[aclug-L] Feeling the Heat: was Re: Re: Walmart $200 PC

[David Carmichael <dec2955@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Speaking of heat in a computer case.. I just had to do a case mod for my
current project.. I added a top venting case fan!

But on the same subject:::::::
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Chip Makers Continue Feeling the Heat
By  Ken Popovich, eWEEK
Computer makers are beginning to feel the heat, quite literally, as faster-
and hotter-running microprocessors and compact computer designs are pushing
the limits of what fan-based cooling systems can handle.
Within three to five years, researchers at Intel Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co.
and IBM predict, computer makers will have to move beyond fans and adopt
cooling systems such as radiators and micro-refrigerators within systems to
avoid potential meltdowns.
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I read a few weeks ago where 'HP', using the same tech that makes a jet-ink
printer work, created a CPU cooling system that used some sort of
non-flammable non-electrical fluid for cooling....

A liquid cooled computer...

--David




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Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 3:25 PM
Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Walmart $200 PC


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> > Does this chip have a CPU fan?  In my experience, some of the
> > cheaper generic fans that come with too many of these motherboards/CPU
> > combinations have a effective life of a mayfly, before they get real
> > noisy or go bad.  I have had bad luck with recent ASUS boards and the
> > stupid chipset fans than come on these things.  Another bad idea seen a
> > lot now is video cards with little fans on them.
> >
> > I would be somewhat worried at this price point about the quality of
> > the components in the box.  I guess if it got noisy or flakey, you
> > could throw the whole unit away.
>
>
> > Does this chip have a CPU fan?  In my experience, some of the
> > cheaper generic fans that come with too many of these motherboards/CPU
> > combinations have a effective life of a mayfly, before they get real
> > noisy or go bad.  I have had bad luck with recent ASUS boards and the
> > stupid chipset fans than come on these things.  Another bad idea seen a
> > lot now is video cards with little fans on them.
> >
> > I would be somewhat worried at this price point about the quality of
> > the components in the box.  I guess if it got noisy or flakey, you
> > could throw the whole unit away.
>
> The biggest selling point on the C3 processor is that it runs very cool,
> and thus does not require a cooling fan at all.  The retail boxes
> reportedly ship with just a heatsink.
> -- Jonathan
>
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