Crazy "Vortex" CPU Cooler Concept?

[Zephik]

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/04/29/crazy-heatsink-for-your-cpu-creates-a-vortex-possibly/?awesm=tcrn.ch_yh&utm_medium=tcrn.ch-twitter&utm_content=techcrunch-autopost&utm_campaign=techcrunch&utm_source=direct-tcrn.ch

:think:

[Zephik]

Here's an idea I had.

If the idea itself is solid and if it actually works the way you think it would, maybe incorporate a heat pipe design into it to increase cooling? Possibly run the heat pipes up the side of the cylinders from the CPU? Just cut a whole into your side panel, slap on a filter or something to at least make it look nice, and if the idea works, it should "shoot" out the heat?

/Just brainstorming.

[cvitullo]

Damn, even if it doesn't actually make a vortex, that's a kind of cool heatsink.
Might help if you needed to dry your hair, too :D

[Collinstheclown]

Love Google translate...
"Q. What fan is blowing on no?

A. t-shooter has been developed to demonstrate its ability to swallow. Used in the sweep may not be full functionality."


Also says the fan is rated at 36dB, no word on the coolers effect on it though. BTW, it's a 120mm fan for reference. Currently ment for LGA775/1366, they are apparently working on AMD stuff.

They have links to buy it but it's not on the sites the list...




-CollinstheClown

[Scrappy]

There's a link in there linking to a discussion about it, I think pretty much every person on that thread is assuming its rubbish due to lack of surface area, I might join that forum just to throw in a positive note!

I get the idea that the air is supposed to swirl around the 4 tubes from the bottom up, thus giving the effect of much more air flowing past the fins than if the air just went streight up.

Admitedly I'm no thermodynamacist (is that a word?) but the setbacks I see would be that I can't picture swirling air being able to get into the "nooks and cranies" of the fins. therefore the air would only cool the tips of the fins? maybe the vortex acts like turbulence and it swirls in the nooks too, like I say, how the hell should I know.

Basically I'd go with what the scientist says rather than some guy in that forum that said something like "we did a test at work and increased the fan speed by maybe double but the temperature only decreased 20%" He doesn't even say what the thing they were trying to cool was tho..

[xRyokenx]

Technically you're supposed to release all the info you used to perform the test/experiment, otherwise it is going to be subject to more skepticism when without. It doesn't seem to be very professional to not include all the test data.

[mtekk]

Here's an idea I had.

If the idea itself is solid and if it actually works the way you think it would, maybe incorporate a heat pipe design into it to increase cooling? Possibly run the heat pipes up the side of the cylinders from the CPU? Just cut a whole into your side panel, slap on a filter or something to at least make it look nice, and if the idea works, it should "shoot" out the heat?

/Just brainstorming.

The middle is supposed to be a heat pipe (that fifth "hole"). Looks cool, I'm going to guess it was designed by someone who knows their thermal dynamics so it should work. Need someone from Japan to get it and test it (It's available over there right now).