If your CPU gets too hot, it will reduce performance to try and reduce the temperature—meaning whatever you're doing at the time will probably run slower. It will also keep your fans spinning at high ...

Even if you use one of the best CPUs, you may looking for an extra bit of power. The best way to do this is by overclocking your processor, but if want to bring down noise levels, or simply increase ...

Sarfraz is an avid PC enthusiast who has a decade of experience in PC hardware. He has written extensively on all types of consumer PC components and peripherals on Xtremegaminerd since the time when ...

Fan Control is a great tool for doing exactly what its name suggests, giving you complete control over your system's fans, including your CPU and GPU fans, plus any water cooling pumps that you may ...

There can be many reasons why your CPU might have sudden temperature spikes and dips. This will explain the reasons, and then share how you can fix it: If your CPU temperature increases and decreases ...

The desktop PC has two major nemeses: dust and heat. Heat can be tough to diagnose since you can’t see it the way you can with dust. The key to avoiding any heat-related issues (besides regularly ...

In this guide, we'll show you how to set your PC to respond to coolant temperature, rather than the CPU temperature. Why would you want to do that, you might ask. It seems logical to set your fans to ...

Laptops can get hot, especially when performing demanding tasks like 3D rendering, gaming, and video editing. That's because the hardware underneath — like the CPU and GPU — generates a lot of heat ...