Originally Posted by mgburg

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.