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MSI board spins northbridge fan with heat, not electricity

MSI board spins northbridge fan with heat, not electricity

Garg Johnathan Rush 29 Feb, 2008 at 4:41am ET Article published in Tech

MSI board uses Stirling engine to spin northbridge fan using the chip’s heat alone.

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Comments

  1. rapture
    29 Feb 2008 ~ 6:48am rapture Looks a little over engineered. I like the concept but all those moving parts and the size of it could really screw over the inside of your case.
  2. Leonardo
    29 Feb 2008 ~ 11:45pm Leonardo I have no idea how well it works, but on the gadget appeal it's a 10/10!
  3. mas0n
    1 Mar 2008 ~ 1:33am mas0n :rockon:
  4. Winfrey
    2 Mar 2008 ~ 11:40am Winfrey Stirling engines are awesome. I'm a little surprised more people are not looking into it for energy sources.

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