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I hope liquid cooling does not take this path Lephron, i like my custom loop!
Nah, you're just not thinking fourth-dimensionally.
I'm sure something will take its place in the extreme category, an AIO cheap phase-change system perhaps; ironically, Asetek has experience in this field too. It's been a decade since VapoChill, I doubt they just dropped any research on it, rather just waiting to implement it. Such an AIO phase cooler might have the same form factor as those old-school CoolIT Freezones but with a mini-compressor,
something like this. Just like Asetek's AIO liquid loops, they will come up with all sorts of evaporator heads and radiators in a simple plug-in system. It is just a matter of time, and I'm looking forward to reading about it.
We're marching towards lower fabrication processes;on the CPU side if we stick to quads then a lower TDP eliminate the need for high power compressors. While GPU dies remain large, their actual wattage has remained consistent. For instance, GPUZ will tell anyone with a GK104 they use an average 1.1v at 90A, that comes out to 100W consumed or about 85W dissipated. If just the GPU was cooled, an AIO phase cooler would work perfectly.
The only way to beat the performance of AIO liquid is with custom loop, therefore the only way to beat AIO phase is with a custom chiller-- which means liquid cooling companies will start to manufacture their own chillers, no one has to mod their own air-conditioner unless they just want more.
post edited by lehpron - 2014/04/27 16:36:22