Google Demands Higher Chip Temps From Intel

JagsLive writes "When purchasing server processors directly from Intel, Google has insisted on a guarantee that the chips can operate at temperatures five degrees centigrade higher than their standard qualification, according to a former Google employee. This allowed the search giant to maintain higher temperatures within its data centers, the ex-employee says, and save millions of dollars each year in cooling costs."

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the obvious solution

[sandmaninator]

If they want the chips to run hotter, why not just use poorly conducting heat sinks?