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"The cooler consists of a static metal baseplate [...A HEATSINK...], which is connected to the CPU, GPU, or other hot object, and a finned, rotating heat exchan
by rytis 15y ago
"The cooler consists of a static metal baseplate [...A HEATSINK...], which is connected to the CPU, GPU, or other hot object, and a finned, rotating heat exchanger [...A FAN...] that are cushioned by a thin (0.001-inch) layer of air."
OK, there's only 0.001-inch between them, but still a heatsink + a fan, no?
- Pfiffer 15y agoThe article should probably be re-titled "Metal Fans Replace Plastic Fans as Industry Standard Cooling Solutions".
- reitzensteinm 15y agoHow about "combining fan and heatsink yields efficiency gains"? It's clearly not (just) a metal fan, since it has thermal mass and will likely be optimised for surface area just like a heatsink would be.