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Anybody try the full-copper C7 yet?

dondan, please share the name of the manufacturer, this way I know what name to google in a few quarters from now, to see where/how I can buy this cooler. Or can you just leave a few clues, we need some info that will help us find this cooler at some point. For instance, will the cooler still...

dondan, do I understand correctly that you have all the prototypes you need? So it is basically up to how you negotiate with the manufacturers?

Not really, in the current A4-SFX most people use open-fan GPUs without any problems. The proximity of the GPU fans to the side panel means that they actually suck in fresh air from outside and thus create circulation inside the case.

Dan, love your work (v1 owner), keep it up. I think this new design is awesome. A few tangentially related thoughts: I think if you want to do small case water cooling the corsair-one has the best concept: Use the largest sides for the radiators. Also, water cool both the CPU and the GPU. I...

If my memory serves me Dan designed the case such that you can put the riser on either side of the central metal plate. I.e. behind the mobo or behind the GPU. Nevertheless, this thermal sink idea will be less efficient since the center plate in the A4-SFX will be quite hot, being in-between two...

Perhaps you are right, I was remembering this AT article when I posted. It contains a graph showing that data retention is better if the data is written warm and the disk is stored cold. However, the graph only shows data between 25ºC and 55ºC. It is quite reasonable to assume that this trend...

Don't put the heat sinks on the memory modules, only on the controller. The memory actually performs better (lasts longer) when operating hot. It is only the controller that will throttle when hot.

My point was not to critique dan or suggest changing riser manufacturer. Frankly, i'm very happy with dan's choice, the 3m riser is working very well in my A4-SFX v1. I just thought it was interesting for us, to see what the performance impact can be, and, that other manufacturers are also...

WhyCry over at VideoCardz.com did a review of PCIe riser cables, check it out. The conclusion:

This is not how heat flow works, if you put a hot heatsink in a hot (but cooler) environment, the heat will still flow from the hotter heatsink to the less hot case. Ergo, the difference in thermal conductivity would lead to an advantage (however small) for the Cu even in a hot case. I think the...

I think bamtan2 meant just the fan inside the PSU, not the entire unit.

did somebody just steal your lunch money?

Thanks for all the work dondan, very surprising results. CoolJag is looking good at the moment! Is there anybody on this forum (or another) willing to send an IR camera to dondan for a few weeks such that he can analyze the temperature fields? Or perhaps we can buy one for dan, they are about...