Laptops with high end Intel CPUs will run hot by design due to all the boost technology Intel has crammed into the chip so if you are not sure how well your laptop cooling is performing this might help. Testing baseline cooling performance In a very short summary, the default design of the Intel mobile…
With the Intel Core Ultra 7/9 200 series laptop processors the DDR5 SODIMM specification has changed slightly as it now supports CSODIMM 6400MT/s DDR5 memory modules for anything above 5600MT/s. This applies to all the laptop processors in this series, H or HX (255, 265, 275, 285). Note (at the time of writing) CSODIMM is…
This is a chip found in many laptops that have an Intel CPU which links the CPU to other devices on the motherboards. It is referred to has a platform controller hub and as its always in use can generate a lot of heat but often gets neglected by laptop manufacturers with no active cooling….
Just out of interest I wanted to see if a cooling pad would have any significant improvement to the ASUS ROG STRIX G16 (2024) gaming laptop. I went for this one as it visually looked OK and for the price it featured an aluminum base plate and some RGB lights 🙂 Build quality is good,…