![]() The laptop isn’t going to continually get hotter as the hours stretch on. This is why it does not matter if you play games for 2, 4, 6, or 50 hours at a time (although you may have other issues with the latter amount). Once full heat soak has taken place, the temperature isn’t going to get worse, so long as the same workload is still being applied. I like to show worst case results so you know what to expect, which is why I wait for full heat soak to occur. It may perform better initially, then get worse as it heats up. ![]() If I simply have the machine turned off or running idle then start running tests, it won’t accurately represent what you’d expect from playing for longer periods of time. When I do laptop thermal testing, I leave the workload going for half an hour before I even get started to allow full heat soak to occur. In most of the machines I’ve tested, this has occurred well within half an hour. This point is referred to as maximum heat soak. Under a consistent workload, at some point it will not be possible for the laptop to get any hotter than it already is. ![]() ![]() Based on this question, it sounds like people are under the impression that the laptop will continue to get hotter and hotter over time before breaking or causing damage. I often get asked if it’s safe to play games on a laptop for some period of time, usually anywhere from 2-6 hours. Is it safe to play games on a gaming laptop for hours, or do you need to stop and give the laptop a break to cool down? Let’s discuss if it matters. ![]()
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