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Next Generation CPU Refrigerators

Posted by samzenpus on from the just-a-little-cold dept.

Iddo Genuth writes "Researchers at Purdue University are developing a miniature refrigeration system, small enough to fit inside laptop computers. According to the researchers, the implementation of miniature refrigeration systems in computers can dramatically increase the amount of heat removed from the microchips, therefore boosting performance while simultaneously shrinking the size of computers."

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  1. Excellent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The implementation of miniature refrigeration systems in computers can dramatically increase the amount of heat removed from the microchips.

    Of course, the next step will be to dramatically increase the heat output of high-end CPUs. Aren't arms races fun?

    1. Re:Excellent by RuBLed · · Score: 2, Funny

      This will pave the way for the Year of Linux on the Desktop! (or Laptop)

      with apologies to our aquatic, flightless and mostly cold-loving friend

    2. Re:Excellent by plover · · Score: 5, Funny

      I thought the next step would be to dramatically decrease the size of beer cans to fit in these miniature refrigerators.

      --
      John
    3. Re:Excellent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Or dramatically increase the size of beer cans to fit these inside. I'm not interested in "Fun Size" beers.

      (Fun for who? Beer companies?)

    4. Re:Excellent by Tubal-Cain · · Score: 2, Funny

      You removed the water.

    5. Re:Excellent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Maybe he's creating a Doll Party House, equipped with miniature kegs and hot chicks.

  2. Revolutionary by Rui+del-Negro · · Score: 4, Funny

    the implementation of miniature refrigeration systems in computers can dramatically increase the amount of heat removed from the microchips, therefore boosting performance

    Really? So my CPU will perform faster if I put it in a refigerator?

    1. Re:Revolutionary by billcopc · · Score: 2, Funny

      most modern high-end CPUs can't be overclocked by much, regardless of how cold you make them

      The half-dozen Core-2 Q6600s I've taken from 2.4ghz to 3.6ghz would argue otherwise, as would the QX9650 that I pushed to 4.7ghz. But hey, what do I know, right ?

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      -Billco, Fnarg.com
  3. Re:It still drains the battery by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "And that heat still needs to be dumped somewhere."

    Well this is Next Generation - they will send the heat out the main warp exhaust ports. Either that or Geordi will reconfigure the main deflector to emit a tachyon pulse...

  4. Law of Unintended Consequences by Loopy · · Score: 2, Funny

    "In today's news, a new CPU refrigerant system causes massive data loss for users as hard drives overheat and fail prematurely from abnormally high case temperatures. Film at 11."

  5. Dump it near the Wifi module by EmbeddedJanitor · · Score: 4, Funny

    And make your own hotspot.

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    Engineering is the art of compromise.
  6. Re:Hotter? by KGIII · · Score: 4, Funny

    they've considered this already. I'm sure of it.

    More famous last words have ne'er been spoken.

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    "So long and thanks for all the fish."
  7. Re:How much juice? by houghi · · Score: 3, Funny

    one could even GENERATE electricity

    1) Build a data center
    2) Rent it out
    3) Generate Electricity
    4) Profit!

    So now we know why Google wants all the data of the world running on their servers. They are not competing with Microsoft. They are competing with the oil industry.

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    Don't fight for your country, if your country does not fight for you.
  8. Sure, they've made it small... by BobMcD · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...but does it protect from nuclear blasts???

  9. Re:Reliabilty by Krneki · · Score: 2, Funny

    If it melts I can finally get a CPU tattoo.

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    Love many, trust a few, do harm to none.