Computers have to be kept in a specific environment to function efficiently. Conditions such as heat, cold, dust and excessive humidity all can damage and lessen the performance of a computer.

We all know about maximum temps for a CPU, but what about minimum? This type of info is usually not listed at places like Intel Ark, but I got a number for one of my CPUs here of 0C: Is that real, ...

Modern Enterprise HDDs are designed for operating temperatures between 5 and 60 degrees Celsius. Manufacturers recommend that they should not be operated at the upper end of this range on a permanent ...

You can approximate the average temperature a given CPU should run at based on the maximum operating temperature. CPUs fluctuate between 20 to 30 degrees Celsius (36 to 54 Fahrenheit) in normal use ...

Plymouth, Mich. — Optrex America, Inc., has expanded the operating temperature range of its standard industrial TFT-LCD product line to -20° to 70°C. This wide operating temperature range is being ...

Just as the experience of pain varies from individuals, so is our evaluation of how hot a Mac laptop can become. Apple says they can become "very warm." We can appreciate that warmth in the winter, ...

A novel cobalt (Co)- and nickel (Ni)-based high-entropy superalloy (CoNi-HESA) capable of withstanding higher operating ...

Dealing with the inevitable heat dissipation of a discrete power transistor such as a MOSFET is an ongoing engineering problem. In many cases, a heatsink is the solution: the better the heatsink, the ...

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will see the first galaxies to form after the big bang, but to do that its instruments first need to get cold – really cold. On April 7, Webb’s Mid-Infrared ...

Singapore has released operating standards that it says will optimize energy efficiency in data centers located in tropical climates. Developed by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), the ...