Heat is not a new problem in computer and semiconductor design. It goes back all the way to ENIAC in 1946. In the early 1950s, companies air-conditioned their computer rooms to combat heat. Starting ...

Under normal circumstances, the CPU in your desktop PC generates modest amounts of heat; a smart fan on top of the CPU runs just fast enough to keep it cool. At this speed, you barely hear the fan.

I'm trying to figure out what is causing some overheating problems in a new system. It's got a TBird 1.2/266 on an AOpen MK7A. The MK7A has a temp probe inside the CPU socket, and I want to make sure ...

The CPU cooler that I’m testing today was actually the first I had for the LGA3647 series chips and one of the first to hit the market. I’m talking about the Supermicro 4U Active CPU Heat Sink, also ...

Want to kick your PC performance up a few notches? A good liquid cooling system moves heat from the CPU more efficiently than air cooling and can run substantially more quietly. Many PC performance ...

One of the most important decisions you can make when planning out your gaming PC build is how to keep all the components in your case cool. Proper cooling increases the lifespan of your parts and can ...

TeamGroup's new all-in-one cooler targets a desktop PC's CPU as well as its internal SSD. The product represents the “world's first all-in-one ARGB liquid cooling system” that reduces heat from both ...

Heat is your computer's worst enemy. Over time, dust buildup inside your computer could undermine its cooling efficiency, resulting in shorter life spans for your computer's components. Ed Rhee, a ...

Hardware expert Linus Tech Tips, has recently made an interesting video about how much cooling a computer’s CPU needs and which fan or liquid cooler work is best at offering the right cooling for your ...

“Is my CPU overheating?” When a PC spontaneously shuts down, locks up, or starts chugging in a demanding game, this is one of the first questions we ask ourselves. Figuring that out is easy: all you ...

Recent ChromeOS updates cause a Google Play Store service to utilize 100% of the CPU, making devices hot and experience performance issues. Since users began updating to ChromeOS 85.0.4183.108 and ...