I'm not tech savvy by any means, nor do I truly understand what you mean by thermal. But I do notice that my computer does remain pretty warm and seems to be making lots of noise sometimes. When this happens, I always try to see what programs are running and shut some down trying to lower the demand.

But based on what you are all saying, is it safe to assume that the voltage could be the reason we are all having computer problems?

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Posted by Dijkstra

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Posted on 3/4/15 at 4:06 pm to jose

When you say making a lot of noise, what do you mean? Where is the noise coming from? If it's just loud fans, that's one thing, but if it's a hum from an adapter or something, that's totally different.

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Posted by Korkstand

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Posted on 3/4/15 at 4:19 pm to jose

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I'm not tech savvy by any means, nor do I truly understand what you mean by thermal.

Thermal just means related to heat. All the parts inside the computer that carry electricity are made of metal, and all metals expand when they get hot and contract when they cool off. Generally, it's not so much the heat that hurts electronics as how often the parts cycle from hot to not-so-hot.

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But I do notice that my computer does remain pretty warm and seems to be making lots of noise sometimes.

You're going to have to describe the noise. Is it fans spinning up fast? Is there a buzz or intermittent sound?

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But based on what you are all saying, is it safe to assume that the voltage could be the reason we are all having computer problems?

Again, not so much the voltage, but more how "clean" or "dirty" the electricity is. Electronics prefer a nice stable source of power.

Also, how's the humidity there?

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