Rekall Incorporated@lemm.eeM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoCorsair Teases Liquid-cooled Power Supply Prototypewww.techpowerup.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkCorsair Teases Liquid-cooled Power Supply Prototypewww.techpowerup.comRekall Incorporated@lemm.eeM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarecmnybolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoWhy? Modern power supplies are very efficient and don’t produce much heat. Some don’t even turn the fan on until they are under heavy load. Water cooling something that runs on about 400 volts seems like a bad idea.
minus-squareRekall Incorporated@lemm.eeOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThat’s why this is more of a concept than an actual product. It would make sense for them to experiment to potentially try and find new market segments.
Why? Modern power supplies are very efficient and don’t produce much heat. Some don’t even turn the fan on until they are under heavy load. Water cooling something that runs on about 400 volts seems like a bad idea.
That’s why this is more of a concept than an actual product.
It would make sense for them to experiment to potentially try and find new market segments.