Gaming laptops run hot, and too much heat isn't good for performance. In order to fix this problem, I've wasted more money on laptop cooling pads than I'd care to admit. I've tried cooling pads with ...

About a year ago, my computer started acting funny. It would freeze up, applications would randomly crash, and I even got a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) or two. After a few hours of suffering through ...

You can check your CPU's temperature on a Mac or PC by downloading a third-party app. If your CPU gets too hot for too long, your computer could shut down or stop ...

How hot is too hot? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. “Is my CPU overheating?” When a PC spontaneously shuts down, locks up, or ...

TL;DR: Thermal paste and pads both have their merits for cooling hot-running components like CPUs and GPUs. While quality thermal paste can effectively fill air gaps for optimal heat transfer when ...

It can feel jarring to restart your computer and see an error message instead of your computer’s lovely login screen. Worse, when that error message is one of these ...

Depends on the stepping of your chip.<BR><BR>Most have a maximum Tjunction of 85C before throttling, IIRC some steppings have a 100C rating (my Q6600 B3-stepping is 100C).<BR><BR>Seeing temperatures ...

I'm aware that this might get booted to the CPU and Motherboard forum, so apologies to all if I'm posting in the wrong place.<BR><BR>I've just built a new system with an Asus A7V333 (with RAID and ...