Like everything liquid cooling has gone mainstream. Gone are the days of car heater cores and modded aquarium pumps and horrible looking but functional DIY waterblocks for the most part. I remember when it used to be a black art, but now anyone can do it really.
I think this is just a slight recession because there isnt anything that new going on. Colder running CPUs dont take much to cool with most liquid systems easily handling the heat. But I think there will be another growth for advanced cooling once we start nearing the wall of cpu and gpu power when they will most likely be high powered and high heat.
Seems like phase change and TEC is becoming the new hot ticket, both are technically challenging and not something just anyone can do.
I hope no one gives up on thier designs though, the waterblock thread here has some of the coolest blocks around (no pun intended:-D), there is deffinatly skill required to make that caliber of block, and some of you have ones that look and work better than anything the majors have to offer.
DIY will always be the mark of a true enthusiast, and learning to make something with your own hands is always a challenge.
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