CapTherm Multiphase CPU-Cooler Revolution?

[Powerpuncher]

So I found this on reddit: http://www.tweaktown.com/news/35079...ase-cpu-cooler/index.html#ZvMBYUOTB7UTPdLR.16

What do you think of it?
I think it looks quite promising, but I'm not sure if I can trust it. It definitely looks cool, though.

 

[Cru]

sounds very interesting, but at that price point it better be good
looking forward to some numbers

 

[SieB]

It definitely has potential, it is expensive but if it takes off, the more people that use it the cheaper it will become. It could even replace the AIOs that are around today.
It certainly looks better than they do anyway, and being able to run it 100% passive is going to drastically cut down the noise coming from your rig.

 

[Cru]

It certainly looks better than they do anyway, and being able to run it 100% passive is going to drastically cut down the noise coming from your rig.

not really. a GPU or PSU fan is way louder than a decent fan on a CPU cooler

 

[SieB]

not really. a GPU or PSU fan is way louder than a decent fan on a CPU cooler

A PSU is silent compared to your CPU cooler, your GPU makes up most of the noise but your CPU cooler makes up quite a bit as well. Take away the noise of the CPU cooler and you have a much quieter rig.

No fans is always quieter than having fans. More fans equals more noise, less fans equal less noise.

 

[Powerpuncher]

not really. a GPU or PSU fan is way louder than a decent fan on a CPU cooler

Also, the passive cooling doesn't work for every application as they say and on top of that, they claim it performs much better with a fan. So unless you are going for a complete passive cooled rig you are going to put a fan on it.

 

[SieB]

Also, the passive cooling doesn't work for every application as they say and on top of that, they claim it performs much better with a fan. So unless you are going for a complete passive cooled rig you are going to put a fan on it.

They actually say

With the basis of this design using a non-conductive liquid in the base, allowing the heat to essentially boil that liquid and use the vapor to take the heat out of the base via a thin radiator that we are told is able to run passively in many instances, but still has the ability to add a fan for much better thermal transfer.

It doesn't say exactly what those instances were, but the cooler in this article is running on a very thin 120mm rad. Imagine if that was running on a thick 240mm or 280mm rad.

 

[Powerpuncher]

Imagine if that was running on a thick 240mm or 280mm rad.

How would you fit that vertically in your case?

 

[SieB]

How would you fit that vertically in your case?

Doesn't have to be vertically, they could do a dual rad design like a NHD14 using 2x 120/40mm thick rads. Or they could make one that is horizontal sideway across the side panel, or horizontal that points along the top of the case.

 

[Powerpuncher]

Doesn't have to be vertically, they could do a dual rad design like a NHD14 using 2x 120/40mm thick rads. Or they could make one that is horizontal sideway across the side panel, or horizontal that points along the top of the case.

That would be quite amazing. Although I doubt that using it passively won't give you much overclocking headroom even with a thick 240/280 rad.

 

[SieB]

Yeah, I doubt we will be seeing massive overclocks on them, but for passive cooling it will be a good step forward

The only decent passive heatsinks we have now are the NoFan ones
http://www.quietpc.com/nof-icepipe?gclid=CJmnnYngm7wCFYrjwgod1wcA-A

They do a good job and they are silent, but they are also huge and ugly.

 

[RadeonHDx]

IMO if they made it a THICK 240/280 then the motherboard would probably be tested quite a lot. A 240 on top of it could make the NH-D14 look light in comparison!

 

[SieB]

IMO if they made it a THICK 240/280 then the motherboard would probably be tested quite a lot. A 240 on top of it could make the NH-D14 look light in comparison!

Obviously we aren't talking full 60-80mm thick rads, although I would love to see it be done

30-40mm thick ones should be fine, I think 2x 140mm 35mm thick rads in a NHD14 style would work pretty well.

 

[Powerpuncher]

Obviously we aren't talking full 60-80mm thick rads, although I love to see it be done

30-40mm thick ones should be fine, I think 2x 140mm 35mm thick rads in a NHD14 style would work pretty well.

And you have to keep in mind that there aren't any fluids going through the rads, just fumes which takes away a bit of weight as well.

 

[barnsley]

Oh thats a beaut.

 

[Bartacus]

Cool, I've never heard of "explosion welding" before. Interesting reading!

 

[GarrenM]

http://captherm.com/pc-workstation-cooling/ This is what they list on their site. I'm very interested to see what this baby will do.

 

[Remmy]

That looks so beautiful, if it was in my PC I could stare at the liquid bubbling all day long..

The centrepiece of it would probably make it the best looking cooling solution I've seen that isn't a custom loop, but it looks a bit odd with the radiator sticking out to one side.

 

[RadeonHDx]

I'd say that if they kept the price point but made it into a NH-D14 style cooler with 2 140mm rads they they would really have something to talk about and get us lot exited about!

 

[Mr. Smith]

I'm excited now. If they can deliver at that price point (roughly £150) and the temps are at least comparable to water then I'd buy it.

As nice as the windows is, it sounds like it requires quite a bit of engineering and therefore additional cost. If the design works I'd take a windowless version at a reduced price.