# Optimizing Thermal Management for SolidRun Boards in High-Load Environments
**URL:** https://community.solid-run.com/t/optimizing-thermal-management-for-solidrun-boards-in-high-load-environments/977
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [March 16, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.solid-run.com/t/optimizing-thermal-management-for-solidrun-boards-in-high-load-environments/977 "2025-03-16T12:41:35Z")
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### Author:  [@derektheler](https://community.solid-run.com/u/derektheler)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.solid-run.com/t/optimizing-thermal-management-for-solidrun-boards-in-high-load-environments/977/1 "2025-03-16T12:41:35Z")
Hello
I have been using SolidRun’s ARM-based boards for edge computing projects but I’ve encountered thermal management challenges when running resource-intensive tasks. The device tends to overheat; leading to performance throttling and occasional system instability. 😇
I’m curious about effective cooling solutions tailored to SolidRun boards. Has anyone experimented with custom heatsinks, active cooling systems, or thermal paste enhancements to improve heat dissipation? 🤔 Additionally; are there firmware-level tweaks or power management settings that can help mitigate overheating without sacrificing performance? 🤔 Checked [SolidRun Documentation](https://wiki.solid-run.com/doku.php) [Golang Course](https://www.igmguru.com/digital-marketing-programming/golang-training) related to this and found it quite informative.
If there’s a comprehensive guide / documentation on thermal management for SolidRun hardware, I’d greatly appreciate it. Any tips or shared experiences from the community would be invaluable.
Thank you !! 🙂
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### Author:  [@jnettlet](https://community.solid-run.com/u/jnettlet)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.solid-run.com/t/optimizing-thermal-management-for-solidrun-boards-in-high-load-environments/977/2 "2025-03-16T12:48:58Z")
specifically which products are you referring to? Most the IoT lineup should out of the box be optimized for our boards and heatsinks regarding thermal designs. If you are using a custom design we are more than happy to work with you to optimize the thermal management further.