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Liquid Nitrogen Beats Air Cooling (Again)

Posted by Roblimo on from the don't-try-this-at-home dept.

joe094287523459087 writes "some guys used liquid nitrogen cooling via a cardboard tube to get a 20,000 3D Mark score. you can see the frost forming on everything - wouldn't the moisture from the condensation kill the board?" The Muropaketti guys had already done this with their microprocessor. Apparently the next step was to speed up their graphics card to match.

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  1. Fabulous by FreeLinux · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm sure the soldered joints have no problem at all with the MASSIVE and abrupt temperature changes here.

    When can we expect this on fuel cell powered laptops?

  2. Liquid N colder than air.. wow! by verch · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been doing some experimenting myself and I'm almost ready to post my 'steel is stronger than cardboard' article. Who would have guessed?

    This is cool in some horribly over the top manner, but I think the last cooling using liquid nitrogen story a few months back covered it.

  3. No, it's Slashdot. Expect the minimum. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oohhh, let's hate the MPAA! Hey look, LOtR stuff!!!

  4. Liquid Nitrogen Beats Air Cooling by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    No shit Sherlock.

  5. Re:What's the point? by romco · · Score: 5, Funny

    "...Lets say the guy does some UT testing and gets dick hardening results."

    That would mean he is putting the nitrogen in the wrong place....

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  6. Re:Not the sharpest pencils... by scott1853 · · Score: 3, Funny

    One of the professors here actually poured some liquid nitrogen in his mouth

    And people complain about Jackass and Beavis & Butthead setting a bad example for our children?

  7. Captain Obvious on Line 1... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Liquid Nitrogen Beats Air Cooling (Again)

    In related news:
    Ice is colder than Steam
    Touching hot things will burn you
    You can skate on ice
    Lots of fire will make things melt
    The speed of light is very fast

  8. Re:Not the sharpest pencils... by Alranor · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's fairly safe, as long as you don't swallow it.

    If you're stupid enough to do that, like this guy , then you're well on your way to qualifying for a Darwin Award.

  9. High school physics? by tswinzig · · Score: 4, Funny

    More like common sense.

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  10. Re:The title says it all... by photon317 · · Score: 5, Funny


    Chemistry is just a mislabelled branch of physics :)

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  11. In Other News by Geeyzus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Shoes beat top barefoot running speed

    Telephone more effective than tin can and string

    Umbrella proven more effective at staying dry than dodging raindrops

    Mark

  12. It's all about the home field advantage... by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just wait till they hold the air cooling part of the contest on Neptune. Liquid Nitrogen won't be so smug then, I can tell you!

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  13. In other news... by FIT_Entry1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    from the no-shit dept.
    The speed of light is found to be "really fast"