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Title: liquid metal cooling
Post by: bear on July 12, 2006, 23:19:26 PM
Sounds interesting :)

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7348

http://www.techpowerup.com/?3105

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=23331
Title: Re:liquid metal cooling
Post by: Serious on July 12, 2006, 23:36:29 PM
Might as well use mercury...

Either way they arent exactly the most environmentally friendly metals.
Title: liquid metal cooling
Post by: knighty on July 13, 2006, 00:44:29 AM
mmm, wasnt this posted on the old forums ?

Ive seen it before :o
Title: Re:liquid metal cooling
Post by: M3ta7h3ad on July 13, 2006, 01:06:08 AM
There are already graphics cards using this tech. Tiz ooollld.
Title: Re:liquid metal cooling
Post by: M3ta7h3ad on July 13, 2006, 01:10:45 AM
Quote from: SeriousMight as well use mercury...

Either way they arent exactly the most environmentally friendly metals.

Use mercury!? are you nuts.

Yeaaahhh lets shove mercury cooling in everyones pc. If it leaks mercury vapour will mean that anyone near the thing first goes completely raving mad, followed by very very dead.

Theres a reason why they say "the metals are non-toxic" in the description.
Title: Re:liquid metal cooling
Post by: bear on July 13, 2006, 01:18:48 AM
Quote from: M3ta7h3adThere are already graphics cards using this tech. Tiz ooollld.

Did I say new  ?  It is now it is starting to be available though.

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=23331
Title: Re:liquid metal cooling
Post by: Serious on July 13, 2006, 23:34:03 PM
Quote from: M3ta7h3ad
Quote from: SeriousMight as well use mercury...

Either way they arent exactly the most environmentally friendly metals.

Use mercury!? are you nuts.

Yeaaahhh lets shove mercury cooling in everyones pc. If it leaks mercury vapour will mean that anyone near the thing first goes completely raving mad, followed by very very dead.

Theres a reason why they say "the metals are non-toxic" in the description.

Mercury has ben widely used in the past without scrambling your brain but I wouldnt risk it either ;)
Title: Re:liquid metal cooling
Post by: funkychicken9000 on July 13, 2006, 23:57:43 PM
QuoteHow it works is very simple, you have some liquid metal and some pipes and metal will actually circle the pipes using electromagnetic phenomenon and will be able to cool the card just fine. Some early testing showed that prototype cooled Radeon X850XT PE card to just 12 Celsius.
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Typical Inq reporting there.  Written by someone with absolutely no knowledge of the subject and quoting figures that are quite clearly lies (or at the very least completely irrelevant when considering the actual product).

12deg my arse.