Have an older XPS, not running linux, and its aged well, having a real GPU makes a world of difference This year it was heating up, making noise, and battery l

Have an older XPS, not running linux, and its aged well, having a real GPU makes a world of difference This year it was heating up, making noise, and battery life was crap. I though I was going to hand it down to someone who needs it more, and replaced the battery - and the issue was gone! To this day, its quet (outside of gaming) and works well. Was there a short in the battery generating heat? who knows.