So I got my first gaming computer now.

[TallSilhouette]

FloatingWaffles said:

TallSilhouette said:

I'd look into a cooling pad for your primary gaming area. Charging the battery can make it hotter but so long as you're not careless the performance gains are worth it. Just unplug it when you're done gaming/charging/shut down to avoid battery damage.

I was adding that into my previous comment while you replied to it lol, but yeah I do have a cooling pad with 4 fans directly underneath my laptop. It plugs into the laptop itself to turn on. My main worry is somehow the laptop getting damaged and the hardware degrading/not performing as well as it should be due to it or something to where some point down the line it can't run games as well as when I first got it. Is that possible in anyway?  It's why i'm so worried about somehow damaging it by leaving it plugged in too long when i'm gaming or not or something or it overheating.

If you're using a competent cooling pad and not leaving the laptop plugged in 24/7 you should be fine. It's not like we're overclocking this thing.