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Re:The fanless spinning heatsink: more efficient, and immune... by joejohnson on Tuesday July 12, 2011 @10:34AM (#2754843)
I can't answer your questions, but I was wondering the same things. Also, what makes this design quieter than a traditional fan/heatsink? Isn't this still basically a fan?
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Re:The fanless spinning heatsink: more efficient, and immune... by riffraff on Tuesday July 12, 2011 @10:42AM (#2754878)
from what I understand, the point is that lower spinning speed and better mechanical efficiency should cause less noise
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Re:The fanless spinning heatsink: more efficient, and immune... by acqq on Wednesday July 13, 2011 @02:28AM (#2758035)
their lowest speed was 3000 rpm, target 5000 rpm.
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Re:The fanless spinning heatsink: more efficient, and immune... by PhrosTT on Tuesday July 12, 2011 @11:46AM (#2755146)
Yeah but the fan is the heatsink... vs. a heatsink with a fan on top.

So like current tech = chip -> heatsink -> fan whereas this = chip -> magic spinning heatsink

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