Swift X14 AI Gets Hot Near the Keyboard After Long Gaming Sessions, Help?

markpousee

Hello Acer Community!

I’m Mark Pousee, and I’ve got an Acer Swift X14 AI that’s been a fantastic little workhorse… until I start playing for longer than 30 minutes. Suddenly, the area above the keyboard—especially the left side—gets surprisingly hot, enough that it’s uncomfortable to rest my hands there.

Here’s what I’ve already tried:

1. Ensured airflow isn’t blocked (I’m using it on a laptop stand now).

2. Updated BIOS and system drivers via the official Acer portal.

3. Ran a GPU stress test, and temps hit around 90 °C on the CPU, while the left palm area really heats up.

4. Cleaned the vents and fans—seemed free of dust, no obstructions.

Anyone else run into this with the Swift X14 or similar Copilot+ laptops? Is this normal for extended gaming, or is there some setting (fan tuning, power limits) or a tweak that can cool things down? Any suggestions or prior fixes would be hugely appreciated!

Thanks a lot in advance 🙏

Mark Pousee

Puraw

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/728174/swift-x14-ai-gets-hot-near-the-keyboard-after-long-gaming-sessions-help

Hi Mark 

For the Swift X14 AI, heat build‑up above the keyboard after extended gaming is a known by‑design behaviour — that’s where the CPU and GPU heatpipes terminate. Under sustained load, surface temps there will climb even though the cooling is still operating within spec.

To keep it in check:

1. Update to the latest BIOS and GPU drivers from Acer and NVIDIA.
2. Use a cooling pad to improve airflow under the chassis.
3. Elevate rear edge slightly if possible — improves intake flow.
4. Check power profile in PredatorSense/Windows and use a balanced mode when you don’t need max FPS.
5. Clear vents of dust with low‑pressure air.

If temps are still concerning, monitor them with HWInfo or similar — anything consistently over ~95 °C on CPU or GPU under gaming load is worth logging for support review.