Liquid metal is so cool it may be on ice

Sidney · 4th August 2005, 19:10

The new technology seems to have great potential. The actual liquid metal alloy in question is a a cocktail of gallium and indium with a dash of tin. It flows freely at temperatures as low as 10 degrees centigrade. The exotic material's thermal conductivity, an astounding 65 times that of water (1600 times better than air), means it should be able to whisk heat away from hot graphics chips instantly.

The metal is then pumped through tubes, similar to water cooling systems, and the heat dissipated via a radiator at one end of the card. There's another remarkably cool thing about it: because it's a metal, it can be pumped around the loop magnetically – so the pump has no moving parts, and is silent.

http://theinquirer.net/?article=25164

Sidney · 4th August 2005, 19:13

What Intel and AMD need to do is to incorporate this type of techology into the processor internally; the result will be self-cooled processor - like an internal combusion engine where coolant runs inside the engine NOT outside to acheive the best thermal transfer rate.

5th August 2005, 10:49

Even if they don't as far as that I would like to see an HSF based on that or even a full fledged "liquid-cooling" set, similar to water cooling.

5th August 2005, 13:31

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From what I understand, at least part of the problem is this: although liquid metal might be better than anything else at sucking heat away from a hot chip, that heat doesn't magically disappear. The heat is still inside the cooling system, and must be somehow removed from the liquid metal before the coolant carries the heat back to the chip. The only way to do this is by transferring the heat to the air. And that, of course, is the same problem that old fashioned air cooling systems have. Effectively, the heat has been moved a few centimetres away from the chip, which is certainly an improvement, but it hasn't actually gone away.

We still need 120s, also graphic cards could fit bigger fans.

that makes me happy =P

jmke · 5th August 2005, 13:40

what you need is a 180mm

4th August 2005, 19:10	#1
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	Liquid metal is so cool it may be on ice The new technology seems to have great potential. The actual liquid metal alloy in question is a a cocktail of gallium and indium with a dash of tin. It flows freely at temperatures as low as 10 degrees centigrade. The exotic material's thermal conductivity, an astounding 65 times that of water (1600 times better than air), means it should be able to whisk heat away from hot graphics chips instantly. The metal is then pumped through tubes, similar to water cooling systems, and the heat dissipated via a radiator at one end of the card. There's another remarkably cool thing about it: because it's a metal, it can be pumped around the loop magnetically – so the pump has no moving parts, and is silent. http://theinquirer.net/?article=25164 __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

4th August 2005, 19:13	#2
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	What Intel and AMD need to do is to incorporate this type of techology into the processor internally; the result will be self-cooled processor - like an internal combusion engine where coolant runs inside the engine NOT outside to acheive the best thermal transfer rate. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

5th August 2005, 13:40	#5
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	what you need is a 180mm __________________

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5th August 2005, 10:49	#3
Faiakes Posts: n/a	Even if they don't as far as that I would like to see an HSF based on that or even a full fledged "liquid-cooling" set, similar to water cooling.