Active Cooling Without Electricity From MSI
Published by Codrut Nistor, on March 3rd, 2008, in the categories: Coolers, News
MSI just opened a new and interesting road in the cooling field, by releasing the first mainboard with a cooler using the Stirling engine theory. Now, is that great or what? It won't help you save energy costs, it won't cool your components much better but, thinking big, it may be yet another interesting step towards a cleaner planet!
The idea is pretty simple - the "Air Power Cooler" from MSI uses the hot air to push the fan to rotate, and so cool the heatsink attached. The small piston that powers the fan is in direct contact with the heat generator (chipset for now, but maybe it could be used for CPUs too, in the future), so when the air expands, it moves the fan, it's just as easy as that!
A live demo of the "Air Power Cooler" concept will be ready for the public at MSI's booth in CeBIT Hall 21 B34, but don't think about the fact this is a prototype. One day, it may become reality, adding a bit more "green" to the idea of "green computing"!
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4 Comments on “Active Cooling Without Electricity From MSI”
Solid State Cooling said on 03/20/2008:
[...] very interesting and new concept, and since it looks to be a much better option for the future than MSI's powerless cooler, I am sure you'll also find this topic something worth checking out, as I do... First, there was [...]
Dan Grahn said on 03/28/2008:
It's called a sterling engine.
Dan Grahn said on 03/28/2008:
whoops I missed that line at the start
Mark said on 03/28/2008:
The chugging sound of the engine operating inside your case should get some great looks.