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Old 25th Aug 2012, 17:36
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Milo Minderbinder
 
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Celeron and Pentium "D" models were the main problem. They burnt so much electricity that there was little in the way of cooling overhead if the fans got clogged, and fried boards were a common result

The other ones to watch for were early Athlons as these had no thermal cutout built into the CPU. It was easily possible for them to catch fire
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