Computer Cooling – The Power of the Heat Sink

By Kevin Sobolesky


Computers are amazing machines that allow us to do many a wonderful thing. Unfortunately, The more powerful our computers have become, the more heat they have produced. More effective and elaborate cooling methods have been necessary to keep our computers running properly. The most common method used to keep our computers cool is the use of active heat sinks. Other methods include water-cooling and Phase Change cooling.

We will use my computer as an example to explain how the most common method works.





How a Computer is Cooled