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Originally Posted by Fyber
You're under the assumption that the system is running water...
Chances are, it will be using more of an alchohol.
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Alcohol is worse than water in almost every conceivable way for liquid cooling.
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Secondly, the reason why huge amounts of flow aren't neccessary is because of the microchannels. The whole point of the block is to remove the densely packed heat on the core like modern heatsinks cant. As opposed to modern heatsinks, the heat travels only about a few millimeters to get dissipated. The physics of microchannel cooling are very different.
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Most of us are quite familiar with micro-channels. True, the system, for its size and it's ability to locate the liquid-air heat exchanger in different locations/shapes makes it more convenient than any HSF and higher-performance than most any of them to boot, but the physical properties of the materials used don't indicate a dramatic improvement, and certainly nothing better than even moderate performing waterblocks of today.
Speaking of heat only needing to travel a few millimeters, this is no different to a number of waterblocks today. The bulk of the heat, in the Cascade design, travels less than 1mm before reaching a convective surface.
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Secondly, the system has yet to be finalized, but you can't really draw a conclusion from the included information just yet. Think about it Cathar. You probably went through a few designs for your Cascade block before you made a final release version, they're probably doing the same. It's not going to make it to the enthusiast level until it's been tested on OEM high-performance machines first. I honestly think the next logical step would be to release a case with the cooligy system pre-installed, much like a Koolance watercooling case. This is uncertain though.
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I personally believe it's aimed at the OEM level because that's where its price/performance will force it to live.