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Liquid Metal Cooling in New ATI Video Card
MellowTigger writes "Water cooling is so passe, definitely 20th-century. What's the 21st-century geek to do to keep his gaming video card cool? Try the liquid metal technology that will be included in the ATI Radeon X850 XT video card using the cooling technology from Sapphire. This material is reported to be non-flammable, non-toxic, environmentally safe... and 65 times more thermally conductive than water."
Also seeks out John Conner.
Job? I don't have time to get a job! Who will sit around and bitch about being broke and unemployed then?
Cool.
* ducks *
Raise your children as if you were teaching them to raise your grandchildren, because you are.
1. The card runs hotter
2. The card runs faster
3. geek cred points.
I'm voting for 3.
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When your videocard starts leaking, don't mind the components being destroyed, but worry about a T1000 dripping out of your computer.. from the FAQ: Q: How will I know if my videocard is leaking? A: Ask your parents why "wolfie" is barking and if they answer you while the the dog is actually named "Max" then your videocard is leaking.
So now I have to worry about memory leaks, security leaks, and liquid metal video card coolant leaks, ahhhh crap, this is all getting way to confusing.
I have enough trouble just keeping everything from blowing up everytime I get nailed by a thunderstorm, last time it was crack/fizz/is that smoke? Whats next, crack/fizz/smoke/drip?
It also doesn't mention if it's non-conducting, when I get struck by lightning 5h1t explodes, wouldn't that be fun to watch as the entire motherboard gets sprayed with a liquid metal conductive material, gaaaaaaa!
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According to their website, the "TOXIC X700 PRO" features "Lethal Cooling". I think they need a new marketing department.
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1. NFPA requires NASCAR style fire extinguisher inside computer case.
2. House wiring must be upgraded and a 440v 3 phase outlet installed next to your computer.
3. Homeowners insurance rider for extreme fire hazard.
4. Fire retardent metal door must be installed between computer room and rest of house.
5. Town must grant zoning variance for indstrial scale use of power in a residence.
6. Special monitor must be installed which notifies the Fire Department when your frame rate exceeds 250.
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From TFA
"The revolutionary use of an electromagnetic pump means no internal moving parts, low power consumption and delivers near silent operation. "
Near-silent? What is making the noise then?
It's undefined, and if you dare use it at that temperature you'll just get a null pointer exception.
Overclocked PCs as lava lamps using real lava...
"So Dave, any idea if you can knock your cpu down a few cycles? The tremors are rattling my windows and keeping my kids up at night and the pyroclastic flow last week incinerated the fence, my garage, and my fishing boat. I know that building a Doom 3 terminal server capable of hosting five million players in real time is important to you, but..."
Speaking of which, go read Eric K. Drexler's Engines of Creation regarding the kind of cooling that some nanocomputers would require. Pipes with flows of many gallons per minute, superheated high pressure steam being output...
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