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This is probably a stupid question, but if heat dissipation is a big problem, why can't we just build better cooling systems: bigger heatsinks, refrigeration, e
by ctkrohn 16y ago
This is probably a stupid question, but if heat dissipation is a big problem, why can't we just build better cooling systems: bigger heatsinks, refrigeration, etc.? I'm not an electrical engineer, so I'm sure there's something I'm missing.
- alan 16y agoAt this point it's getting heat out of the CPU to the heatsink that's the problem. How close the various transistors are makes getting heat around them and out of the CPU.
- ctkrohn 16y agoAh, ok. Thanks for the explanation.
- wmf 16y agoFor given system cost, any marginal dollar spent on cooling requires a dollar less on silicon. Also, cooling isn't scalable so there are seriously diminishing returns above ~130W.
- jdavid 16y agoheat is a huge energy loss, server rooms require AC and at some point you cant add more AC. I wonder if this heat could actually get high enough to recoup some energy.