CPU cooler powered by the CPU

uvarvu · 29 Feb 2008 at 15:46

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/02/29/msi_stirling_cooling/

Wonder how loud it is!

IAmATeaf · 29 Feb 2008 at 18:23

Chipset cooler? Is it not? Looks well natty wonder how it's perform in a typical tower where the orientation would be different.

Monkeynut · 29 Feb 2008 at 18:26

Theoretically, couldn't you generate electricity like that and feed some of it back into the system, meaning lower power consumption?

Raikiri · 29 Feb 2008 at 19:03

Yep, it's a northbridge cooler. Saw it earlier and thought it was a really good idea, won't exactly save much power but the fan speed will be self regulating.

Monkeynut · 29 Feb 2008 at 19:10

But if theey can shrink it down into laptop size it would save some battery.

Jokester · 29 Feb 2008 at 19:12

In the grand scheme of things NB fans will use next to nothing, substantially less than 1W I would have thought.

silversurfer · 29 Feb 2008 at 19:34

Raikiri said:
Yep, it's a northbridge cooler. Saw it earlier and thought it was a really good idea, won't exactly save much power but the fan speed will be self regulating.

Thats a very good point, otherwise it would just be a toy and really an unnecessary over complication

Ive had self regulating fans before but they osilate and draw attention to themselves. Irregular noises are far more noticeable, nothing wrong with a normal regular noise even if clearly audible.

This is a good analogue natural system so might be good