Thermodynamics

[Nagaru]

People should have to pass a test before they can talk about it. I am not talking about complicated things like phase change, which I don't understand all the intricacies of, I am talking about heatsinks here.

I was reading on another forum about speculation that the ATI X2900XT reaches 100°c, someone said it sound like it would "require" water cooling. Everyone then told him that the water would boil, why would you water cool it if it didn't help your temperatures?

Also I hear people trying to draw a conclusion between the temperature something runs at and the power it dissipates, unless you know the ambient temperature and the °c/W of the heatsink/fan you have no idea how much power is being dissipated.

I don't know why people always find thermodynamics so hard.

 

[NoL]

Yep agreed

 

[FarFarAway]

But most cards would run at 100°C if it were not for the cooling. I very much doubt the water temp would reach 100°C with water cooling

 

[Nagaru]

My point exactly, why go to the trouble, expense and hassle of water cooling for the same temperatures, also if I insulate well enough I can get a Pentium to run at 100°c.

 

[FarFarAway]

Ye well no accounting for stupidity is there