♨️ Modern computer chips produce a lot of heat, and researchers say they have been able to 3D print a pure copper cold plate that would let data centres cool their tech far more efficiently
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My wife's machine was having bad issues with thermal throttling, so we replaced her heat transfer paste. But the clips...! Her heat sink was awful, so we got one that uses metal posts instead of plastic clips, and her machine is running 10-15°C cooler now.
We were thinking about just replacing her computer, but now we've probably gotten a bunch more years out of her current machine.
A Candle-Powered Light
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/23/a-candle-powered-light/
Just a little whiff of air goes a long way in cooling your power device! Notice the steep drop in #ThermalResistance of a #Heatsink at low air velocity. In this example, going from 0 m/s to 2 m/s, Rth is almost halved.
Image source: Austin Hughes, "Electric Motors and Drives: Fundamentals, Types and Applications"
Hey #Fediverse, maybe someone can #fedihelp me out :).
I bought barebones #Minisforum UM 890 Pro and therefore it does not come with that fancy #DDR5 SO-DIMM heatsink that comes included with pre-configured models that have #RAM and #SSD included.
I kinda like the way it is designed and been looking all over the place but failed to find it available for sale. If anyone knows a place - it'd be greatly appreciated :).
Here's a Reddit discussion:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MiniPCs/comments/1ljgwpj/minisforum_um890_pro_dram_heatsink_missing/
I really need to disassemble and clean the Thinkpad W530 I use for work because I can now only build our distro from scratch if I slow the CPU to its minimum clock. Otherwise I cross 100C and my fan lifts the machine slightly off of the dock.
Yes I am lying about that last bit.
But yikes! All that power! And I've let the fan clog up. I am a bad person. 😞
#thinkpad #retromodern #heatsink #thermalgrease #buildmorekernels #whoneedsframework
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