Rekall Incorporated@lemm.eeM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days 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 · 19 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarecmnybolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·18 days 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-up2·18 days 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.