.
It's also possible that the thermal compound has dried out somewhat, so is no longer effectively transferring heat from CPU and GPU to the heatsink. If so, you can clean off the old compound and apply fresh.
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Yes, you can buy a replacement fan. What model, how old is the laptop?
It's possible that the fan is spinning fine, but that there is a layer of dust on the fan blades or inside the radiator fins. I recently disassembled the fan in my old XPS and removed a fair bit of dust and fluff.
It's also possible that the thermal compound has dried out somewhat, so is no longer effectively transferring heat from CPU and GPU to the heatsink. If so, you can clean off the old compound and apply fresh.