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Re:Passive Salt Water Cooling Boosts CPU Performance by Almo... by Scoundreller on Sunday November 12, 2023 @06:37PM (#38245283)
The issue I see here is that it depends on some humidity in the air, which DCs usually try to avoid, and homes can vary in.

> The system is self-refilling, too: it can recharge its cooling capacity by absorbing moisture from the air.

Unsure if this recharge cycle happens in batches (requiring downtime/throttling) or acts continuously, but I have a hard time believing the latter.

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Re:Passive Salt Water Cooling Boosts CPU Performance by Almo... by mackman on Sunday November 12, 2023 @07:09PM (#38245484)
When cool it absorbs water. When hot it desorbs water. So you would need to idle or throttle. So some sort of “turbo boost duty cycle” sort of thing.
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Re:Passive Salt Water Cooling Boosts CPU Performance by Almo... by chaloobe on Sunday November 12, 2023 @07:43PM (#38245663)
The data centers that I have been around have had humidifiers included in the HVAC system to prevent the air from being too dry. Static electricity is a problem when the air is too dry.
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