18 Nov
1999
18 Nov
'99
3:19 a.m.
>> P.S.: When designing a new cooler
element/radiator, keep in mind that
>> silver is a way better thermal conductor than Al or Cu.
>Considering that the aluminum
heat-exchanger/cold-plates from my last
>water-cooled design weigh more than 7lbs total, I don't think I'm going to
>be re-implementing my design in silver any time too soon...
Aw, c'mon! By my (admittedly rough) calculations,
that's only about $510USD
worth of silver (at $5/troy oz spot price). Isn't your hobby worth that? ;-)
Well, true, Ag is cheap - and you don't need a real lot.
Just if Aaron is now using SEVEN pound of Al, he might
need now 7 *(10,5/2,7) or 27,2 lbs - quite some more stuff.
But on the other hand I used on my silver K6-2 cooler just
600g (1.5lbs), worth ~290 Mark (~150 USD).
Gruss
H.
It's a simple design, operating just on water, and always around
room temperature - and I pushed an K6-2 300 up to 500 MHz...
(Of course copper would also be ok ... I just compared the price,
and for less than 50 bucks difference I got a cool silver thingy :)
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Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
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