Yeah, but it's still 250W - likely for a sustained period, since it's a workstation. That's why they have six copper heat-pipes coming out either side.
Heat transfer from die to cooler base plate is not the only problem. U need to transfer the heat to the air and therfore need as much area as possible. Threadripper has a very high TDP. If u don't want much noise, get a big cooler. Are this Heatpipes 8 mm? Else they should have provided some more.
I think the noise from two two fans might be a bit lower than from a single, more powerful one. Also, with two fans you need a lower static pressure, so thinner fans can be used (which might be cheaper). And maybe a single fan is simply not powerful enough for the maximum TDP - many tower coolers of old benefited from dual fans when running at disgustingly high processor power use.
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Chaitanya - Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - link
aren't threadripper generally easier to cool due to larger area over which the heat sources are spreadGreenReaper - Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - link
Yeah, but it's still 250W - likely for a sustained period, since it's a workstation. That's why they have six copper heat-pipes coming out either side.KarlKastor - Thursday, March 14, 2019 - link
Heat transfer from die to cooler base plate is not the only problem. U need to transfer the heat to the air and therfore need as much area as possible. Threadripper has a very high TDP. If u don't want much noise, get a big cooler.Are this Heatpipes 8 mm? Else they should have provided some more.
GNUminex_l_cowsay - Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - link
Out of curiosity, is there really a substantial benefit to dual fan setups in that sort of configuration?Hul8 - Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - link
Redundancy, at least.Smell This - Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - link
I'm thinking, no -- dual fans from what I have seen are of marginal utility.Chait: I would worry about that 45mm base being too narrow across the heat shield, with little air flow across the CPU socket.
Calin - Thursday, March 14, 2019 - link
I think the noise from two two fans might be a bit lower than from a single, more powerful one. Also, with two fans you need a lower static pressure, so thinner fans can be used (which might be cheaper).And maybe a single fan is simply not powerful enough for the maximum TDP - many tower coolers of old benefited from dual fans when running at disgustingly high processor power use.