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Why does a CPU need a heatsink?

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A heat sink is a component that increases the heat flow away from a hot device. It accomplishes this task by increasing the device's working surface area and the amount of low-temperature fluid that moves across its enlarged surface area.Oct 31, 2019');})();(function(){window.jsl.dh('6','');})();(function(){window.jsl.dh('_9nmaYOu1EfaX0PEP6fq7-As43','
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A heatsink is a component in CPU cooling. The heatsink is the aluminum piece that sits beneath the CPU fan. A CPU Cooler is more commonly an aftermarket variation. If you buy a boxed CPU, it comes with a heatsink and fan.Aug 8, 2015
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Heat sinks are used with high-power semiconductor devices such as power transistors and optoelectronics such as lasers and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), where the heat dissipation ability of the component itself is insufficient to moderate its temperature.

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