A Colour Changing CPU cooler?

[Mr Jack]

Okay, this is super cool. CoolerMaster has a coating for CPU coolers that changes colour with temperature that they're currently developing for use in consumer products:

The colour changing cooler sections starts at 3:28.

 

[Mr Jack]

My system can already do that with LEDs, including setting the thresholds across a colour spectrum of my choosing.
This seems like a gimmick they forgot to actually market 15 years ago.

LEDs can't show you temperature diffusion across the cooler or differential temperature, it can only light up according to the probe in the CPU (or case or whatever).

 

[Mr Jack]

I can see the logic in a display to show temps but I'm not sure this paint is really going to do much imo. I can see a use in a testing environment though.

Yeah, I think it's a lot more relevant to testing and development than home use. I guess it might show up some airflow deficiencies, and the paint itself might be usefully deployed in a range of other uses (I can see it being useful for motherboard heatsinks, for example). But for most people it's going to be nothing more than a cute gimmick.

Doesn't stop it being cool