Cooling Solutions? Read me, its a good question!

[Ned_Flanders]

I was thinking, why don't graphics cards have all the chips and cooling solution on the "bottom" of the card. What I mean is, facing upwards, surely this way there is alot more head room for a cooler and air flow will be increased?
Additionally, the user then wouldn't lose the first PCI slot, if they are using the new Nvidia Cards etc...

Ned


I am a small fat ginger kid and I lob cow pats at old people, please be my friend<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Ned_Flanders on 04/14/04 05:18 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[tombance]

I think it was because the AGP spec is derived from PCI, and that always had the chips underneath, so they didnt bother changing it. But I think it certainly would make a difference, with more of the heat rising off of the heatsink into the exhaust fans.

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