When thinking about cooling what comes to mind? anti-fire.. What you say?? Anti-FIRE? Yes! Anti-Fire! Why you might ask? A processor running over 150F is really going to make your new computer an expensive piece of charcoal! When purchasing cooling for a computer DON'T SKIMP! This is the LAST place you want to cut costs. If you can afford $550 water cooling, go for it!

       Cooling of a computer is a serious matter and shouldn't be taken lightly. Processors run very fast and very hot, but with the right heatsink all worries can be avoided. Find a CPU heatsink rated for something better but compatible with your processor. This will ensure that it can handle your speeds easily, as well as allow for processor upgrades later on. To find good a heatsink and fan, go to the thermaltake cooling solutions link to the right. Read about each heatsink and select which one is best for you.

       Another area of cooling that has been long studied is airflow in a case. Air needs to come from one place, circulate through the whole case, then circulate out through another hole. A typical case fan setup is one in the back one in the front. this is alright, but not as good as it should be. Case fans can now be mounted in side doors, the top of the case, or even multiple fans in the front and back. There is no set solution for all cooling issues, but when placing and directing your fans, keep these in mind: Air should flow through ALL PCI slots, up through your dive bays, over/around/through your CPU heatsink and generally out the back.

Keep these tips in mind and you'll be running one COOL computer.