Modern PCs can easily consume upwards of several hundred watts of power to push as many frames as possible. With this power, comes a lot of heat which inevitably has to be dissipated somewhere.

PC hardware experts warn that incorrect fan orientation and unbalanced airflow setups can cause overheating, even in high-end gaming rigs. Poor placement, mismatched airflow directions, and extreme ...

It is safe to unplug the fan temporarily as long as you have autoshutdown enabled and at the lowest setting. Preferably unplug the thing at idle instead of full load. Also p4's will automatically slow ...