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CPU fan

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CPU fan [¦sē¦pē¦yü ′fan]
(computer science)
A fan mounted directly over the integrated-circuit chip containing a computer's central processing unit to prevent overheating.


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Buy Better Fans - For a little bit of money, you can upgrade your computer''s CPU fan to a higher performing model; buying extra fans for the case to blow hot air out and draw cool air in can further enhance your computer''s functioning and it keep it from overheating.
Although the CPU fans can often be used, regardless of what type of chip you have in your computer, there are cases in which the fan needs to be chip specific.
Step 5: Depending on the CPU fan you select, it might be easier to install it before installing the motherboard, though on our system, it was easier to do it afterward.
 
 
 
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