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Passive Salt Water Cooling Boosts CPU Performance by Almost 33% (www.tomshardware.com)
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Passive Salt Water Cooling Boosts CPU Performance by Almost 33%::A passive cooler using lithium bromide salt helped a test system deliver almost 33% better performance and stay cool for 10x longer, compared to alternatives.

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[โ€“] vind@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What else would they be comparing to?

Passive cooling will never bypass active cooling so the comparison would never be worthwhile.

[โ€“] j4yt33@feddit.de 16 points 2 years ago

If they're touting it as a solution for high energy consumption by active cooling, this is a question that should and will be asked, though