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Bill Turner Send message Joined: 29 Nov 10 Posts: 112 Credit: 37,989 RAC: 0 |
Had this show up on my timeline this morning and thought it was rather "cool". No pun intended. I swear! Wind Tunnel CPU **Check out my wifes cupcakes** |
Fred J. Verster Send message Joined: 21 Apr 04 Posts: 3252 Credit: 31,903,643 RAC: 0 |
Had this show up on my timeline this morning and thought it was rather "cool". No pun intended. I swear! This certainly quite another approch to cooling a computer! I very much like the idea! (Although Water-Cooling may be simpeler and just as effective). |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
The exhaust area seems pointless. Having another fan drawing air out would probably increase efficiency. Why exactly does he have those bars on the inlet and exhaust towers baffles me. Perhaps another material would be better suited to reduce noise. He used acrylic panels for the PC portion. Perhaps doing the same for the compression area would further reduce noise In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20147 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
The exhaust area seems pointless. Having another fan drawing air out would probably increase efficiency. Why exactly does he have those bars on the inlet and exhaust towers baffles me. ... Bafflers for the sake of aesthetic effect? ;-) I suspect the aim was for superficial aesthetic effect rather than trying anything clever with the Venturi effect. Also note how the exhaust is blocked due to location. OK... So it does look different and extravagant! Steampunk next? All good fun! Happy crunchin', Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13720 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
The exhaust area seems pointless. It would make things much quieter than not having it there. Having another fan drawing air out would probably increase efficiency. But i doubt it would be enough to justify the extra power consumption. Why exactly does he have those bars on the inlet and exhaust towers It looks pretty. Also note how the exhaust is blocked due to location. Moving it further from the wall would probably have little if any effect on it's operation. Moving it closer would. Grant Darwin NT |
evilspoons Send message Joined: 30 Jul 99 Posts: 50 Credit: 8,469,307 RAC: 4 |
Why exactly does he have those bars on the inlet and exhaust towers baffles me. Aesthetics. From the article: The aluminum braces with steel tubes that are on the top of the intake and exhaust sections are decorative. Incidentally, I have one of those Logitech keyboard + touchpad units and it is excellent for controlling a home theatre PC when the IR remote won't suffice. Much easier to use a touchpad on the couch than a mouse! My only complaint is it's starting to get a bit creaky after six months, but that's cheap plastic peripherals for you. |
AI4FR Send message Joined: 13 Apr 11 Posts: 57 Credit: 23,590,991 RAC: 0 |
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