AMD Considers Equipping FX Chips with Liquid-Cooling Solution

[SieB]

In a bid to offer quiet and high-performance cooling solution for its next-generation FX-series microprocessors, AMD intends to bundle a liquid cooling solution with the chips, according to a source with knowledge of the company's plans. AMD is considering to bundle the advanced cooler with its top-of-the-range eight-core chips, but it is unknown whether the chip designer will include the LCS with both eight-core FX chips or only with the most expensive model. The Sunnyvale, California-based company is currently considering to include a completely sealed liquid system that consists of a CPU water block with copper base, large heat-exchanger as well as cooling fan.

Source: http://www.xbitlabs....g_Solution.html

Clever marketing by AMD, n00bs will be all over these

But it also seems Intel are planning the same with the SB-E CPUs it says further on in the article. Well played guys, well played.

 

[kilobravo]

AMD must be very confident about performance and demand,or else they would lose money on this.

 

[Mr Muggles]

my nipples are hard

 

[AdrianD2]

LOL at the, "How about you equip them with a goddamn release date, AMD?" That just made my day!

 

[KiiYzOo]

why not equip them with an nh-d14?

 

[Sheep]

Is there a chance AMD could produce the chips with the heat exchanger for the coolant as part of the processor structure? This would eliminate the need to conduct heat across a thermal paste perhaps improving heat transfer rate. Or does there need to be a non-conductive material between the processor's upper surface and the heat exchanger?