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CeBIT 2008: MSI Shows Passive Fan for Chipset.

HereтЂ™s another prototype that could have been quite interesting. ItтЂ™s at least very original and comes from MSI. The ECOlution (the developed by the Taiwanese Polo-Tech) is a passive fan for northbridge. What we mean by passive fan is that this cooling system doesnтЂ™t need a fan when the chip is idle. However, when in peak, the heat generated by the chipset is used to dilate a gas that will move a piston that in turn will move the blades of the fan thatтЂ™s placed in front of the heat sinkтЂ™s extension linked with 2 heat pipes. In reality, the prototype never moved when we were there, thanks to the CPUтЂ™s cooling system that was powerful enough to cool the chipsetтЂ™s heat sink. In other words, it didnтЂ™t require any specific ventilation (and thatтЂ™s all for the best). More of a gadget than anything (itтЂ™s not even certain that itтЂ™ll see the light of day), MSI told us that it might develop a similar cooling system, but for processors. We canтЂ™t wait to see that. (Compare Prices on CPU Coolers) Read more CeBIT stories.

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