Neowin News Feed for: Cooling

Free Windows 11/10 app claims to optimize system / CPU performance when overheating

Sayan Sen — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:02:01 +0000

There is a new third-party unofficial Windows application on the block which claims to optimize your CPU and system thus reducing the temperature of the PC and preventing overheating. Read more...

PCIe 5.0 to feature fans alongside heatsinks, next-gen M.2 connectors also in works

Sayan Sen — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 23:22:01 +0000

Active cooling could become the norm for the upcoming PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSDs according to storage controller maker Phison. That may not be enough for long as next-gen connectors are also in works. Read more...

O2 rolling out smart cooling technology to reduce carbon emissions

Paul Hill — Tue, 18 May 2021 19:14:02 +0000

O2 has been rolling out new cooling technology from EkkoSense across its network. This will reduce its carbon emissions by one million kilograms each year, helping it become net-zero by 2025. Read more...

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News Staff — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:46:02 +0000

Build a solid foundation in Power Engineering and boost your career with 32 hours of content on mechanical, electrical, power, and other systems with today's highlighted multi-course deal. Read more...

Google uses AI to cool down its servers, save energy

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:52:01 +0000

Google is putting its Go-winning digital mind at work, as DeepMind develops AI systems to cool down data centers. The new machine-learning system used 40% less energy than normal. Read more...

Hands-on: First impressions of Nest's new 3rd generation "Learning" Thermostat

Camden Krupala — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 18:36:01 +0000

Nest announced an updated version of its learning thermostat earlier this week, and it was officially released just yesterday. We picked one up to check out all the new features and additions. Read more...

Nest announces third generation Learning Thermostat with a larger high resolution display

Camden Krupala — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:12:01 +0000

Nest has introduced a new version of its popular "learning" thermostat with a larger, sharper screen, more customization options, more temperature sensors, and a cool new feature call Farsight. Read more...

'White Graphene' nanotubes could be used to cool down your smartphone

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:10:01 +0000

Researchers have created a 3D structure out of boron nitride nanotubes and sheets that has remarkable thermal properties. The material could be used inside future electronics for cooling. Read more...

Our review of the PiPO X7: The $128 quad-core Windows 8.1 mini PC

Steven Johns — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 08:16:01 +0000

The PiPO X7 has managed to simultaneously be both the most frustrating and most rewarding experience we've had with a mini PC. Check out our full review of the PiPO X7, the Windows 8.1 mini PC! Read more...

Nest Learning Thermostat: The Next Generation, review

Byron Hinson — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:10:01 +0000

The Nest may have been released for some time in America, but it has only recently released the UK in its 2nd generation design. We check it out and see if all of the hype was really worth it. Read more...

TechSpot: Freezing Cold CPU: Water vs Air Cooling

Julio Franco — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 17:39:17 +0000

When we compared the best CPU air coolers recently we wondered how these would fare against a water cooling setup. Closed loop systems are simple to install, perform great and are inexpensive. Read more...

Silverstone Fortress FT04 Case Review: Improving the Formula?

Julio Franco — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 06:53:36 +0000

The most obvious advantage in the Fortress FT04's design is improved GPU cooling. Once everything was installed the case performed well. We set the fans to medium and they were almost silent. Read more...

Finding the Best CPU Cooler: 10 units reviewed and tested

Julio Franco — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 01:56:36 +0000

With the recent arrival of Ivy Bridge-E (Core i7-4960X review), I felt it was a good time to check out the latest aftermarket coolers. The new chip is fully compatible with Sandy Bridge-E/EP's... Read more...

TechSpot: Cooler Master Silencio 650 Case Review

Julio Franco — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:21:21 +0000

The Silencio's ability to muffle high-end hardware is undoubtedly its key selling point, but there's plenty more to see here. Other noteworthy features include a "DualBoot HDD Switch" for toggling... Read more...

Next-generation heatsink has no fan at all

Alfonso Maruccia — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:39:02 +0000

Sandia Cooler is a new type of air-cooled heat exchanger, much more efficient that the traditional heatsink+fan combination. And it's extremely quiet, dust-immune too. Read more...

Silence your desktop PC for under US$45

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:19:55 +0000

I was so annoyed by my PC's loudness that I decided to hunt down quiet cooling equipment for the lowest possible cost. It turns out you can replace nearly everything for under $45 Read more...

TechSpot: Battle of the CPU Coolers - 4-Way Roundup

Julio Franco — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:52:58 +0000

Included in the comparison are the Thermalright True Spirit 140, Prolimatech Panther, Thermaltake Frio Advanced and Noctua NH-C14. All four are designed to support both AMD and Intel CPUs... Read more...

Ionic Wind Dramatically Improves CPU Cooling

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:44:31 +0000

Researchers at Purdue University, in work funded by Intel, may have come upon a novel new way of dealing with heat buildup on the CPU. The scientists have developed a new technology based on "ionic... Read more...

OCZ Acquires PC Power & Cooling

Sat, 26 May 2007 00:52:06 +0000

OCZ has announced it has acquired American supplier of power supply units PC Power & Cooling. Originally founded in 1985, PC Power & Cooling has been a frontrunner in ultra high-performance power supplies and cooling... Read more...

IBM Researchers Unveil Next-Gen Chip Cooling Technology

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:12:52 +0000

At the BroadGroup Power and Cooling Summit in London, IBM researchers presented an innovative approach for improving the cooling of computer chips, an increasingly urgent need given the large amount of heat released by today's... Read more...

AMD Drives Integrated Peltier Cooling into Chips

Fri, 22 Oct 2004 18:36:10 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices, one of the world's leading makers of central processing units, has patented a technology that would allow the chipmaker to use so-called Peltier cooler with its future microprocessors for better heat dissipation... Read more...

Diagrams detail Apple's new liquid cooling system

Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:15:56 +0000

AppleInsider was the first to get interior shots of Apple's new liquid cooling system. Now they got their hands on some diagrams along with descriptions of the liquid cooling system components. ... Read more...

Internal photos show Power Mac G5 liquid cooling system

Mon, 14 Jun 2004 21:50:15 +0000

AppleInsider snagged the first images I've seen of Apple's new Power Mac G5 liquid cooling system! Following Apple's introduction of a liquid cooled dual processor 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 last week, anonymous... Read more...

Cooligy unveils Active Micro-Channel Cooling technology

Sat, 11 Oct 2003 19:07:23 +0000

Yesterday Cooligy presented his Active Micro-Channel Cooling technology at Stanford University. Cooligy was founded in 2002 by three professors in Stanford University his mechanical engineering department. The cooling method originally developed by a... Read more...

Intel Talks About Prescott, Tejas Cooling

Sun, 21 Sep 2003 05:02:52 +0000

Intel's NetBurst microprocessor have always been consuming a lot of power and dissipating a lot of heat. Every new speed-grade of such CPUs requires some changes to their cooling systems making them larger and louder.... Read more...

Graphics for PCI Express to pose real cooling problems

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 09:45:15 +0000

THREE LUMINARIES from ATI, Nvidia and Intel will today underline the benefits they believe PCI Express will bestow on graphics performance.Jeffrey Cheng from ATI, Michael Abel from INTC and David Reed from Nvidia all agree... Read more...

Gainward to offer liquid cooling for Nvidia FX product

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 08 Apr 2003 10:55:54 +0000

NVIDIA PARTNER Gainward said it will provide a liquid cooling add on for the next generation GeForce FX PowerPack! family of processor products.What is that? That is a "highly conductive pure metal alloy cooling block"... Read more...

More efficient laptop cooling on the horizon

Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:29:49 +0000

A researcher at Sandia National Laboratories has claimed to have created a system which will improve the efficiency of laptop cooling, by using liquid-filled pipes that force heat to the edge of a laptop where... Read more...

2 Hardware reviews. Case Mod & P4 Cooling

Steven Parker — Mon, 03 Jun 2002 11:08:12 +0000

Here are 2 hardware reviews for your reading pleasure sent in by the respective sites webmasters. CDI Antec Alaska Fully Modded & Airbrushed Review & Interview Computers Divine, possibly a company... Read more...

Fans and cooling

Wed, 15 May 2002 16:32:11 +0000

Some chilling review for you all :-). 1. 3dXtreme: Crystal Blue LED Fan Review "A combination of cooling and lighting all from one product in a case will always catch a... Read more...

Koolance Water Cooling System

Fri, 23 Nov 2001 13:24:30 +0000

While surfing around on this boring friday evening, I came across this interesting article on Tom's Hardware Guide. Here's a summary, Koolance offers a very powerful barebones water cooling system. It has done an excellent... Read more...