Yeah, I mean if you tried hard enough you could argue that anything that needs active cooling could benefit from a water cooled system, but it would have to be a pretty beefy part to make it worthwhile. I guess a PSU with an output that could logically be expressed in kilowatts might count as beefy as well.
80+ Platinum means the PSU is at least 89% efficient under full load - which is 1200W - so it generates roughly 120-130W of waste heat. That's more than most CPU and worth liquid cooling IMO
"Normal" 1200W Platinum PSU already costs $300-400, and if you need such a PSU you will probably use $10,000 worth of parts too so extra $200 is almost nothing.
I won't use such a experimental PSU for my $10,000 workstation though.
I've sure it's perfectly safe, but there's something about combining "water cooling loop" and "1400W of mains electricity" in the same device that makes me a bit nervous!
That fear isnt unjustified. Look into forums and find the liquid cooling threads. They always have huge problems with leaks (cracks in components, leaking connections, etc), even frying hardware components often because of that. Its just not worth it. I wouldnt want water anywhere near my PSU. Even AIOs often get leaks when they get old or are of low quality.
It's not new concept by far - have everyone forgot about Koolance's watercooled Corsair AX1200? It was very decent PSU by itself, and they actually managed to enhance it.
From things that did not enter production - Ultra experimented with pushing 1500W out of PSU by chilling it below zero. It didn't go well...
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nismotigerwvu - Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - link
I sort of get what they are doing here, but it really feels like a "water cool ALL THE THINGS" sort of moment.SaolDan - Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - link
There's this car that runs on water man!!Hyde
meacupla - Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - link
Well, it makes more sense than water cooling RAMnismotigerwvu - Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - link
Yeah, I mean if you tried hard enough you could argue that anything that needs active cooling could benefit from a water cooled system, but it would have to be a pretty beefy part to make it worthwhile. I guess a PSU with an output that could logically be expressed in kilowatts might count as beefy as well.nerd1 - Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - link
80+ Platinum means the PSU is at least 89% efficient under full load - which is 1200W - so it generates roughly 120-130W of waste heat. That's more than most CPU and worth liquid cooling IMODanNeely - Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - link
Only an $_$-RGB-FOOL-FTW-^_^ and his overdrawn credit card will think this is a good idea...nerd1 - Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - link
"Normal" 1200W Platinum PSU already costs $300-400, and if you need such a PSU you will probably use $10,000 worth of parts too so extra $200 is almost nothing.I won't use such a experimental PSU for my $10,000 workstation though.
Jon Tseng - Thursday, February 8, 2018 - link
I've sure it's perfectly safe, but there's something about combining "water cooling loop" and "1400W of mains electricity" in the same device that makes me a bit nervous!Beaver M. - Thursday, February 8, 2018 - link
That fear isnt unjustified.Look into forums and find the liquid cooling threads. They always have huge problems with leaks (cracks in components, leaking connections, etc), even frying hardware components often because of that.
Its just not worth it.
I wouldnt want water anywhere near my PSU.
Even AIOs often get leaks when they get old or are of low quality.
Threska - Tuesday, February 13, 2018 - link
This would be one of those examples where a heat-pipe would have been better. The water part would have been outside the power envelope.Vatharian - Thursday, February 8, 2018 - link
It's not new concept by far - have everyone forgot about Koolance's watercooled Corsair AX1200? It was very decent PSU by itself, and they actually managed to enhance it.From things that did not enter production - Ultra experimented with pushing 1500W out of PSU by chilling it below zero. It didn't go well...
Pork@III - Thursday, February 8, 2018 - link
+$300 for a one cold water. Too expensive water.ooby - Friday, March 1, 2019 - link
if this leaks you are fucked