What is the purpose of a heat sink in a computer?

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asked Jun 10, 2018 in Hardware by Gellouio (400 points)
What is the purpose of a heat sink in a computer?

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answered Jun 11, 2018 by Jaybird (12,310 points)
The purpose of the heat sink in a computer is to keep the heat away from the CPU.

The heat sink dissipates the heat generated by the CPU and moves the heat away from the CPU.

The fan on the CPU heat sink also helps to keep the CPU at a cool enough temperature so it's not damaged.

Without the heat sink the computers CPU would get too hot and be damaged.

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