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How about something similar to a mini A/C? The refrigerant (preferably a gas that's eco-friendly) gets delivered to your CPU via pipes, then travels to a mini-compressor somewhere away from your mobo, probably at the bottom of the tower case in front of the tower fan. The compressor motor will need to be insulated to reduce noise, and there should be a control knob for the user to adjust the temperature that is needed. This will probably need power from the PSU.
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[citation][nom]hundredislandsboy[/nom]One idea is to have a top of the line model for the extreme enthusiast and basically it's a tiny fridge that is also the PC case. This way everything stays cool! What prize did I win?[/citation]
You owe us a prize for the horrible idea. YOU CAN'T COOL YOUR PC WITH A FRIDGE! NO. CANNOT. EVER.
You owe us a prize for the horrible idea. YOU CAN'T COOL YOUR PC WITH A FRIDGE! NO. CANNOT. EVER.
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Magnetic floating fans. Using the current method for spinning them, but with magnetic cushions on both sides of the fan core.
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Pictures speak a thousand words. how do we upload diagrams/scetchups? Is there another website we can upload pics to and link to them in the commnets section?
[citation][nom]FUtomNOreg[/nom]Here is the winning entry: Take a std Zalman cooler and replace the fan with one of those funky Dyson-type blowers without any moving parts you see at Best Buy.[/citation]
That Dyson fan has spinning blades in the base to trick you.
That Dyson fan has spinning blades in the base to trick you.
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[citation][nom]one-shot[/nom]You owe us a prize for the horrible idea. YOU CAN'T COOL YOUR PC WITH A FRIDGE! NO. CANNOT. EVER.[/citation]
Actually Thermaltake already did something quite similar. Instead of normal liquid systems, the company used a small fridge compressor to cool the processor. It was sold together with a case. Don´t remember the name of the product, but it should not be hard to find.
Actually Thermaltake already did something quite similar. Instead of normal liquid systems, the company used a small fridge compressor to cool the processor. It was sold together with a case. Don´t remember the name of the product, but it should not be hard to find.
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Go green with my new habitrail cooling system. Design your own cooling matrix, using my patented copper-lined habitrail tubes wherever the habitrail passes over a key component (cpu, gpu, etc...) now slip the copper fin jackets on 12-15 gerbils and watch those little guys dissipate your computer's heat by running through the tubes. And, when they get too hot, it's off to the running wheel/radiator fan room for a little cool down.
Seriously? Silver? Diamond?
Why not go with a far cheaper and more conductive material such as graphite (parallel)? Sure, it's soft... but we can coat it with something not soft - like in a pencil.
Or how about we wait for this below to happen:
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-03/new-polymer-conducts-better-metals-only-one-direction
Why not go with a far cheaper and more conductive material such as graphite (parallel)? Sure, it's soft... but we can coat it with something not soft - like in a pencil.
Or how about we wait for this below to happen:
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-03/new-polymer-conducts-better-metals-only-one-direction
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This would perhaps be another class of product entirely...
Use the thermo-electric cooling effect of a peltier cooler.
One of the major hurdles with such a design would be dealing with condensation. But I think it could be done.
It may have to be more of an 'active' design - not engaging the peltier cooler until enough heat is present to prevent condensation.
I think the first commercial version of this design would take the industry by storm.
Wikipedia - Peltier Coolers
Use the thermo-electric cooling effect of a peltier cooler.
One of the major hurdles with such a design would be dealing with condensation. But I think it could be done.
It may have to be more of an 'active' design - not engaging the peltier cooler until enough heat is present to prevent condensation.
I think the first commercial version of this design would take the industry by storm.
Wikipedia - Peltier Coolers
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My idea is a simple air cooling system that works like a water cooler, but uses standard fans.
Currently, all air coolers push or pull warm interior case air over a cpu heatsink. Whereas my air cooler would use cooler outside air.
Basically, 2 tubes (rifled like a gun to create vortex and increase flow speed) are attached to the heatsink on the CPU. Each tube has a square funnel at the end, which attaches to the back of standard case fans (say 120mm). One tube goes to cool inflow and the other to an exhaust fan.
Heatsink receives cool air directly, instead of air that is warmed by the interior of the case.
Currently, all air coolers push or pull warm interior case air over a cpu heatsink. Whereas my air cooler would use cooler outside air.
Basically, 2 tubes (rifled like a gun to create vortex and increase flow speed) are attached to the heatsink on the CPU. Each tube has a square funnel at the end, which attaches to the back of standard case fans (say 120mm). One tube goes to cool inflow and the other to an exhaust fan.
Heatsink receives cool air directly, instead of air that is warmed by the interior of the case.
A hollow copper block that completely surrounds the socket & CPU on both sides. Inside the block is a non-conductive liquid, something that dissipates heat quickly. Then cover the copper block with aluminum or copper fins and an optional fan. The great thing about this heatsink is once they switch over to it it would be near impossible to switch back to a traditional heatsink.
1. I think a combination water/air cooling setup might be best. Have a CPU heatsink with a fan on it blowing air through the outer fins on the heatsink and through the center of it have a flow of water going through and taking away heat too.
2. Maybe a water cooling system that uses refrigeration to cool the water so it makes less noise and gets temps even lower would be awesome too but somehow it has to not be too expensive and complicated to use....
3. How about coolers that are designed specifically for certain brands of motherboards to maximize the space used around the socket and prevent from getting in the way of other oversized parts like big RAM heatsinks? These could be done only with certain motherboard manufacturers that agree to help with the design and funding to prevent it from being too expensive. You might even be able to create CPU heatsinks that also attach onto the RAM or other parts of the motherboard to reduce ALL temps with this method....
4. Bring liquid nitrogen cooling to the home! In some way that it doesn't just evaporate away and cost so much... This one seems like way too much of a dream but it's worth mentioning!
5. All cooling solutions should be quiet....
6. Really, really quiet.
7. Did I mention I hate noisy computers?
2. Maybe a water cooling system that uses refrigeration to cool the water so it makes less noise and gets temps even lower would be awesome too but somehow it has to not be too expensive and complicated to use....
3. How about coolers that are designed specifically for certain brands of motherboards to maximize the space used around the socket and prevent from getting in the way of other oversized parts like big RAM heatsinks? These could be done only with certain motherboard manufacturers that agree to help with the design and funding to prevent it from being too expensive. You might even be able to create CPU heatsinks that also attach onto the RAM or other parts of the motherboard to reduce ALL temps with this method....
4. Bring liquid nitrogen cooling to the home! In some way that it doesn't just evaporate away and cost so much... This one seems like way too much of a dream but it's worth mentioning!
5. All cooling solutions should be quiet....
6. Really, really quiet.
7. Did I mention I hate noisy computers?
The problem with having a silver or diamond base is not only just cost, but manufacturability. For my main computers, I always lap my heat sinks, even the ones with direct pipes. That's because I tend to buy cheaper ones that are not milled to as high of surface qualities and tolerances.
Sure, you could diamond dust the contact surface but I don't think it would make much of a difference as you're going to spread a THIN layer of thermal paste anyway, and lets face it, even the best thermal pastes marketed to consumer electronics are several orders of magnitude worse than the heat sink material at thermal conductivity, but several orders of magnitude better than air.
Sure, you could diamond dust the contact surface but I don't think it would make much of a difference as you're going to spread a THIN layer of thermal paste anyway, and lets face it, even the best thermal pastes marketed to consumer electronics are several orders of magnitude worse than the heat sink material at thermal conductivity, but several orders of magnitude better than air.
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[citation][nom]accolite[/nom]Now here's a idea lets let someone else design our product for us, but for free, we'll throw them a case or something to make them think they got something for nothing.[/citation]
Yea screw the people who made Zalman who they are. They don't matter. Yea we who buy the product should have no input. I mean look at VALVe. It doesn't work for them. Getting consumer input. Nope. Not at all.
Seriously dude. This is the chance for people who use the products to say "Hey this is what might work better". Whats so bad about that? And if someone gets free stuff so be it.
I like this idea too. I love my Zalman CNPS 9500 and 9700. Both do an amazing job of keeping my CPUs nice and cool. Plus man they have the the shinniest base standard I have ever seen.
Yea screw the people who made Zalman who they are. They don't matter. Yea we who buy the product should have no input. I mean look at VALVe. It doesn't work for them. Getting consumer input. Nope. Not at all.
Seriously dude. This is the chance for people who use the products to say "Hey this is what might work better". Whats so bad about that? And if someone gets free stuff so be it.
I like this idea too. I love my Zalman CNPS 9500 and 9700. Both do an amazing job of keeping my CPUs nice and cool. Plus man they have the the shinniest base standard I have ever seen.
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