That's a very cool hack, but there are tons of things on a system that aren't the CPU that would benefit from some moving air. A fan somewhere in the system that just moves a bit of air would, I think, really contribute to the overall longevity.

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whalesalad 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Would be wicked if it was one of those passive cooling systems that create movement of air just via temperature differentials

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wkat4242 4 days ago | parent [-]

That wouldn't necessarily be silent though.

	▲	PeterStuer 4 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Passive convection flows would not be audible.
	▲	ses1984 4 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It’s more likely to be quieter than a fan.

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bryanlarsen 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

phones and iPads are similar and can get fairly hot, and they last a very long time if you replace the battery occasionally.

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masklinn 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Phones and tablets are designed for passive cooling. And not always well to boot, but you can at least assume they didn’t design for elements with ancillary active cooling.

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jeffbee 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I don't think there are power supplies in an iphone that need to output 120W.

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bryanlarsen 4 days ago | parent [-]

It's the temperature that matters here, not the wattage.

	▲	jeffbee 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		The one tends to cause the other. There aren't any FETs anywhere in an iPhone that are passing 100A continuously. In any case, it's designed for that situation, whereas the Framework Desktop is designed under the presumption of the presence of a fan.

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solodolo 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

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