Taisol K7

IceMan3928

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• Nov 27, 2002

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how in the world does this thing work?

 

JasonKosi

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• Nov 27, 2002

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it looks like a heatpipe setup.

some liquid in the pipes is heated up by the CPU heat, and boils. The heated gas rises in the pipes, until it reaches the heatsink fins and then condenses (releasing heat which the fan helps dispose of). The newly condensed liquid flows back down the pipe to be boiled again.

Did I miss anything?

 

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IceMan3928

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but in order for the water to boil it has to hit 100 C. umm... wouldnt that do some damage to the processor?

 

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• Nov 28, 2002

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it doesnt boil... just gets warm and rises

 

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• Nov 28, 2002

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Joe did a review on it before and hopefully this may help:

http://www.overclockers.com/articles625/

 

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IceMan3928

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ya, i wasnt planning on getting one, i just wanted to know how it worked... and how well it worked.

 

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• Nov 28, 2002

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IceMan3928 said:

ya, i wasnt planning on getting one, i just wanted to know how it worked... and how well it worked.

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0.3 C/W is fairly good considering how silent it is.

 

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Paxmax

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IceMan3928 said:

but in order for the water to boil it has to hit 100 C. umm... wouldnt that do some damage to the processor?

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The boiling point for that liquid is lower than of water. Say maybe 40C or something. That also means that your cpu can never be colder than that, since it has to boil for the "process" to work.
It's actually a small phase-change cooler.

 

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• Nov 29, 2002

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No its not, Phase change relies on pressure and Boyles law

its just a heatpipe assembly.

 

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Paxmax

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Cheesy Peas said:

No its not, Phase change relies on pressure and Boyles law

its just a heatpipe assembly.

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Yes, it is a phase changer. The liquid turns into vapour and is transported(wicked) away to the cold spot where it resumes liquid form again, a k a phase change. Though this device is working at a whole 'nother level. The boiling point might be at 40 C, but freezer(freon types) gasses has a much much lower boiling point, like -40 C or so. Freezers and such must rely on pressure 'n' boyles law since it's hard to come up with a cold source to turn the gasses to liquid again.