I'm playing Assassin's Creed Black Flag, which states it requires a maximum of 4GB of RAM according to Steam. My laptop is equipped with 16GB of RAM, so I'm curious as to why the fan is working overtime and the laptop is getting really hot while gaming.
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High FPS settings can also lead your laptop to work harder than it needs to. Try capping your framerate to around 60 or 100 frames per second; that could reduce the load on your system and help manage the heat better.
Make sure your laptop is well-ventilated and consider using a USB fan to help cool it down. Heating issues can also stem from poor airflow, so ensuring nothing is blocking the exhaust vents is important.
RAM isn't the main factor contributing to heating up your laptop. The heat comes from the CPU and GPU working hard to render the game, not from the RAM itself. If heat is a concern, consider lowering your graphics settings or limiting your framerate.
Your laptop likely generates a lot of heat because it's pushing your CPU and GPU hard to run the game. Even if the RAM amount is more than sufficient, it's the performance of the CPU and GPU that really matters and those are the components that tend to heat up during gameplay.
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