{"id":44301,"date":"2013-06-17T18:26:32","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T18:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=44301"},"modified":"2013-06-17T18:26:32","modified_gmt":"2013-06-17T18:26:32","slug":"you-must-let-your-computer-breathe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/you-must-let-your-computer-breathe\/","title":{"rendered":"You Must Let Your Computer Breathe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h4>You Must Let Your Computer Breathe<\/h4>\n<p>By Richard Hay for Windows Observer<\/p>\n<p>Any idea what a major contributing factor is to the failure of the electronics in your desktop computer case?<\/p>\n<p>Heat, Heat and more Heat.<\/p>\n<p>The build up of heat can cause the computer boards, connections and other elements in your computer system to fail early.<\/p>\n<p>That is why you see so much focus on good ventilation, not only as part of a computer case itself along with the fans to move air in and out, but also where you place 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