Cooling Systems
PCs generate a lot of heat – the CPU, hard drive, video card, processing chips, etc. put out a ton of heat in a small enclosed space. The computer system must properly maintain a reasonable temperature or things could – literally – melt down. There are several different type of cooling systems available for PCs with two primary methods: air and liquid.
The most common cooling method is a series of fans designed to blow heat away from heatsinks on the CPU and video cards – the two biggest heat generators in the system.
