Hi Mark,
Heres my second dumb question.  What is adequate ventilation?  This is an
office desk, two stacks of drawers on each side, hole for your knees, wood
in the back comes within 5 inches of the floor.  My computer is a custom
built job by the local tech store.  Thanks for the help.
Regina Long

> From:    Mark Rode <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: How hot is too hot?
>
> If you have a brand name office computer, and you have provided adequate
> ventilation, then I wouldn't worry too much about it. They are designed to
> run this warm and have sensors that will shut them down if they over heat.
> All modern CPUs run quite warm, and performance computers pump out heat
> like a room heater. As long as it isn't bothering your feet, then it
> shouldn't bother the computer.
>
> Rode

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