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Limp Gawd
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- Sep 10, 2004
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Just a thought as I am not likely to go and watercool my system, but you never know:
The reason I am not inclined to watercool is the addition of multiple points of failure into my system. The second reason I am hesitant to watercool is the additional power draw of a pump. That said there is a way to kill both these birds with one stone.
If it was possible to have a passive system to cycle the water it would eliminate a major point of failure for watercooled systems, the pump. Also it would negate the additional power draw of a pump. Seeing as how heat rises it might possible to cycle the water using the heat differential between the cooled water out of the radiator and the hot water from a processor.
Anyways I will try to think of a way to passively cycle water using the heat difference. I will try to come up with something and bounce it off you guys here You never know, it could happen!
Edit: Another thought- Ideally this passive pump would physically move the hot water, not just transfer the heat without moving the water (what I don't want is a heat pipe).
The reason I am not inclined to watercool is the addition of multiple points of failure into my system. The second reason I am hesitant to watercool is the additional power draw of a pump. That said there is a way to kill both these birds with one stone.
If it was possible to have a passive system to cycle the water it would eliminate a major point of failure for watercooled systems, the pump. Also it would negate the additional power draw of a pump. Seeing as how heat rises it might possible to cycle the water using the heat differential between the cooled water out of the radiator and the hot water from a processor.
Anyways I will try to think of a way to passively cycle water using the heat difference. I will try to come up with something and bounce it off you guys here You never know, it could happen!
Edit: Another thought- Ideally this passive pump would physically move the hot water, not just transfer the heat without moving the water (what I don't want is a heat pipe).