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 Sayan Ghosh and I'm a contributor from Canada. I'd describe myself as an amateur photographer who loves storytelling and trying different street food. When not working, I'm on my custom-built PC, ...

I bought a P400 a year and half ago. Its the best case I've had thus far, very easy to work inside and looks nice. Last summer I bought the Arctic F12 PWM PST 120mm 5-pack. Silverstone PWM CPF04 fan ...

Every computer, from the smallest of home theater PCs to the most hulking of gargantuan gaming rigs, generates heat during operation—heat that can kill your PC’s precious internals if you’re not ...

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 ...

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 ...

Regardless of whether a fan is mounted to your central processing unit, your case or sitting on your floor, its purpose is the same. Fans change how air flows, more effectively moving it from one ...

So, I'm using a stock Intel cooler with my i7-2600K, and I'm noticing that the cooler isn't running at a consistent "humm". It keeps wavering (the RPM slightly speeds up for just a second and slows ...