Heatsinks are the unsung heroes of cooling down your PC, as they prevent overheating by transferring heat away from important components. The CPU and GPU can generate a lot of heat, especially ...

There's a fundamental flaw with fan-and-heatsink cooling systems: no matter how hard the fan blows, a boundary layer of motionless, highly-insulating air remains on the heatsink. You can increase ...

Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. If you aren’t familiar with heatsinks, they’re typically made of copper or aluminum, two metals that serve as thermal conductors. They often ...