| PC cooling systems are one of the hottest - and | | | | system. CPU's are not the only hardware component |
| coolest - computer hardware accessories avaliable. | | | | that becomes dangerously hot during prolonged |
| Most computers, however, still do not come with a | | | | computer usage. Your memory cards can also |
| cooling system more advanced than the typical heat | | | | produce a large amount of heat. To combat this, there |
| sink and cpu fan. Some computers, however, are | | | | are memory heat spreaders avaliable to dissipate |
| being sold with liquid cooling systems, such as the | | | | RAM heat. The aluminum bars attach to the RAM |
| Apple G5 Power Mac. The dual processors | | | | module, providing an outlet for the heat - working much |
| undoubtedly put out a great deal of excess heat that | | | | like a CPU heatsink.- Heavy-duty fan system. Fans are |
| a simple copper heat sink and fan alone can not | | | | not at all out of the cooling picture. Replacing the |
| properly dissipate. Intel is also getting into the new | | | | ordinary manufactures fan with a custom model can |
| cooling trend, claiming that it's newest processors (of | | | | be beneficial to your CPU's performance. There are |
| the Pentium 4 line) are approximately 20 degrees | | | | many new fan-type cooling systems avaliable, including |
| hotter than any chip currently produced by AMD | | | | some that blow air powerfully around the heat sink, |
| (Advanced Micro Devices).Although these new | | | | much a like a miniture jet engine.There are quite a lot |
| processors all but absolutely require high-end cooling | | | | of options when it comes to properly cooling your PC. |
| systems, it may not be a bad idea to add an additional | | | | The process of setting up just the right cooling system |
| cooling system to your 1-3 year old system. Your | | | | for you can be fun and rewarding. Chances are fairly |
| heatsink and fan can probably handle the heat, but the | | | | good that if your computer is less than 3 years old, it |
| additional cooling can't hurt. Here are some popular | | | | could benefit immensly from improved cooling and |
| options if you are looking to add a new cooling system | | | | ventilation.Looking to buy cooling equiptment? Try |
| to your computer:- Water cooling system. Several | | | | these companies (Thermaltake, Coolermaster, Zalman, |
| companies currently offer both external and internal | | | | Swiftech)Bradley James is a senior editor at SciNet.cc, |
| liquid systems that can efficiently cool a wide range of | | | | a website containing many helpful consumer |
| processors, whether you have a P4, or a late AMD | | | | electronics review articles. For more information on |
| processor such as the K7 or K8. Some come with a | | | | computer cooling technology, please visit our Computer |
| nifty control panel that shows the processor | | | | Cooling Systems webpage. |
| temperature and speed of the fan.- Memory cooling | | | | |