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Originally Posted by tbomachines
I lived in a place a couple years ago with no AC, and I was living in the attic. My PC would regularly see over 100*F ambient temps and still cool adequately, even while doing pretty CPU-intense stuff. Even if the outside air is hot, the CPU fan should automatically crank up a couple notches to keep the core temp below 60*C. Laptops are a different story - I have had some get so hot that they actually burn your legs, who knows what improper airflow could do in that situation.
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You're right about that...my own desktop (DT) at work runs a bit on the warm side, but I monitor the fan's airflow output (about 98° average) but occasionally, it will crash...I think more from a case of the "Billgate's Syndrome" than anything else. But when you consider the fact that a DT has a ton of open area inside that box compared to a Laptop (LT), you have a better idea why the LT would fail in comparable circumstances verses the DT.