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MSI's Heat-Powered Fan!

zerotau | 21 July, 2008 10:50

 

Operating using the Sterling Engine theory, whereby the ebb and flow of heat waves are able to push a balanced piston which in turn, rotates the fan to cool your northbridge, the fan on the MSI ECOlution motherboard is simply a sight to behold. Check out a video on a 3D diagram, but we do have questions - will it generate at least 5cfm? Will it work vertically (as hot air rises and the piston will only be just another wall)? Since the mechanism is in fine balance, will the ubitiquous dust bunny ruin operation?

All this and more when the motherboard is realsed...soon!

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