i have 2 dv6s, both also heating problems like mad. The hp service center in damansara heights is my regular stop (dunno how many times i have to go there already). once is graphics card burn (artifacts), once laptop dead after leaving overnight, cant startup at all, motherboard burnt, once fan stopped working, once fan making noise. Anyways, the technician is quite good, now both laptops are working better now, after i requested to talk to the technician personally, and asked him to work something out. Definitely go for extended warranty, and make sure HP service center is really close to where you are staying. else, don't get this laptop

Thermal paste, change to the old 6001 series motherboard (the newer 6001 batch dv6s come with the lousier 6100 mobo, quite bad. Not to mention that graphics switching is stuck at dynamic. Which means being able to play battlefield 3 only in windowed mode. The older mobos have fixed graphics switching, better stability, and better gaming experience, since u dun have to meddle with graphics switching for each app. Plus, battlefield 3 runs in full screen - difference between being fragged and fragging ppl).