Cooling Hub

A gamer intensely focused on their smartphone during a mobile gaming session, highlighting the need for effective thermal management.
Phone Surface Temperature vs SoC Temperature: Which Number Should Gamers Track?
Many gamers mistake a 43°C game launcher reading for the phone's actual core temperature, leading to confusion. Understanding the critical difference between phone skin temp vs die temp is essential... Read more...
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Xiaomi 14 Pro Gaming Heat: HyperOS Performance Mode vs Balanced Mode
Activating HyperOS Performance Mode on your Xiaomi 14 Pro for gaming often leads to earlier thermal throttling and dropped frames, not smoother gameplay. Community reports suggest that aggressive boost modes... Read more...
Do Cooling Pads Help Gaming Laptops? Check Airflow Heat and Power Limits visual
Do Cooling Pads Help Gaming Laptops? Check Airflow Heat and Power Limits
Gaming laptops often hit 90°C under load, but external cooling pads don't always boost performance. While a quality pad can reduce CPU/GPU temperatures by 10-15°C, performance gains are often capped... Read more...
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Do Cooling Pads for Gaming Laptops Work? Diagnose the Thermal Bottleneck
Gaming laptops often hit 97–99°C CPU temperatures under load, leading many to question if cooling pads genuinely help. While external cooling pads can reduce CPU and GPU temperatures by 5–15°C,... Read more...
A gamer immersed in a long gaming session, highlighting the need for effective TEC cooler vs fan cooler gaming solutions.
TEC Cooler vs Fan Cooler for Gaming: Which Fits Long Sessions?
Many gamers believe any external fan cooler is enough to prevent throttling during long sessions, but real-world data shows CPU temperatures can still hit 97–99°C, even with active cooling. This... Read more...
A gamer immersed in a demanding game on a laptop, highlighting the need for effective cooling to maintain performance in 2026.
Games That Benefit from Cooling: A Thermal-Profile Checklist
Not all games stress your hardware equally, but titles combining ray tracing, streaming, and sustained CPU/GPU loads can push temperatures to 97-99°C. Our analysis reveals that active cooling solutions can... Read more...
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0.1% Lows vs Peak FPS: Which Metric Should Esports Players Track?
In competitive esports, peak FPS figures often mislead, as the same 75°C can mean 75 FPS or 90 FPS, obscuring critical performance consistency. Real-world testing shows intermittent throttling creates brief... Read more...
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Should You Buy a Laptop Cooling Pad for Gaming? A Five-Question Decision Tree
A gaming laptop cooling pad is worth buying only when a hard-surface and elevation test fails to stop sustained heat or throttling. Community measurements range from a 20°C reduction to... Read more...
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How to Cool an Overheating Phone While Mobile Gaming
A gaming phone showing 43°C may be genuinely heat-limited, but the reading could also come from an unreliable launcher sensor or a recent game patch. Diagnose the trigger first, test... Read more...
Gaming laptop performance drop scene showing thermal throttling symptoms during a long play session
What Is Thermal Throttling? Plain-English Gamer Guide
Thermal throttling is the protection behavior that turns heat into lower clocks, lower power, and lower FPS. Gaming reports show symptoms such as FPS stuck at 55 to 60, CPU... Read more...