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How to improve the heat dissapation for power adapter of gaming laptop - RustyOx - 25-08-2021

Gaming laptop usually come with a big power adapter (aka power block) and it is usually running hot during gaming. My the power adapter of my HP ProBook is only 65W, but the power adapter come with HP OMEN is 200W. The power adapter of gaming laptop is running hot during gaming and the high temperature will reduce the life span of the power adapter.

Here is some tricks to reduce the temperature of the power adapter.
1,  lift up the power adapter
The power adapter can dissipate heat on all its surface, but the bottom surface is usually blocked by the table, this reduce the heat dissipate surface area by about 1/3. Put anything underneath to lift up the power adapter will significantly increase the heat dissipate surface, there  for increase the heat efficiency to reduce the overall temperature.

2, add a metal plate underneath
This is to let the bottom surface to dissipate heat to the metal place first, and then let the metal plate to dissipate the heat to the air. Similar to point 1, this is to increase the heat dissipation of the bottom surface to increate the heat dissipate efficiency, therefore to reduce the overall temperature.

3, Use a power adapter stand
The power adapter stand will make power adapter stand vertically, so both large surface has a very good for air to flow to increase the heat dissipation surface, improve the air flow, therefore to reduce the temperature

4, Use a active fan or any air flow
You could put adapter put front of a fan, or add somewhere near the laptop cooler to have better air flow to reduce the heat dissipation.