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Originally Posted by ben333
Didn't JD conclude that direct die and direct IHS cooling didn't beat using a block?
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More so on a practical/enthusiast level. What bobo describes here will never be seen in the enthusiast market. I see no point in arguing over things that will never happen. Direct die cooling, even if effective, would require the CPU itself to be designed for it to be properly implemented anyway.
Also with todays CPU's the minimal gains you would get over a good watercooled or even air cooled system would be minimal. CPU's these days don't react to cooling as well as in the past. Not to mention they are being designed for lower power consumption. We will be running passive heat sinks again sooner or later.