heatsinks

I've been thinking about developing a device that would completely silence fans by turning them off when the computer is idle. This would allow the components to be cooled actively when they are under load and passively while idle, and would be useful mostly in larger systems around 7 L in...

Sorry for making so many new threads. Anyhow, I'm thinking about how to make the best possible cooling solution, either 100% or 90% passive. It seems maximum surface area of heatsink is the bottleneck (heatpipes are uber-effective at moving heat away from the CPU, so the only issue is...