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Unread 02-24-2003, 08:02 PM   #29
Cathar
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Originally posted by Gulp35
take for example that if a computer creates 100Joules /sec. (100W) in the perfect waterblock all 100W would go into the cooling meduim and make the CPU be at ammient temps. So as waterblock efficientcy increases the water would get warmer.

So in real life say your CPU is 5C above amient, I am guessing that the die of silicon is about 10g (I have no idea about this i am guessing completely) that would mean that it would take 35.5J to raise the temp that much which leaves 64.4 J to go into the water. If the temp was 5C higher then only 29J would go into the water. I hope you get my drift.
If only 29J/s (W) is going into the water, then where's the other 71W going?
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