Heatsinks and CPU fans can be very large, limiting the hardware configurations in any computer, but what if you could condense and combine them into one component? At CES 2015, startup CoolChip Technologies has done just that, making the physical constraints of a case easier to work with.
If you’re building a rig with specific size constraints — like if you live in cramped city quarters, for instance — the heatsink and CPU fan can become a (literally) huge problem. Certain heatsinks tower above a processor, rendering a PC case unable to close or causing problems for the placement of components and wires. Some rigs just generate too much heat, though, and a large heatsink is necessary. If you could condense the heatsink and fan into one object, you could save a bunch of room. CoolChip Technologies is developing this very object, and it not only saves space, but looks really cool.
Dubbed “kinetic cooling,” the heatsink is a circular, flat component made from aluminum that, instead of coming with an attached fan, spins and acts as the fan itself.
The heatsink-fan combo is composed of two pieces: a metal fan that sits atop a metal plate, which itself rests on the CPU. A bearing allows the metal fan to spin, and the whole device acts as a heatsink. Both parts are composed of thinner metal circles offset from each other. This creates pockets of air between the circles, which helps the fan pull the hot air out and blow it away.
It connects to the motherboard via pins like any other heatsink would, but it doesn’t push the same cubic feet per minute as traditional fans. However, CoolChip claims that while the CFM is lower, the all-metal construction and combination design makes up for it.
The entire rig is more shallow than most traditional heatsinks, so you won’t struggle finding a tidy place for stray wires, and your case should close with ease. Unlike a regular plastic fan, the metal fan won’t warp over time, and perhaps best of all, reports state that the rig makes little-to-no noise, which is surprising for something composed of metal spinning on top of metal.
At the moment, the heatsink-fan doesn’t currently have a name. You can check out more info on CoolChip’s website, but you might have a difficult time referring to it.
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New kinetic cooler is a heatsink that’s also a CPU fan
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