How to keep your laptop running cool

Hey everyone, In this post I am going to be looking at ways to help keep your laptop cool and stop overheating. When a computer or laptop is running it produces heat. If this heat is not taken away the laptop will just get hotter and hotter until something either burns out or the laptop shuts down to protect it self. Running a computer/laptop that keeps shutting down doesn't mean that it isn't damaging it.
Overheating a laptop often will shorten the lifespan and damaged components costing you in the long run. Follow these simple steps to keep your laptop cooler and running for longer. There are many products out there to help keep your laptop cool as well so there is no reason to have one that is overheating.

1) Check if the fans are working
The first thing to check when trying to keep your laptop cool is to see if the fans are working correctly. You can do this by running the laptop. It you hear the fans starting to spin up then they are working.


2) Check to see that there is sufficient air flow from the heatsink
If you can hear the fans spinning up loads and sounding very loud this should be accompanied with a warm air flow from the exhaust vent on the laptop. If there doesn't feel to be much air flow from the vent this means that the laptop is most likely clogged with dust. You can fix this by turning the laptop off and then blowing into the exhaust vent in short sharp bursts which will dislodge any excess dust or dirt on the coolers.


3) Make sure that their is a good air gap all round the laptop
Believe it or not laptops down work very well on your lap. They have air vents on the bottom that are covered when you are working with them on your legs which increases the chance of the laptop overheating. You can solve this problem by simply sitting with the laptop on a table or if you need it on your lap but a decent sized hardback book between you and the laptop. This will give the laptop room to breath and air airflow which will help to cool it.

4) If you are running demanding programs get a laptop cooling pad
You can get laptop cooling pads from almost any online computer shops or shops. These cooling pads generally have extra fans on them which will then blow onto the bottom of the laptop cooling it from below. These usually connect to the USB sockets on your laptop which will then power the extra cooling fans. There are many types that are all different sizes you will need to look for one that is a bit wider and longer than your laptop so it doesn't hang over the edge.

Here is an example of a laptop cooler

Thanks for reading. I hope that after following these simple tips you will have a cool and long lasting laptop.

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By replacing the thermal paste on your graphics card you create a new good thermal link between the GPU chip and the heatsink that cools it. The better this link the more heat can be transfered to the heatsink and the cooler the chip runs. I recomend that you use a good quality thermal paste such as Arctic Silver 5 or Arctic Ceramique.

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