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That's a very cool hack, but there are tons of things on a system that aren't the CPU that would benefit from some moving air. A fan somewhere in the system tha
by jeffbee 1y ago
That's a very cool hack, but there are tons of things on a system that aren't the CPU that would benefit from some moving air. A fan somewhere in the system that just moves a bit of air would, I think, really contribute to the overall longevity.
- solodolo 1y ago[dead]
- whalesalad 1y agoWould be wicked if it was one of those passive cooling systems that create movement of air just via temperature differentials
- wkat4242 1y agoThat wouldn't necessarily be silent though.
- ses1984 1y agoIt’s more likely to be quieter than a fan.
- PeterStuer 1y agoPassive convection flows would not be audible.
- bryanlarsen 1y agophones and iPads are similar and can get fairly hot, and they last a very long time if you replace the battery occasionally.
- jeffbee 1y agoI don't think there are power supplies in an iphone that need to output 120W.
- bryanlarsen 1y agoIt's the temperature that matters here, not the wattage.
- jeffbee 1y agoThe one tends to cause the other. There aren't any FETs anywhere in an iPhone that are passing 100A continuously. In any case, it's designed for that situation, whereas the Framework Desktop is designed under the presumption of the presence of a fan.
- masklinn 1y agoPhones and tablets are designed for passive cooling. And not always well to boot, but you can at least assume they didn’t design for elements with ancillary active cooling.