Keeping Your Computer Cool

Keeping a computer cool is something that is vital. A computer works based on the movement of electronic impulses. For instance, when a CPU works it transmit billions of frequencies per second. This evolves a astonishing amount of heat. Sometimes we don't expect that a computer can make so much heat from its hardware. Some people wonder why it is important to keep a computer cool and not care if heat builds up and remains in a computer. Some reasons are

• Overheating
• Motherboard can have a melted componet due to heat
• Hardware will not live as long as expected
• And More

As you can see heat that generates from a computer and remains in there can have some horrific effects to the computer itself. In this tutorial I will include

• Air Cooling
• Water Cooling
• Tips to keeping a computer cooler
• Overclocking and stabalizing the heat
  

Air Cooling

Air cooling is the most common method to keeping a PC cool. It is a good method if you know how to use it properly. When dealing with air cooling you always need to make sure the fans on the case are spinning the correct way and the air leads a certain way. This counts for additional fans you add to keep your computer cooler. One side should be an intake and the other should be the outake. Think about it this way, if both sides of the case were an intake all the hot air will never escape and get forced into the computer until so much generates and one of the devasting events occur stated earlier. If it was an outake the hot air will go out but more will generate faster since no cool air is going in. It is also important to have the fans making the air flow in one direction and sometimes in a straight line. Doing this will get the hot air out as quick as possible! Many people believe in that if you remove the computer case and get a house fan to cool down the hardware it would be more efficient. WRONG! Doing this will just attract so much dust daily it would generate even more heat. Keep in mind the enviroment temperatures also take a role into keep the computer cool. If it is possible try to make it so the sun does not directly hit the case. Workers in offices keep it under their desks to avoid any heat in the enviroment. Be sure to never keep a computer close to a wall. It should be atleast 1 foot away from the wall. If it is not than the airflow from the intake or outake will not work out properly.

Water Cooling

There comes a time when somoene has such advanced hardware in which the fans can not control it no more. The fans may get to loud or go to quick for you in which you decide you want a water cooling kit. Due to the fact that water transfers heat perfectly and that the CPU is one of the hottest peices of hardware in the computer this is a ideal method to keeping high end hardware cool. For people who never heard of water cooling the computer is not fully engulfed in water. Tubing leads to the hardware in which a pump cycles to pump out cool water and takes out the hot water. This cycle goes on over and over to mantain a good temperature for the computer. In addition, you can not just throw it in water from a sink. You need to get Distilled Water. You can find a gallon of it in the market for not that expensive. Keep in mind this water is not for drinking. You should change the water about every month. If you are somoene who is to lazy to do something like that then I do not reccomend water cooling. If you want a good and cheap water cooling system for the CPU I reccomend this Corsair Premade water cooling system. If you look at the Alienware Aurora it looks like it has the same water cooling system just with the Alienware logo slapped onto it. Pretty weird, right?

Tips to keeping a computer cooler

Quote:Your PC contains a lot of parts, almost all of which create heat when your computer is on. Some parts, like the CPU and graphics card, can get so hot you could cook on them.

There are many methods to keep your computer cool. Some additional tips to keep in knowledge is that you should consider getting a better heatsink for the CPU. The original stock CPU coolers are not the best ones around compared to the aftermarket ones. Also, if you purchased bundles to bundle up wires into neat piles will also help the airflow in a computer. Wires scattered like a birds nest can cause more heat. Keeping them neat will fix the airflow for you. In addition, using compressed air monthly or when needed on fans is important for keeping the fans to perform well and so heat does not form. When dirt and dust collect on a fan it slows down its Rpm which can cause the computer to be hotter especially when you overclock the computer and it is required to have a fan going fast all the time. Replacing to a stronger PSU (Power Supply) is another way to keep your computer cool. The air you feel from the back of your computer is from the immense fan located on the PSU. Purchase a larger graphics card fan or Memory fan if you want to keep high end hardware cooled down and make them perform better. Finally, a Phase Change Unit is something that is for some of the best cooling there is. Many people take into consideration of it as a refrigerator somewhat. It has the power to cool and possibly freeze a CPU. These units can cost about $1,000 or even more! These are some tips some people may not have even known about that can improve your cooling by a landslide.

Overclocking and stabilizing the heat

Quote:Overclocking is taking a computer component such as a processor and running at a specification higher than rated by the manufacturer.

When you expect more performance out of your hardware by overclocking expect more heat. When overclocking you need to be cautious and treat your computer like it is your child (Even if you do not have one). Overclocking it to much can blow out the hardware. When you overclock overclock it to a fair level and a level in which the cooling system you have can handle it. For instance, if you have a water cooling set up you can overclock the CPU around 1Ghz without getting to nervous. With an orginal fan cooling you can cool it about .3ghz-.5ghz based on the flow of the air and efficiency of the cooling hardware. As you can see overclocking varys on many aspects of the computer.

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