2023-07-16 11:55:05
Humans aren’t the only ones suffering from the heat. Temperatures have increased dramatically throughout July, and this is also impacting electronic devices. To avoid any disappointment during these long and hot summer days, it is important to avoid overheating them, in particular that of the computers.
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Nowadays, laptops do without a high-performance cooling system in favor of passive dissipation or small fans. The objective is to limit the general size of the PC and to limit its noise. The consequence of this design choice is a greater risk of overheating, especially when outside temperatures rise.
Beware of the sun
The sunsun is not your laptop’s best friend. Indoors and outdoors, it can accelerate the overheating of your machine when its rays are in direct contact with it. It can heat up the plasticplastic or metalmetal of the chassis as well as the internal components, even behind glass windows.
No laptop placed directly on the lap
As long as you’re a normal functioning human, your thighs don’t mix well with your laptop. Using it as a support increases the internal heat of your machine (while causing some neck pain…). If it’s not your computer that alerts you first, then it should be the burning sensation that will radiate through your thighs and make you realize that a stiffer stand with better heat dissipation will do a better job. If you find yourself somewhere without a table or stand, a magazine or meal tray should do the trick.
Be sure not to block the ventilation
Due to the drive for thinness and miniaturization, modern laptops rarely have dedicated airflow channels, but they can still draw air through the ports or even through the keyboard to maintain the main components cool. It is therefore important not to leave the ports blocked and not to put objects on the keyboard. If your laptop is one of the models with vents, make sure they aren’t blocked or cluttered with dust.
Use power saving mode
To better adapt to their environment, Windows laptops have different power modes. The default mode optimizes your laptop’s performance when plugged in and slows down when running on battery power to save energy. This energy saving mode also works well to prevent overheating during summer temperatures since it reduces the power and therefore the heat produced by the components.
To enable battery saving mode, click on the little battery icon in the lower right corner and you should see a slider to prioritize battery life or performance. By dragging the slider to the far left you will switch to energy saving mode. Your laptop will take longer to perform intensive tasks, but you probably won’t notice a difference in daily use.
Monitor your CPU temperature
There are many small utilities that allow you to monitor your CPU temperature. One of the most effective is Speccy, a small program available as a free download that monitors all sorts of things inside your laptop, including CPU temperatures.
The average temperature indicators turn red when the computer is in danger of overheating. Don’t worry too much if this happens once in a while or when you’re doing something intensive like gaming. But if the average temperature regularly exceeds 90°C, it’s time to shut down the computer and avoid damage.
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