*spin-off* Feasibility of Water Cooling Radiator Setups

[anexanhume]

Water cooling? I guess The Tuesday after never.

Well, I could see a vapor chamber or something like the Sandia cooler: https://ip.sandia.gov/technology.do/techID=66

Wasn't there a thread for this several months back?

 

[Prophecy2k]

Well, I could see a vapor chamber or something like the Sandia cooler: https://ip.sandia.gov/technology.do/techID=66

Wasn't there a thread for this several months back?

No need for anything so exotic as a vapour chamber or the cooler above.

Heatpipes have been used in consoles before. They enjoy economies of scale because of their use in laptops, and they can be designed and rated to be capable of the removal of kilowatts worth of heat.

A combination of simple fans, heatpipes and heatsink will be more than sufficient. The magic will be in the overall cooling system design that utilises these elements.

Hopefully designing around lead-free solder issues will also make YLOD and RROD a thing of the past also.