Top 10 ways to keep your computer cool as the UK heats up

Charlee Gothard
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Having random crashes or other PC problems in the heat wave? Try our top cooling tips

Decreased processing speeds, unexpected freezes and shutdowns, and even permanently fried hardware have been afflicting readers (and staff) of Computing in the past week as the UK's heatwave shows ...

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