MSI Showcases Stirling Engine Heatsink

jmke · 2nd March 2008, 16:12

MSI has designed a new chipset cooling fan that is able to operate without electricity. MSI’s new chipset cooler, which is accordingly dubbed the “Air Power Cooler,” offers all of the benefits of a cooler with a fan without drawing any power.
http://www.dailytech.com/MSI+Showcas...ticle10918.htm

2nd March 2008, 17:28

Now this is what I call innovative pc equipment

, tough I'm curious about it's price because it probably won't sell if it isn't cheaper and more efficient than passive air cooling (not to speak about SLI/Crossfire compatibility).

jmke · 2nd March 2008, 17:30

reading the DT text leads to believe this is interesting for OEM
would be silly to promote this "no power, save 1W!" HSF on an enthusiast board which runs quad core and SLI/CF for close to 1000W

geoffrey · 2nd March 2008, 23:16

Cool, we're finally seeing something that makes good use of all the heat dissipated in modern 'puters.
70%, that's a whole lot, let's hope it won't end up to noise in the end, certainly on NVIDIA chipsets

2nd March 2008, 16:12	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	MSI Showcases Stirling Engine Heatsink MSI has designed a new chipset cooling fan that is able to operate without electricity. MSI’s new chipset cooler, which is accordingly dubbed the “Air Power Cooler,” offers all of the benefits of a cooler with a fan without drawing any power. http://www.dailytech.com/MSI+Showcas...ticle10918.htm __________________

2nd March 2008, 17:30	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	reading the DT text leads to believe this is interesting for OEM would be silly to promote this "no power, save 1W!" HSF on an enthusiast board which runs quad core and SLI/CF for close to 1000W __________________

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2nd March 2008, 17:28	#2
wutske Posts: n/a	Now this is what I call innovative pc equipment , tough I'm curious about it's price because it probably won't sell if it isn't cheaper and more efficient than passive air cooling (not to speak about SLI/Crossfire compatibility).

2nd March 2008, 23:16	#4
geoffrey [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,127	Cool, we're finally seeing something that makes good use of all the heat dissipated in modern 'puters. 70%, that's a whole lot, let's hope it won't end up to noise in the end, certainly on NVIDIA chipsets