System76 Thelio computer is open source, Linux-powered, and made in the USA | Linux Today

System76 Thelio computer is open source, Linux-powered, and made in the USA

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The Linux-friendly company further says, “To maximize performance, Thelio is constructed to prevent throttling of all components inside. It achieves this using oversized fans that quietly pull in cool air, while ducts contain heated air and direct it out of the system. The computer’s daughterboard, Thelio Io, is a custom chassis controller that coordinates and optimizes the flow. Moving thermal control to the computer’s daughterboard enables far more granular performance optimization.

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