Because all computing
components essentially channel and use electrical power, they generate heat. How much
heat is generated depends on how many devices are involved and what methods are used
to control temperature.
Most devices (such as computers, laptops, servers, and network devices) employ at
least a single fan to control heat. Many use multiple fans and heat sinks as well as redundant
cooling methods in the event of a single failure. Data centers and dedicated server
rooms also have fairly sophisticated methods of controlling the environment, including
moisture and temperature.
As a recently rehabilitated computer gamer (OK, I have my relapses), getting a PC
to perform optimally usually means ensuring that heat is kept to a minimum. Some
gamers go so far as to employ Freon-based cooling systems to ensure that their overclocked
CPU and graphic cards won??™t crash while playing the hottest new game on the
market. I doubt that any single database server would generate the same sort of heat
that a top-of-the-line gaming PC would, so elaborate internal cooling systems would
probably be wasted on a SQL Server machine.
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