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Creative Bloq
Creative Bloq
Technology
Tom May

How to keep laptops cool: don't let your portable PC overheat

Several ice cubes on a black reflective surface.

Is your laptop running slowly, stuttering or crashing a lot? That may because it's getting too hot. And unfortunately, it's not unusual for even the best laptops for graphic design to overheat.

People like their laptops small, thin and light, and manufacturers have responded. So nowadays, premium devices typically pack everything into an increasingly small space. This means you have a lot of very powerful components—processors, graphics cards, and other internal hardware—working intensively right next to each other, with very little airflow, and generating significant thermal energy in the process.

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