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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Cooling'
Important Laptop Heat Warning – How Heat Can Hurt You And What To Do
October 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Cooling, How To Maintain
Tags: Burns·Compressed Air·Core Temperature·CPU temperature·Free Cpu·laptop·Laptop cooling·laptop temperature·Legs·Medical Emergency·PC cooling·People Find·Powered Laptops·temperature control·Thighs·Tools
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 [...]
Tags: CPU·CPU cooling·CPU fan·heatsink·processor·processor heat dissipation
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 [...]
Tags: computer liquid cooling·liguid cooling·PC cooling·PC temperature control
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 [...]
Tags: central processing unit·CPU·CPU cooling·CPU fan·CPU sleep·heatsink·processor
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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