But no matter what laptop you have, there are ways to reduce the heat it generates.
Reduce the Load
One of the main reasonsyour laptop gets hotis that it’s working hard.
So if you want it to chill out, reduce its workload in some way.
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If you block any of those vents, the temperature is going to climb!
It’s usually enough togently vacuum the ventswith anelectronics vacuum cleaner.
A simple cordless vacuum that can clean your keyboard or laptop air vents.
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Use a Cooling Pad
Laptop cooling padsoften stir debate since not everyone agrees that they are effective.
Related:Should You Use the Balanced, Power Saver, or High Performance Power Plan on Windows?
We mentioned using cooler pads earlier, but ramping up your laptop’s internal fans is another option.
A simple cordless vacuum that can clean your keyboard or laptop air vents.
you could also try your luck with third-party fan speed control apps such asSpeedFanorArgus Monitor.
But it’s worth a try if you don’t have a solution out of the box.
Undervolt Your Laptop
As we mentioned earlier, watts become heat.
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The more wattage your laptop uses, the moreheat it will produce.
Related:What Is Undervolting a GPU or CPU, and When Should You Do It?
It’s possible to “undervolt” your laptop’sCPUand, in some cases,GPU.
Undervolting also has no serious risks, other than needinga BIOS resetif you take things too far.
Work in a Cool Environment
One commonly-overlooked factor in laptop temperature is ambient heat.
turning up the AC or otherwise lowering the ambient temperature can bring everything down by a few degrees.
Related:How Much Is your setup Heating Your Home?
Still Running Hot?
Then there are laptops such as the Apple SiliconMacBookswithM1 or M2 processors.
These machines run so cool that the MacBook Air (ironically) has no fans at all!
