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Small Details on Motherboards
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Tutorials Last Updated: May 6, 2005
Page: 6 of 9
$ Check REAL-TIME pricing for Gigabyte G41M-ES2L Motherboard - G41 Express Socket 775 microATX PCI Audio Video Gigabit LAN USB 2.0 SATA GA-G41M-ES2L $.
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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.

MOSFET Heatsink
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Figure 14: MOSFET heatsinks on a motherboard from MSI.

MOSFET Heatsink
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Figure 15: EPoX provides "do it yourself" passive heatsinks on some motherboards.

On 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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