Maveric169 said:You know what would be a great evolution, abit impractical, would be for CPU's to have a die with an incorportaed heatsink (or even a waterblock) all as one solid unit eliminating the need for thermal conductive pastes.
ming said:I think that existed back in the days when heat wasn't a great issue. i.e. the 486 processors. The heatsink on my old machine was stuck on to the cpu itself. (note that I didn't mention the fan coz there weren't a fan).
ShepsCrook said:Yeah. AMD has been working on the speed variable system and it's in use on the AMD64s. We all know the P4's are miniature suns in our PCs. That's why they're called Pres-hots. I do recall an Intel Prescott Survival kit which included an oven mitt with it. (Obviously a joke)