I wasn't sure where to put this. If it should go in Mobile or elsewhere, please move it. I have a laptop that's a few years old that I keep in my detached garage/workshop. Over the past month or so I ...

I just got the Antec Sonata case for Christmas.<BR><BR>Suddenly, my nice retail equivalent Antec cooler isn't looking so good.<BR><BR>Cools nice, it's the noise.<BR><BR>First off, I run distributed ...

CPU_FAN and CPU_OPT are entirely different and serve distinct purposes in the context of a computer cooling system. CPU_FAN or CPU Fan Header is the primary 4-pin fan header on a motherboard, and it ...

A CPU's operating temperature will rise if the cooling fan breaks, dramatically increasing the chance of hardware failure. Stock modern computer CPUs use a two-part CPU cooler that features a heatsink ...

Fan Control is a great tool for doing exactly what its name suggests, giving you complete control over your system's fans, including your CPU and GPU fans, plus any water cooling pumps that you may ...

A CPU fan is more than just a fan. It is attached to CPU with power pins/wires and a sensor that tells it how fast to run. If the CPU is heating, the sensor will make the fan run faster. As such, the ...