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| Cooling (Cont’d) |
On the previous page we've seen a lot of fancy solution for removing the hot air generated by the voltage regulator transistors (which are also called MOSFETs). Some motherboards offer a simpler solution for cooling these transistors, putting a passive heatsink on them, i.e., without a fan.
 click to enlarge Figure 14: MOSFET heatsinks on a motherboard from MSI.
 click to enlarge Figure 15: EPoX provides "do it yourself" passive heatsinks on some motherboards.
In Figure 15 we can also see a very common feature, which is the manufacturer logo for you to stick it on your computer's case.
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