Sandia cooler (no fans!) it's gettin closer!!

da_jimsta · 26th June 2012, 4:02 PM

Well it's been a while since there has been any new info on this pretty awesome new design for a cooler that is kinda like a spinning metal fan, none the less awesome tech that we all need.

http://www.extremetech.com/computing...for-prime-time
It seems it's not just all smoke and mirrors like people from old threads have criticised, but is actually a revolutionary piece of cooling tech, the video explains much.

GDavid · 26th June 2012, 11:21 PM

Saw that article on my travels too, fanless design but 2K rpm...?

Rory K · 26th June 2012, 11:25 PM

Dare ya to stick ya finger in it...

digamma · 27th June 2012, 8:20 AM

So far, the couple of vids I've watched on this say how it works as far as transferring the heat, but does it need a metal plate attached to the cpu first and that's where it then draws the heat from? I wonder if having the motor attached to that plate will be a problem for longevity? ATM it's a noisy little bugger, but it all seems to be motor whine. With a little refinement, that should be easy to fix.

DarkForceMage · 27th June 2012, 8:48 AM

Yeah about time they gave us some updates, been following this for awhile.. As far as I can tell it's meant to draw heat directly from the cpu so a metal plate//tim wouldnt make too much sense.. Imagine how scary that first bootup would be though, I'd wanna be doing a psu jump test like with a WC setup.

26th June 2012, 4:02 PM	#1
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27th June 2012, 8:20 AM	#4
digamma Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brisbane, Southside. Posts: 2,430	So far, the couple of vids I've watched on this say how it works as far as transferring the heat, but does it need a metal plate attached to the cpu first and that's where it then draws the heat from? I wonder if having the motor attached to that plate will be a problem for longevity? ATM it's a noisy little bugger, but it all seems to be motor whine. With a little refinement, that should be easy to fix. __________________ The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral. Returning violence with violence only multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.

27th June 2012, 8:48 AM	#5
DarkForceMage Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Brisbane, Southside Posts: 3,296	Yeah about time they gave us some updates, been following this for awhile.. As far as I can tell it's meant to draw heat directly from the cpu so a metal plate//tim wouldnt make too much sense.. Imagine how scary that first bootup would be though, I'd wanna be doing a psu jump test like with a WC setup. __________________ i7 2600k@4.5ghz Custom WC \| Gigabyte GTX 670 Windforce X3 SLI \| G.Skill Ripjaws-X 4x4gb@1866mhz \| Intel 330 180gb Raid 1 OS + 2x2TB HDD Raid 1 \| ASRock z68 Extreme4 Gen3 \| Xfi Fatal1ty Pro \| NZXT Switch 810 \| Corsair AX-750W \| Samsung S27A950 \| Corsair SP2500 + Tiamat 7.1 \| Steelseries D3 Mouse & Max Keyboard Nighthawk X8 Last edited by DarkForceMage; 27th June 2012 at 8:51 AM.

26th June 2012, 11:21 PM	#2
GDavid Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ADL Posts: 756	Saw that article on my travels too, fanless design but 2K rpm...?