Silent Power PC ditches the fan for a "cool" copper afro

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The Silent Power PC is claimed to be the first high-end PC able to ditch noisy electric fans in favor of fully passive cooling. In place of a conventional fan, the unit uses an open-air metal foam heatsink that boasts an enormous surface area thanks to the open-weave filaments of copper of which it is composed. The Silent Power creators claim that the circulation of air through the foam is so efficient in dissipating heat that the exterior surface temperature never rises above 50° C (122° F) in normal use... Continue Reading Silent Power PC ditches the fan for a "cool" copper afro

Section: Computers

Tags: Cooling, Crowdfunding, PC, Personal Computers

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