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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. Go to the junkyard instead by corebreech · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Watercools his system using a radiator from a '55 Lincoln. You gotta love it.

    Not a bad looking box, either (though I usually end up looking at my monitor more than I do my computer case.)

    It seems to me that with all the concern over cyber-pollution these days (discarded monitors and other computer components) maybe it's time to take a greener approach and harvest whatever relics we can from the last great love affair with speed and power: the automobile.

    The trend is towards customized boxes we build ourselves anyways, right? So go to the local junkyard and shop American for a change.

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  2. This can be a good thing, if... by Falconpro10k · · Score: 5, Interesting

    this could be great if people knew how to service them properly, in my own mind, watercooling is more effective than aircooling in many applications (cars, computers etc) but CARE must be exercised. What was once a hardware hacker's toy is now becoming mainstream, this is a VERY good thing.. .

  3. Solve colling with a new case Mod. by jellomizer · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Get a portable Freezer or refrigerator put the computer parts in it. Find a way to keep the humidity out. Put a couple of ports for for USB and monitor and your all set.
    I feel that heat is becoming a major problem with making faster processors. You guys in college should quit your Computer Science and Engineering and go into thermal physics. That is where the future is in.

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  4. Please, please... by rmdyer · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Manufacturers, please, please, start putting the processors on the back-sides of the motherboards!

    The back side can be one huge heat sink, with large cooling fins, just like nice audio amp gear. If need be, the entire backplane can be one extruded piece of alloy. You can even include water cooling "safely" as no piping needs to enter the case at all. The back-side is the outside of the case!

    What is so hard about this idea?

    +2

  5. Navy cooling method by EricTheMad · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Personally, I like the Navy's method of liquid cooling. The circuit boards are coated with a thin layer of rubber. They're then plugged into their sockets that are located inside of a water filled trough. Not the most elegant of solutions, but it works.

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  6. Zalman invents fanless computer (TNN 500A) by SlashCrunchPop · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Zalman TNN 500A fanless computer

    Now, is this something most people would need or use? In terms of noise most definitely.