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Silent Pump for Water-Cooled PCs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the mod-this-beotch dept.

Wycliffe writes "New Scientist has an article about a silent pump for water-cooled PCs. The system, developed by a Californian start-up company, aims to silently solve the problem that the faster chips get, the hotter they become."

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  1. Re:The Wrong Approach by Troll_Kamikaze · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Besides.... we all know (whether we'll admit or not) that even the most modest computers in use spend most of thier time simply waiting around for the user to make them do something.

    I'm tired of hearing this. It's beside the point.

    Firefighters spend "most of their time simply waiting around for a fire", but does that mean they don't need to extinguish it as quickly as possible when it does occur? No. Similarly, when a PC finally receives user input, it needs to complete the resulting action very, very quickly in order to ensure a responsive user experience. The fact that a desktop processor might spend 97% of its time twiddling its thumbs is irrelevant.

    And when it comes to servers, the situation is entirely different because they're often serving hundreds of users simultaneously.