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It's very easy to overheat a laptop like this, since you do not have a large HSF and additional fans to dissipate all that extra heat like you would in a well-cooled desktop.
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While it is true that it is easy to overheat a laptop, you can certainly take precautions. Make sure your fan is completely free (not blocked - in open air), and being in a well ventilated area helps a great deal. If you're in a 18 degrees Celsius room, with a fan going to ensure good ventilation, you're a lot less likely to burn your laptop out than if you're in a 27 degree stuffy dead air room.
When I benched my laptop I went outside in -30 degrrees celsius (I live in canada we get some really cold days) and overclocked my graphics card to 580/475 MHz stable. There was a bit of a windchill as well so even after I ran 3dmark05 (and got a score higher than in the sig - that's a room temp score down there) it was really cold (like 20 degrees celcius)
Also, if you are doing intense gaming with a laptop, just make sure you note the heat. If your hand is burning whilst touching the bottom you should probably give your computer a bit of a break. If it's warm to the touch but not hot it's probably okay.