ThermalRight demos heatsink chassis - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 6th Jun 2007, 15:40

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/06...sink_chassis/1

COMPUTEX 2007: ThermalRight has quite possibly won the award for the biggest heatsink at this year's show...

OdDBaLL_MoD · 6th Jun 2007, 15:42

Woah, I wonder how it'll cope with Dust?

Omnituens · 6th Jun 2007, 15:43

that thing must weigh alot too

Paradigm Shifter · 6th Jun 2007, 15:47

It'll be a nightmare to transport - all those fins will be very easily damaged... also, better hope you don't have any young kids wondering around; if they trip into that it'll cut their hands up rather well.

OdDBaLL_MoD · 6th Jun 2007, 15:48

Just don't spill anything over it...

Glider · 6th Jun 2007, 15:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by OdDBaLL_MoD

Just don't spill anything over it...

A new definition of Watercooling

Bluephoenix · 6th Jun 2007, 15:51

maybe they got the idea from hedgebox in the project logs here?

chrisuk · 6th Jun 2007, 16:04

Two questions:

When? and How Much?

DXR_13KE · 6th Jun 2007, 16:25

kind of stupid IMO.

the zalman one was not very popular either and was very expensive.

pdf27 · 6th Jun 2007, 16:27

Fitting that to the CPU must be hell!

I wouldn't worry about sharp edges, transport, etc. though - that case will be extremely rigid and all sharp edges will be deburred before sale.
One other possible issue is cooling other parts - the case seems only to cool the CPU, and if you try to go fanless that means other parts like your PSU, GPU, MOSFETS, etc. will get rather toasty...

AFX · 6th Jun 2007, 16:27

I'll take 3 please.

Wish there where pics of the full tower.

ralph.pickering · 6th Jun 2007, 16:56

It looks like it'll be really fussy in terms of what hardware will fit. Look for a very short list of approved motherboards, graphics cards etc on Thermaltake's web site. But otherwise an interesting concept.

The_Pope · 6th Jun 2007, 17:08

Paper Cut!

But props for creativity

supermonkey · 6th Jun 2007, 17:15

I like the idea, but I can see one major drawback: dust. One a week I'd have to unplug the machine and run my vacuum over it just to get the dust out of all those little spaces.

Is it meant to be passive, or are there fans hidden beneath the mess of fins?

-monkey

Ramble · 6th Jun 2007, 17:23

Looks pretty damn sweet though.
I don't think the dust will be a massive issue. In my experience heatsinks get loads of dust because of the fans. This doesn't have any.

Firehed · 6th Jun 2007, 17:26

Hmm... I think it's cases/heatsinks like these that remind me why I don't do much system building anymore. This whole power use thing is getting just a bit insane (of course, the case should really attach to the GPU rather than the CPU).

lcdguy · 6th Jun 2007, 17:49

i think it would look better in copper

Zurechial · 6th Jun 2007, 17:54

I can't claim to know much about thermodynamics or thermal conductivity, but surely there's too much surface area on that case for the outer edges of it to even receive some conducted heat to dissipate?

I'd assume the engineers at Thermalright know what they're doing, but my guess is that a lot of that extra surface area and weight is more for looks and that coveted "biggest heatsink" (

) prize than functional heat-dissipation.
Maybe I'm wrong, though.

I'd still like to have one.

pendragon · 6th Jun 2007, 18:13

holy jeebus! that's one large piece of metal

Djizasse · 6th Jun 2007, 18:27

I'm thinking about the Mora 2 radiator covered with 9 120mm fans.
I wonder if covering the chassis top with 120mm fans will make a silent and powerfull cooling solution.

6th Jun 2007, 15:40	#1
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6th Jun 2007, 15:43	#3
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6th Jun 2007, 16:27	#10
pdf27 Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 142	Fitting that to the CPU must be hell! I wouldn't worry about sharp edges, transport, etc. though - that case will be extremely rigid and all sharp edges will be deburred before sale. One other possible issue is cooling other parts - the case seems only to cool the CPU, and if you try to go fanless that means other parts like your PSU, GPU, MOSFETS, etc. will get rather toasty... __________________ After courage and valor have long since fled, the day will be won by the guy who remembered to bring reinforcements to the party - Schlock Mercenary

6th Jun 2007, 15:42	#2
OdDBaLL_MoD Always planning something... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 52	Woah, I wonder how it'll cope with Dust?

6th Jun 2007, 15:48	#5
OdDBaLL_MoD Always planning something... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 52	Just don't spill anything over it...

6th Jun 2007, 15:51	#7
Bluephoenix Spoon? What spoon? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 936	maybe they got the idea from hedgebox in the project logs here?

6th Jun 2007, 16:04	#8
chrisuk Modder Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK Posts: 57	Two questions: When? and How Much?

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6th Jun 2007, 16:56	#12
ralph.pickering Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 321	It looks like it'll be really fussy in terms of what hardware will fit. Look for a very short list of approved motherboards, graphics cards etc on Thermaltake's web site. But otherwise an interesting concept.

6th Jun 2007, 17:08	#13
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	Paper Cut! But props for creativity

6th Jun 2007, 17:15	#14
supermonkey Space Monkey Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,699	I like the idea, but I can see one major drawback: dust. One a week I'd have to unplug the machine and run my vacuum over it just to get the dust out of all those little spaces. Is it meant to be passive, or are there fans hidden beneath the mess of fins? -monkey __________________ But of bliss and of glad life there is little to be said, before it ends; as works fair and wonderful, while still they endure for eyes to see, are their own record, and only when they are in peril or broken for ever do they pass into song. -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

6th Jun 2007, 17:23	#15
Ramble Ginger Nut Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Exeter, Devon/Wantage, Oxfordshire Posts: 5,233	Looks pretty damn sweet though. I don't think the dust will be a massive issue. In my experience heatsinks get loads of dust because of the fans. This doesn't have any. __________________ Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Ensign Ricky are beaming down to the planet. Guess who's not coming back.

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6th Jun 2007, 17:54	#18
Zurechial Elitist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 878	I can't claim to know much about thermodynamics or thermal conductivity, but surely there's too much surface area on that case for the outer edges of it to even receive some conducted heat to dissipate? I'd assume the engineers at Thermalright know what they're doing, but my guess is that a lot of that extra surface area and weight is more for looks and that coveted "biggest heatsink" () prize than functional heat-dissipation. Maybe I'm wrong, though. I'd still like to have one. __________________ www.valyr.net Core i7 920 @ 4GHz <-> 8800GTS 512 @ 785/1946/1990 <-> GA-EX58-UD5 <-> 3GB Dominator 1600 <-> Xonar D1

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6th Jun 2007, 18:27	#20
Djizasse Minimodder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Portugal Posts: 25	I'm thinking about the Mora 2 radiator covered with 9 120mm fans. I wonder if covering the chassis top with 120mm fans will make a silent and powerfull cooling solution.