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Cooling Down Hot Processors

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the feeling-hot-hot-hot dept.

DonnaMai writes "Face it: the only scorching hot thing you want with a chip is salsa. Any other overheating is potentially counterproductive, and can be downright damaging to the microprocessor -- or other components. This article uncovers potential ways to chill the chips."

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  1. Re:cool chips by MC68000 · · Score: 5, Informative

    We already have that. It's called Speedstep and it's on Pentium M processors.

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    E = m c^3 Don't drink and derive E = m c^3