Science fair student to bring improvements in CPU liquid cooling

[Enderman]

Hey everyone!

I have recently participated in the Greater Vancouver Regional Science Fair (GVRSF) here in Vancouver BC.

This is not about my science project, but about another student's who I met at the fair.

 

His name is Duncan Stothers, and he has made an amazing innovation to CPU cooling.His project has based on using different channel designs in CPU water blocks. Using AutoCAD, heat simulations, CNC machining, and real world testing, he achieved a big improvement for CPU temperatures. By using a different microfin/water channel design inside the water block, he got CPU temperatures 3 to 4 degrees Celsius cooler than using the standard straight line fin array. He won a ton of awards and scholarships, and he will be attending the Intel International Science Fair this year. I'm really excited that by his connections to computer companies, we will soon see more liquid coolers use his water block design. Not only for regular CPU water blocks, but hopefully for AiO liquid coolers as well. This simple redesign of the water channels will give everyone better CPU temperatures at no extra cost to the company or consumer. More overclocking!

[Mitrailleuse]

waste of time

i want superconductivity

[Enderman]

waste of time

i want superconductivity

thats coming too

currently its not very feasible because the cables need to be at liquid nitrogen temperatures

scientists are working on making superconducting alloys at room temperature

 

obviously this will cost millions of dollars and you will not afford to make a computer out of it

[airdeano]

although this is a news worthy topic, moving to general discussion.

[GoodBytes]

That's very interesting. So basically it is a heatsink inside a water cooling solution, from my understanding of you. And it makes sense, heatsink is all about surface area, so you can pass air, but you can also pass water or oil.

 

The problem with all this is cost. They are many great ideas, but if it cost too much to produce (either in working the metal which would require complex molding or tooling, OR have a high level of production issues), it might not viable.. yet. I mean, if it cost 70$ more to make, would you pay 70$ more for a few degrees more? And that's the problem in terms of marketability.

 

But congrats to the kid!

I like the ideas, even if, let's assume, it is not marketable, it pave ways to new ideas and concepts, whether in the product itself, or perhaps at the production level (making the cost to make it instead of say, 70$ more to teh current price down to 2$ more). A chain reaction of ideas, is what I am trying to say.

[Dragonzeanse]

That's very interesting. So basically it is a heatsink inside a water cooling solution, from my understanding of you. And it makes sense, heatsink is all about surface area, so you can pass air, but you can also pass water or oil.

 

The problem with all this is cost. They are many great ideas, but if it cost too much to produce (either in working the metal which would require complex molding or tooling, OR have a high level of production issues), it might not viable.. yet. I mean, if it cost 70$ more to make, would you pay 70$ more for a few degrees more? And that's the problem in terms of marketability.

 

But congrats to the kid!

I like the ideas, even if, let's assume, it is not marketable, it pave ways to new ideas and concepts, whether in the product itself, or perhaps at the production level (making the cost to make it instead of say, 70$ more to teh current price down to 2$ more). A chain reaction of ideas, is what I am trying to say.

Pretty sure when it comes to water cooling, cost isn't an object. Such overpriced hardware.

[Mooshi]

That's very interesting. So basically it is a heatsink inside a water cooling solution, from my understanding of you. And it makes sense, heatsink is all about surface area, so you can pass air, but you can also pass water or oil.

 

The problem with all this is cost. They are many great ideas, but if it cost too much to produce (either in working the metal which would require complex molding or tooling, OR have a high level of production issues), it might not viable.. yet. I mean, if it cost 70$ more to make, would you pay 70$ more for a few degrees more? And that's the problem in terms of marketability.

 

But congrats to the kid!

I like the ideas, even if, let's assume, it is not marketable, it pave ways to new ideas and concepts, whether in the product itself, or perhaps at the production level (making the cost to make it instead of say, 70$ more to teh current price down to 2$ more). A chain reaction of ideas, is what I am trying to say.

 

 

I personally wouldn't, but there are people who will spend 100+usd on CPU cooling only to run their CPU at stock speed or a low overclock that the price payed wasn't even justifiable from a value standpoint. (there are members on LTT guilty of overspending an Corsair H100i's when their set-up would have gotten the same performance out of a <50 dollar tower cooler.)

[lucky74dog]

I personally wouldn't, but there are people who will spend 100+usd on CPU cooling only to run their CPU at stock speed or a low overclock that the price payed wasn't even justifiable from a value standpoint. (there are members on LTT guilty of overspending an Corsair H100i's when their set-up would have gotten the same performance out of a <50 dollar tower cooler.)

H100is look better. That is the only reason to buy them, like a lot of other corsair products.

[Dragonzeanse]

I personally wouldn't, but there are people who will spend 100+usd on CPU cooling only to run their CPU at stock speed or a low overclock that the price payed wasn't even justifiable from a value standpoint. (there are members on LTT guilty of overspending an Corsair H100i's when their set-up would have gotten the same performance out of a <50 dollar tower cooler.)

Compatibility reasons and slightly improved performance/features, but you're right for the most part.

[Ryoku]

H100is look better. That is the only reason to buy them, like a lot of other corsair products.

Im guilty of this as well

[LOST TALE]

although this is a news worthy topic, moving to general discussion.

That's weird.