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The best places to install cooling fans on a computer depends on where the computer case can hold fans. More case fans aren't always better, but well-placed fans can drop the internal temperature by ...

Among all the components involved in a PC build, the CPU cooler might be among the trickiest ones to install. Whether utilizing liquid or air, coolers tend to be large, cumbersome pieces of hardware ...

Installing a CPU cooler might feel a little scary since you're interacting directly with chips and paste and metal and some pretty delicate components. But it doesn't have to be. Once you've done it a ...

This article is the third in a series of how-to stories on building a computer. For a video version of part three, click here. After seating the motherboard it’s time to install the CPU, or the brains ...

Clearing CMOS resets BIOS to the default and helps fix boot issues on a computer. Clear the CMOS and try installing Windows 11 again. The following steps will guide you on this: Turn off your PC and ...

I replaced the CPU heatsink/fan assembly. I put grease on both dies without making contact with bare skin. I believe I put an appropriate amount of torque on the three screws on the CPU and the sole ...

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 ...

Peanut butter and jelly. Han Solo and Chewie. Expensive electronics and liquid. One of these things is not like the others. Anyone who has suffered a keyboard spill or fished a smartphone from a ...

I have a HP DL380 G8 that currently only has one CPU installed, E2609 V2. I have purchased a second E-2609 CPU for it along with the additional 2 fans and heatsink but when I install the CPU, the ...

You don’t need an electrical engineering degree to properly install a cooler on your CPU. As is the case when installing many PC components, however, the procedure ...

Installing a CPU cooler used to be an extremely easy and straightforward operation until the dawn of third-party coolers.