Re: New 'Metal' Made With 2.5x Heat Conductivity Over Silver/Copper

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Subject	Re: New 'Metal' Made With 2.5x Heat Conductivity Over Silver/Copper
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On 2026-01-21 01:08, c186282 wrote:
>    While still not a superconductor, a 2.5x boost in heat
>    conductivity can make a HUGE difference with IC chips.
>    What if you can run yer boxes with 80,000 Nvidia chips
>    30% faster, yet spend less on cooling them ?

The metal sink just moves the heat away from the chip a few centimetres, 
but then it still has to be moved out from the chasis, and then out of 
the room. The room AC remains being the same. Or water cooling.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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New 'Metal' Made With 2.5x Heat Conductivity Over Silver/Copper c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-20 19:08 -0500
  Re: New 'Metal' Made With 2.5x Heat Conductivity Over Silver/Copper Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-01-21 03:56 +0000
    Re: New 'Metal' Made With 2.5x Heat Conductivity Over Silver/Copper c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-20 23:15 -0500
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        Re: New 'Metal' Made With 2.5x Heat Conductivity Over Silver/Copper c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-21 23:09 -0500
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