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What makes a laptop overheat?

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Mar 15, 202632035 views
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Is there a correlation between CPU usage and heat? RAM usage? Other things? How can software affect overheating in a laptop?

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Is there a correlation between CPU usage and heat? Yes. Most modern-day computers allow the CPU to "down-throttle" at idle, use less power (thus producing less heat). This is why when building desktops, it is common to "burn in" a CPU by using it at…

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