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Gone are those times when the companies and the organisations didn't need a hi-tech system to handle them. Owing to the considerable increase in the business sector and thus, an enormous increase in the complexity of the organisational struc ----------------------------------------------------------Permission is granted for the below article to forward,reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website,offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as longas no changes a
A computerscomponents produce large amounts of heat during a PCs normal operation. CPUs,integrated circuits, graphics cards, hard drives and power supplies all generateheat through normal day-to-day working. This heat has to be dissipated to keepthe computers components operating within their ideal operating temperature.Overheatingcan have catastrophic effects on a computers lifespan. S computer that runs toohot will have a shorter maximum lifespan and be more susceptible to system failures.CPUs can even permanently expire if they run too hot.Excessiveheat build-up can be caused by numerous factors (including the weather) andsome computers struggle to remain cool due to their working environments.Computers having to run in warm areas or near to heat sources (like ovens andradiators) will often expire long before they ought to but there are severalmethods of keeping a computer running at an optimum temperature.Heat sinksare the simplest method of supplying cooling to a computers internal parts.Heat sinking is merely attaching large pieces of metal, which is usuallyfinned, to increase the surface area and dissipate heatFans arealso very common. A fan will allow air to flow through a computer taking warmair away from the components and replacing it with cooler air. Positioning ofthese fans or adding extra ones can make massive differences to their effectiveness.It is also important that these fans are working correctly and free from dust.Dust willheat a computer up in several; acting as an insulator, causing excessive heat,and also blocking filters and vents. Regular cleaning or protecting a computerfrom dust is an easy method of reducing running temperature.Anothermethod of keeping a computer cool is known as soft cooling which is essentiallyturning down a computers components and power saving functions to decrease powerconsumption and therefore heat generation.Manyhardcore computer gamers use liquid cooling which uses cold fluids in pipes to dispelheat. However, liquid cooling can be expensive and difficult to maintain andthere is also the possibility of springing a leak causing permanent damage to amachine.There ishowever another solution to computer cooling and one that is often missed byso-called computer experts when advising on keeping systems cool and that isthe use of an industrial computer enclosures.Theseenclosures cost as little as a few hundred Pounds/Dollars/Euros but have theadvantage in sealing a computer in a dust free environment. They have several methodsof extra cooling including extra fans, plenum chambers (vents that usediffering pressures to suck air around a system) and heat sinking. Theseenclosures have the advantage of other methods of cooling as they not only coola computer but also keeps out dust and also protects from knocks and bangs. Theyare also suitable for computes that have to operate in really tough conditions makingthem a genuine and less expensive alternative to specialised sold state or industrialmachines.They arealso useful for computer users who often find heat build-up a problem whetherthat is because of excessive dust, a heated environment (such as near a radiator)or even hot weather.
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