Why do computers need to be cooled?

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Why do computers need to be cooled?

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Computers are based off of microscopic transistors. Every time one of these transistors switches from one state to another, it generates a small amount of heat. Multiply this small amount of heat over billions of transistors switching billions of times every second, you wind up with an amount of heat that you need to actively manage, by means of heat sinks and fans.

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