Cooling What ever happened to Coolchip?

[janas19]

People are saying this is just a normal heatsink with a metal fan instead of a plastic one. The Sandia "air bearing" technology isn't Incorporated into Coolchip's design. If true, it's very disappointing.

 

[XeaLouS]

People are saying this is just a normal heatsink with a metal fan instead of a plastic one. The Sandia "air bearing" technology isn't Incorporated into Coolchip's design. If true, it's very disappointing.

source?

Afaik in Jan 2015 they were still using the airbearing.

 

[EdZ]

People are saying this is just a normal heatsink with a metal fan instead of a plastic one. The Sandia "air bearing" technology isn't Incorporated into Coolchip's design. If true, it's very disappointing.

The .gif on their website still explicitly shows heat transfer through the rotating section:

 

[Kmpkt]

I noticed that on both products they offer there is a request for testing samples form. Perhaps one of the site admins could see about getting a pair of these for a review?

 

[confusis]

I noticed that on both products they offer there is a request for testing samples form. Perhaps one of the site admins could see about getting a pair of these for a review?

For consistency each of us staff have specialised in certain areas, ensuring repeatable and comparable results. However;

I don't have any Intel platform hardware to test it on- the thermal test system is AMD based for thermal and compatibility reasons

 

[veryrarium]

I'm outdated on this stuff and was especially so regarding the relationship between Sandia and Coolchip, but just stumbled on this pretty old post on [H]
https://hardforum.com/threads/the-sandia-cooler.1721802/#post-1039263306
and read the article linked in it:
http://chronicle.com/article/Who-Deserves-MITs-200000/128810/
Unless I misinterpreted the article or someone proves this article was factually misleading I have a psychological problem with embracing products from CC, even if their products turn out to be outstanding as a low profile cooler.

 

[iFreilicht]

http://chronicle.com/article/Who-Deserves-MITs-200000/128810/

The Sandia cooler, or "air-bearing heat exchanger," transfers warm air to rotating fins, which dissipate the heat from electronics. Its developer believes the device could cut U.S. energy use by as much as 7 percent. If successful, the technology would be nothing short of revolutionary.

Diagram courtesy of Jeff Koplow

After reading the whole article, that final statement is brutal. Hopefully they'll get this sorted out or Sandia finds a different licensee.

 

[Kmpkt]

I don't get why Sandia doesn't just sue these guys into the ground. If nothing else the costs of defending themselves would effectively bankrupt Coolchip. Sandia is a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, so it's not like they don't have access to good lawyers or adequate finances.

Now with that being said, if this technology is already 7 years old, mature enough for market, and has the potential to lower power consumption in the US by seven percent, I think it's absolutely criminal that it hasn't been brought to market. Statistically, 33% of US electrical consumption is still by bloody coal. Probably has something to do with the fact that State Street (the single largest Lockheed Martin shareholder) is also the second largest shareholder of ExxonMobil (a coal producer). Good game corporate greed?

 

[|||]

I don't get why Sandia doesn't just sue these guys into the ground. If nothing else the costs of defending themselves would effectively bankrupt Coolchip. Sandia is a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, so it's not like they don't have access to good lawyers or adequate finances.

Now with that being said, if this technology is already 7 years old, mature enough for market, and has the potential to lower power consumption in the US by seven percent, I think it's absolutely criminal that it hasn't been brought to market. Statistically, 33% of US electrical consumption is still by bloody coal. Probably has something to do with the fact that State Street (the single largest Lockheed Martin shareholder) is also the second largest shareholder of ExxonMobil (a coal producer). Good game corporate greed?

A pending patent has no legal basis. Once a patent is issued, that would form grounds for legal action with a priority date on the IP at the time which the patent was submitted. Also, LM is not the most litigious company...it's nothing like IBM or many of the Silicon Valley tech giants. LM is very welcoming of commercial licensing, so I don't think that was the issue at hand; there could be other factors making it difficult to license it.

 

[XeaLouS]

ARGH WHEN IS IT COMING OUT

 

[Runamok81]

Can I leave this here?
Thermaltake revs up Engine 27 low-profile CPU cooler

 

[jØrd]

https://smallformfactor.net/forum/t...e-27-production-coolchip-kinetic-cooler.1040/

 

[hat1324]

Can I leave this here?
Thermaltake revs up Engine 27 low-profile CPU cooler

Do I smell a Little Mac cooler upgrade?

 

[Runamok81]

Do I smell a Little Mac cooler upgrade?

Kinetic cooling is pretty slick, but I don't think there is enough material in this tiny 1U cooler to outperform the Noctua L9i + 120mm fan mod. We will have to wait for reviews.

 

[hat1324]

Wait. Looks like its out on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MCT9V18/?tag=theminutiae-20

Anyone own one and can review it? Aibo?

 

[MJVR1]

Wait. Looks like its out on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MCT9V18/?tag=theminutiae-20

Anyone own one and can review it? Aibo?

Josh made a video of it. It sucks basically. It's loud, runs hotter then the competition, and is more expensive then said competition.

 

[iFreilicht]

Please continue the discussion here: https://smallformfactor.net/forum/t...e-27-production-coolchip-kinetic-cooler.1040/

No need to necro a thread that's not relevant anymore