Your fan is one of the most important parts of your computer. While PC fans are small and inexpensive, they’re essential for keeping your system cool. Neglect them – or fail to install enough fans – and you could damage your computer. Your fans are wired into your motherboard or fan controller, which controls the …
Maybe you’ve just built your dream PC, or perhaps you’re just trying to squeeze a little more performance out of an aging system. Having quality hardware is important, but keeping it cool is even more important. In the past, high end cooling systems were used primarily by CPU overclockers. Today, many cooling systems still follow …
One of the biggest enemies to your PC or gaming console’s performance is heat. Internally, things like the CPU or GPU do most of the heavy lifting. This can cause massive amounts of heat being generated. Many of us don’t notice this because things like heatsinks and coolers are working behind the scenes to pull …
It’s no secret that computers and electronics tend to heat-up over time, especially when placed in environments that aren’t always ideal. Often times, placing a router, modem, printer, computer, AV receiver, game console or any other device within a cabinet or closed space can create a massive amount of stale, warm air with little to …
It’s no secret that computers can get hot. Processors in particular can get hot enough to fry an egg – or the internal circuitry. For most PCs, one or two fans, along with the GPU fan, is sufficient to keep your PC cool. But suppose you don’t have an average PC. Suppose you’re rocking a …