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Re: MainGear Warms Up New Line of Personal Supercomputers
Posted by: Richard Adhikari 2009-11-05 07:56:07
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Boutique gaming PC maker MainGear on Monday announced a new line of what it describes as "personal supercomputers." The Shift, a large desktop built to user specifications, runs at up to 4 GHz and features its a liquid cooling system. Prices begin at $2,199. MainGear has designed the Shift line to exploit the natural behavior of heat, according to the company. The internal components have been rotated so that all heat is radiated through the top vents and cool air is drawn in from the bottom. The case has large ventilation grates and inlets for increased air flow.
OK, I couldn't help myself....
But, this is a totally logical and functional mechanical design. Something that has been lacking in the PC world since day 1.
Imagine! Heat rises... Who knew?
Every current PC works hard to move heat sideways, generally though the incorporation of cheap, noisy fans. (This does create a market niche for quiet fans and fan speed controllers.)
About the only advantage to current layout I can see is that if you move the intake vents up from the floor level most chassis incorporate, you collect less pet hair and fewer dust bunnies on the intake filter (or on your CPU fan and heat sinks).
Granted the increasing moves to capitalize on graphics chips provides impetus for thinking more about heat, but the existence of liquid cooling systems and other exotic cooling solutions demonstrates the problem has been around for a long time.
Even entry level PCs could benefit from this layout to reduce noise inherent with cheap fans at no increase in component cost.
This layout could be readily achieved with current products (motherboards, cards, power supplies, etc.) for a much lower price than the exotic game machines if some sheet metal bender would buck the 'traditional' layout. Wonder if one or more will.
Passive cooling anyone?
But, this is a totally logical and functional mechanical design. Something that has been lacking in the PC world since day 1.
Imagine! Heat rises... Who knew?
Every current PC works hard to move heat sideways, generally though the incorporation of cheap, noisy fans. (This does create a market niche for quiet fans and fan speed controllers.)
About the only advantage to current layout I can see is that if you move the intake vents up from the floor level most chassis incorporate, you collect less pet hair and fewer dust bunnies on the intake filter (or on your CPU fan and heat sinks).
Granted the increasing moves to capitalize on graphics chips provides impetus for thinking more about heat, but the existence of liquid cooling systems and other exotic cooling solutions demonstrates the problem has been around for a long time.
Even entry level PCs could benefit from this layout to reduce noise inherent with cheap fans at no increase in component cost.
This layout could be readily achieved with current products (motherboards, cards, power supplies, etc.) for a much lower price than the exotic game machines if some sheet metal bender would buck the 'traditional' layout. Wonder if one or more will.
Passive cooling anyone?
