Another Intel technology has finally hit the counter. This time it belongs to an area that is not quite typical for the company - processor cooling. No, of course, historically many people value Intel boxed coolers for their quality and efficiency, but extreme solutions are usually expected from specialized vendors, since there is no shortage of such on the market. It was not without their participation, and the news sounds as follows: sales of several cooling systems, created using Intel Cryo Cooling technology , a thermoelectric system based on the Peltier element, began.
A small quote from Wikipedia for those who, like yours truly, have not previously paid close attention to the Peltier effect.
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Peltier elements are widely used in industrial and domestic cooling systems. Their advantages are a low achievable temperature threshold, compactness and no moving parts. All these advantages make thermoelectric cooling systems an interesting option for overclocking processors and other extreme loads, so overclockers have been using them for their needs for a long time. What, then, is the novelty?
Cooler Master Liquid ML360 Sub-Zero AIO
The fact is that the Peltier element has two drawbacks as applied to a PC:
- low temperature of the cooler leads to the appearance of condensation, dangerous for the electronic filling of the computer;
- relatively low efficiency requires a creative approach to power management.
Intel Cryo Cooling does just that. The carefully calculated geometry and physical properties of the materials of the cooling system allow it to be safely operated inside the computer. And the sensor system and temperature monitoring software provide a trade-off between consumption and efficiency.
EKWB QuantumX Delta TEC
Thus, Intel Cryo Cooling is a basic set of knowledge, software and technologies that allows manufacturers of cooling systems to create products based on the Peltier element without inventing their own bicycles. Intel's developments have already been used by Cooler Master and EKWB vendors - their devices are shown in the photo in this post. Cooling systems are compatible with Intel Core 10 and 11 generation processors, their cost is 35 and 27 thousand rubles, respectively.