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How to Keep Your Computer Cool

Posted by Zonk on from the summer-is-not-a-friendly-computer-time dept.

ThinSkin writes "ExtremeTech is featuring a how-to article on keeping your computer cool by adopting an efficient airflow strategy for your PC case. The article goes into detail on what types of fans are optimal for your computer and your needs, where you should place them, and how to make your own fan mounts. From the article: 'With an efficient cooling strategy, there's no reason a case should ever grow so warm. Good airflow is critical to keeping your PC operating and extending the life of the components. Keep the air flowing!'"

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  1. Not news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Is any of this news to anyone? Everything in this article is obvious and anybody who has opened a computer case before knows the crap contained in this 6-page article.

    Why is it six pages? Why, of course, so that the GIGANTIC ads are displayed that many times. Take a look at the URL pointed to by the link that is the author's name... no surprise

  2. Re:How to Keep Your Computer Cool by SnowCrashed · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Interestingly enough, my PC's temperature LCD's have always shown Linux not only to be cooler, but to run cooler then Windows...