Submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world [bot] to technology@lemmy.world
Passive Salt Water Cooling Boosts CPU Performance by Almost 33%::A passive cooler using lithium bromide salt helped a test system deliver almost 33% better performance and stay cool for 10x longer, compared to alternatives.
Are they comparing it to other passive cooling methods only?
What else would they be comparing to?
Passive cooling will never bypass active cooling so the comparison would never be worthwhile.
If they’re touting it as a solution for high energy consumption by active cooling, this is a question that should and will be asked, though
That’s pretty neat! I’m not a chemistry expert by any stretch of the imagination, so I’m curious how those salts work. The article does an okay job at explaining it but I’d like more information because it’s super interesting!
alphacyberranger@lemmy.world 11 months ago
And when it leaks, you’ll end up buying a new system.
mindlight@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Lithium Bromide is quite nasty for your health and you worry about your computer is there’s a leak?
Maybe reevaluate your priorities?
alphacyberranger@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Maybe don’t drink coolants? But yeah I get your point.
thegreekgeek@midwest.social 11 months ago
I mean with the amounts in this thing you’d need to eat a server farm to get a lethal dose, the lethal concentration is 1800mg/kg. But after the first few you probably wouldnt want to anymore, it looks like it was used to treat bipolar disorder in the early 20th century.