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Most heat is dispersed from the CPU by the heat sink - a large aluminium blob stuck onto the actual CPU. The fan is there to assist in the distribution of heat away from the CPU and into the surrounding atmosphere.

So CPU's run so cool - laptops, phones etc, don't have a fan as the CPU's run relatively cool, and the heat generated can be dispersed by convection.

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