Good external fan?

Are you sure your laptop doesn't just need a good cleaning? Possible that he heatsinks are clogged with dust, and/or you need to put new thermal paste on the CPU.

Have you checked your temps and are sure that it's indeed heat-related shutdowns? Does your laptop specifically give the message that it shutdown due to heat (some do)?
 
It is heat. Although I haven't dl any temp apps, when it shuts itself down not only does it say that it is due to heat but it is usually too hot to touch near the hinge. I haven't really been using it for much more than the occasional movie for the last year or more since I got my tablet but with my brain starting to work again I need more computing power than the tablet is capable of. If you think that I should take it apart, I will. It's 3yr old this month so warranty should not be an issue.
 
It would at least be a good idea to give it a good cleaning / blow out on the fans/heatsink at a minimum - especially if it's never been cleaned before.
 
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