--- title: 4 PC building myths that you still believe | daily.dev description: Four common PC building myths are debunked: more case fans don't always mean better cooling (configuration matters more), GPUs used for crypto mining aren't... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/4-pc-building-myths-that-you-still-believe-lszfgktxe twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 4 PC building myths that you still believe | daily.dev og:description: Four common PC building myths are debunked: more case fans don't always mean better cooling (configuration matters more), GPUs used for crypto mining aren't... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/4-pc-building-myths-that-you-still-believe-lszfgktxe og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/lSzFgKtxE.png og:image:alt: 4 PC building myths that you still believe og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 4 PC building myths that you still believe **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Four common PC building myths are debunked: more case fans don't always mean better cooling (configuration matters more), GPUs used for crypto mining aren't inherently damaged (heat management is the real concern), higher GPU power limits don't always yield more performance (undervolting can outperform stock settings), and BIOS updates are far safer today than they used to be. Modern hardware, firmware, and thermal management have made much of the old conventional wisdom obsolete. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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