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Watercooling Drifting Mainstream

Posted by timothy on from the drifting-on-logs-of-press-releases dept.

pacc writes "With Prescott said to dissipate 103 W and the dual Apple G5 playing in the same league, air cooling seems less than sensible. Nikkei Electronics has an article about watercoolers getting standardized by Hitachi. A technology pioneered by a NEC desktop last May."

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  1. Watercoolers by daeley · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think watercooler computers are a bad idea. I have enough trouble getting interrupted in my cubicle without a crowd of people wanting to stand around my computer talking about yesterday's episode of "American Idol 4: The Revenge."

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  2. Impact on Productivity by wildsurf · · Score: 3, Funny

    Finally, an excuse to hang around the water cooler all day...

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  3. Gives new meaning to "watercooler conversation" by vudufixit · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hmmm... what exactly do two hot CPUs talk about by the watercooler, anyway? How much better than DDR guy was than the Rambus man?

  4. Let's put that hot water to work by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm waiting for Krups to put out a computer case that can pump out a killer double espresso with a nice froth.

  5. Re:Am I the only one... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Microsoft and Intel can suck my dick.

    I run old hardware, I run it underclocked, and it works great for me. Who the hell needs 2,000 Univacs in their desktop anyway? Not me. 1,500 is more than enough, thanks.

  6. Tips to remember for water cooling by thriemus · · Score: 5, Funny

    3 Tips for successful water cooling...

    1: Never fill the water cooling system reservoir with boiling water from the kettle.

    2: Coffee... as much as we all like it coffee _does not_ serve as an efficient coolant. (Tastes great though)

    3: Dont run your water pump when there is no water passing through it. (that one is actually a serious one...)

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  7. Hot Water by RetroGeek · · Score: 2, Funny

    Two or three computers in the house, and pretty soon I will not need a hot water heater......

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  8. 103 W savings by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    103 W? No more cold winter nights! I think I'm gonna sell my furnace and get me one of those 103 W babies. I wonder if they make bed covers with tubing.

  9. What I want is a Beowulf cluster that uses water by multiplexo · · Score: 2, Funny

    cooling. Then I can pipe the hot water into my hot tub where all of my hot bitches are. Yeah, I know some hot bitches, what, are you saying that I'm full of shit because I have good slashdot karma? Hey, I'll bet that lots of guys here who post as often as I do know lots of hot bitches. Really, we do, Damnit! We do!

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  10. Re:Prescott will actually dissipate around 130W by wik · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or noise! Nobody has mentioned that Prescott will actually vibrate and generate a 1.6kHz tone at 110dB. It eliminates the need for both (a) the PC speaker and (b) a premise burglar alarm.

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  11. Re:Go to the junkyard instead by sharkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    My pappy said, "Son, you're gonna drive me to drinkin'
    If you don't stop moddin' that Hot-Rod Lincoln!"

    Nope, just doesn't have the same ring to it.

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  12. Water cooling, bah! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Me and my 1974 still-running Beetle would like to object to your indensitive, cloddish tone.