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Important Laptop Heat Warning – How Heat Can Hurt You And What To Do

October 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Cooling, How To Maintain

Most people use a laptop almost every day now. They have become so affordable that most people have a few around the house or one for their school work while away at college. For the most part, things are fine with your laptop. One problem that does occur is that the heat from the bottom [...]

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What Is Liquid Cooling?

June 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Cooling

Liquid cooling is the use of liquid, typically water, to cool off computer systems. This is usually achieved through heat transfer from the computer parts across a metal surface and into the liquid. The liquid is then run through a system like a radiator to cool the water and send it into the computer again. [...]

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Processor Cooling Basics

March 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Cooling, CPU, Introductions, Processors

It’s important to know a few basic facts about processor cooling. All desktop processors available today are pretty easy to handle, as the actual processor die is protected by a large metal plate covering the entire upper part of a processor. This metal plate is called the heat spreader, as it provides a larger footprint [...]

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How Liquid-cooled PCs Work

February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Advanced Topics, Cooling, Motherboards

Whether you’re using a desktop or laptop computer, there’s a good chance that if you stop what you’re doing and listen carefully, you’ll hear the whirring of a small fan. If your computer has a high-end video card and lots of processing power, you might even hear more than one. In most computers, fans do [...]

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Why Cool your CPU

February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Cooling, CPU, Processors

Why does your CPU need cooling? OK you know it gets hot without cooling but do you know what happens if you don’t use adequate cooling. With different CPU’s different results can happen, some annoying some expensive. The basics are that heat equals slower CPU performance and possible damage. Older CPU’s used to be made [...]

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A Guide To Basic PC Cooling

February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Cooling, Introductions

One of the greatest dangers to your PC is something we all take for granted – Heat! Your office space may be cool enough for you, but is it for your PC? Desktop PCs and Notebook PCs generate heat that can be damaging to its components. Not just damaging, but heat can actually reduce the [...]

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