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Guide: How to Monitor Your Notebook’s Temperatures

How can you know if your notebook is overheating without knowing its temperatures? Well, you can’t. Temperatures give us critical information about the core components of any computer. Moreover, monitoring temperatures is important to the vitality and longevity of your notebook. In this guide we will cover the basics on how to monitor temperatures. To get the fundamentals of which temperatures are safe and which are dangerous read our guide on overheating. To monitor your...

Overheating: How hot is too hot?

A common question we receive is “Is my notebook overheating?”. However, whether or not your notebook is overheating should not determine whether or not you should keep your notebook cool. Heat is the enemy of any electronic device, notebooks included even if the temperatures are within a somewhat acceptable range. . If you are overheating you can cause permanent damage to your system. It will also shorten the lifespan of your notebook as components face more wear. This can lead...

Guide: How to Undervolt Your Notebook (Windows)

Unlike many external cooling tweaks, undervolting uses software to lower the voltage of your CPU. By doing so, it keeps your CPU cooler, and increases power efficiency meaning you get more out of your battery. In this guide, we will go in depth on what undervolting is, how much you can achieve with it, and how to actually undervolt your notebook. What is Undervolting? Undervolting is the process in which excess voltage is reduced utilizing software. Individual processor chips are...

Guide: Don’t have cash but need more cooling?

If you do not have cash for a notebook cooler or do not feel like buying one, there is an alternative. Starting at $0 it’s a rather cheap innovation. Although not as effective as a notebook cooler, bang for the buck it cannot be beat. (This tutorial will only work to its full effectiveness as long as your notebook has a fan vent on the bottom of your notebook.) Airflow is a major part in cooling your notebook. If airflow is restricted, such as on a bed or directly on a table it will...

Guide: Cleaning your fans

Cleaning your fan(s) is one of the most effective ways to reduce heat build-up on your notebook. Like everything in this world notebooks collect dust; not only does the dust limit the amount of airflow through the notebook chassis, but it also creates small air pockets which further insulates the heat inside the notebook. Despite the fan(s) being in constant motion, you’d be surprised to notice dust particles attached to the fan blades, and other parts of the fan. The heat radiator is also...

Notebook Coolers: Buyers’ Guide

What is a notebook Cooler? By definition a notebook cooler is “a device used in order to cool a notebook”. There are two types of notebook coolers, the first being a passive notebook cooler and second, a non-passive cooler. A passive notebook cooler is “inactive”; it uses no moving components to help cool the notebook. It is generally a notebook stand. A Non-Passive cooler, is what most people view as a notebook cooler. It uses fans to pass air through or pull it ...