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 ...

The CPU is the brain of any computer system, handling millions of calculations every second. All that computer power generates heat, though – enough to disable the delicate electronics. A CPU cooling ...

This is a really cool addition, it’s a fan that drops over the CPU block to provide cooling for the socket and the surrounding VRM. But best of all, it’s tool-free to install, as it uses magnets to ...

Inside a PC, a stereo amplifier, or a smartphone, one red line runs through them all: The circuits inside generate heat, and something's got to keep things cool. The hardware used to keep PC ...

An engineer addressed the challenges of inconsistent fan performance and suboptimal cooling in his high-performance computing setup by developing a Python-based application for enhanced control of the ...