Why do computers heat up/need cooling
In: Engineering
At the basest level, computers are electricity moving through tiny little paths in controlled ways. When you move electricity through these tiny little pathways the transfer isn’t perfect, so a small amount of heat is generated as waste.
(Think of a old lightbulb as a good example, hot to the touch)
It you let these parts get too hot, the paths melt and deform. Computers parts are so small, if these pathways deform even the slightest bit they touch other metal parts and cause a short.
(Moving electricity from one circuit to another where it wasn’t expected) or in some cases the entire part starts to deform from the heat, bends, and disconnects itself from the socket.
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