What is Cooling?
What is the most expensive variety of cooler?
Custom Loop Liquid Cooler
Computer cooling mainly uses which basic thermodynamic concept?
Heat Transfer
What is the main reason for innovations in pc cooling?
More powerful cpus
What are the advantages of data centers in space?
Infinite solar energy, no cooling required
Which cooling system does the Macbook Air use?
Passive cooling
What is the main function of a heatsink?
To increase heat surface area
In total, how many eras of cooling were there?
5
What is the value of the average AI data centers' energy usage spent on cooling?
40%
What is a computer that could use top-flow coolers?
Home theater computer
What is the most dangerous type of thermal paste?
Metal-based
What year marked the major shift in air cooling?
1997
What is the value of the average data centers' energy usage spent on cooling?
Usually around 8%
What is the price range of passive coolers?
$30-$100
When a CPU throttles, what damage is it preventing?
Electromigration
Which came first, custom loop cooling or AIO liquid cooling?
Custom loop cooling
What were the three methods of cooling mentioned to reduce environmental implications?
Closed Loop Liquid Cooling
Immersion Cooling
Data Centers in space
What is the first step in production of a liquid cooler?
Cold plates
What are the two reasons water cooling is more powerful than air cooling?
Higher heat capacity & no heat leakage
What kind of cooling was introduced in the 2020s to cool extreme power?
Immersion cooling
What is the Jevon's Paradox and how does it relate to cooling?
Essentially more efficiency = more demand
more efficient cooling != less resources
this is because the stronger our cooling, the stronger the tech we can build