Cooling is half the battle in gaming laptops and Alienware’s new secret weapon is its mysterious “Element 31,” which the company finally revealed at Computex 2021. Element 31—named for gallium’s 31st place […]
Modern gaming laptops need to maintain the delicate balancing act of jamming as much hardware as possible into designs that are as thin as possible, all while keeping it from overheating. With […]
Fans keep chips cool. Most consumers know that, whether they’ve opened up their laptop or heard the whiny hiss of a fan. But a startup involved with Intel is using chips to […]
For a long, long time, PCs have been chasing the idea of “no moving parts” as a platonic ideal for efficiency and reliability. And for just as long, active cooling has been […]
One of the most impressive products to come out of CES 2023 was AirJet, new solid-state cooling system that can replace fans with cooling components using a fraction of the power and […]
Heatsinks are the unsung heroes of cooling down your PC, as they prevent overheating by transferring heat away from important components. The CPU and GPU can generate a lot of heat, especially […]
Computex is just around the corner, and when it arrives, we can expect to see scads of wonderful PC hardware. But you don’t have to wait until the start of the show […]
One of the most exciting new technologies we’ve seen this year is Frore Systems’ AirJet, a device that can cool PC components and other electronics using a super-thin, solid-state build with no […]
Watercooling isn’t that unusual on a desktop PC. But on a laptop? Absolutely. Lenovo’s new 16-inch Legion 9i is the world’s first liquid-cooled laptop without the need for an external pump, pairing […]
The principle behind liquid cooling your PC parts is pretty simple: cool liquid comes in, pulls heat from the component, warm liquid moves out, fans cool it down and expel hot air […]
