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Dementoss Admin said: We do hope this technology makes its way to our gaming PCs… whenever we can afford RAM again. RAM is no problem, I've still got two kidneys… Reply
bit_user Nvidia's H100 (SXM) already surpassed 600W in 2022! If they intend to use it on CPUs, then it still has a potential window of relevance. Reply
thestryker 3D printed blocks for LN2 provide the best results possible, but also cost significantly more money. I don't see how the TCO on something like this balances out as that would be the only way it really makes sense. As bit_user points out at a rack scale this design would only be sufficient for CPUs which makes it even more questionable. Reply
bit_user thestryker said: 3D printed blocks for LN2 provide the best results possible, but also cost significantly more money. I don't see how the TCO on something like this balances out as that would be the only way it really makes sense. As bit_user points out at a rack scale this design would only be sufficient for CPUs which makes it even more questionable. Although my post was rather glib, I don't know what were the project's objectives. $1.56 million seems like quite a lot of money for a simple research project, but perhaps this is just the first phase in what's ultimately meant to be something that can be produced at commercially-relevant costs & volumes. I definitely support more efficient & reliable cooling. It seems to me this should fall somewhere between a water cooling system and a heat pipe, in terms of reliability. Reply
alan.campbell99 This certainly is an interesting development and more efficiency is great, however, I must say I'm more jaded these days about high-end tech news. I used to follow, among other aspects, HPC-related news with genuine interest because it was bleeding edge stuff going into supercomputers and the like. Research and science-oriented developments. It wasn't anything I'd ever expect to touch but I thought the progress was cool. For now though it seems it's all about the AI datacentres, for me it leaves a bitter taste given the various related issues with these. Perhaps it could be adapted for the desktop. Reply
thestryker bit_user said: I definitely support more efficient & reliable cooling. It seems to me this should fall somewhere between a water cooling system and a heat pipe, in terms of reliability. Oh certainly, but the financials have to make sense and at the datacenter level I just don't see it. Liquid cooling cuts down enough on operational costs, despite being more expensive up front than air, to make it viable. If the block costs here are much higher and the only benefit is losing the pump then the operational cost isn't going to be dramatically different than liquid. Reply
umeng2002_2 Well, exquisite internal layout is all of it. Reply
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