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The gang over at Techware Labs stopped by the Captherm Systems CES 2015 booth to check out the company's interesting phase change cooling systems.
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~$150 more than a dual fan AIO water cooler for a 4-6 degree improvement (on a single fan unit)? hmmm... I don't know...
The guy in the video specifically said 4-6 degrees.phase change is going to get a bit more 4-6 deg more like 10 to 20
Witchcraft!
I always wait for the [H] review. Generally these things don't make it that far.
Not has [H]ard as submerging a whole computer in 3M Novec.
About 15 years ago ( I would have been 16-17) there was a kiosk at the Mall of America selling boutique high end rigs that were completely submerged. At the time I shrugged it off. I believe it was in two separate cases ("sealed" PC inside of the a acrylic case full of non conductive liquid), but still cool nonetheless considering how long ago it was.
I would truly be impressed by an actual phase change cooler using helium, since it boils around 4 degrees Kelvin. I'm thinking that it would be rather large and entail significant energy bills.Oh, he said He , no H ... silly accent.
It's not active phase change like a refrigerator unit with a compressor. Like someone else stated, it's similar to the vapor chamber coolers found on some video cards.
VapoChill had a similar idea about a decade ago. This uses the same concept but with a better designed heatsink and more efficient coolant.
I believe they were submerged in oil.
A major issue was that the circuit boards soaked the oil and expanded causing component failure.
Thats not to say that components cant be made to be oil proof, but its not economically viable for consumer grade products.
Another problem with liquid is that it will take on metallic particles + other contaminants (even when sealed) and become conductive or react over time unless the oil is replaced periodically, increasing the complexity to keep running and cost.
And if you want to sell or store your old parts, it will be a pig to get rid of the oil !
From a man maybeThat was the fakest "That is amazing" I have ever heard.