Bye Thermal Grease! Hello... Nano Tubes?

SC7 · 07-05-2006, 07:07 PM

That's the "Process size" of the transistors which is measured in nanometers.

i.Angel · 07-05-2006, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Slackr89

it's that 'µm' unit thingy.

That's a nanometer. I wasn't saying that that's what they use to measure the grit.

Clutch · 07-05-2006, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by i.Angel

That's a nanometer. I wasn't saying that that's what they use to measure the grit.

Wrong.

The greek letter Mu (µ) is used as a prefix, meaning micro-. So, that means that a µm is a micron or a micrometer (both sayings are acceptable).

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Originally Posted by SC7

That's the "Process size" of the transistors which is measured in nanometers.

Process size wasn't always measured in nanometers. Back a few years ago, you would always see the process size written as .13µ, .18µ or .25µ and so on.

SC7 · 07-06-2006, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Clutch

Wrong.

The greek letter Mu (µ) is used as a prefix, meaning micro-. So, that means that a µm is a micron or a micrometer (both sayings are acceptable).

Process size wasn't always measured in nanometers. Back a few years ago, you would always see the process size written as .13µ, .18µ or .25µ and so on.

Yea, true, which is 130, 180 and 250nm respectively. They used to be even 350nm.

Clutch · 07-06-2006, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by SC7

They used to be even 350nm.

That's nothing compared to the 10μ (10,000nm) process which the Intel 4004, 4040 and 8008 were fabricated on.

bflat450 · 07-06-2006, 05:05 AM

Nanotubes?? Are you guys talking about liquid cooling? There are some pretty good kits out for that but they'll cost you about $300 USD. Still thermal paste is needed but these cooling systems are crazy. Here is a website that has steps on how to install it and shows how it works.

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11319_7-6291064-1.html

There are videos on about 4/7 of the steps. With this cooling system you could really go crazy OCing without worrying about overheating.

sniperchang · 07-07-2006, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bflat450

Nanotubes?? Are you guys talking about liquid cooling? There are some pretty good kits out for that but they'll cost you about $300 USD. Still thermal paste is needed but these cooling systems are crazy. Here is a website that has steps on how to install it and shows how it works.

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11319_7-6291064-1.html

There are videos on about 4/7 of the steps. With this cooling system you could really go crazy OCing without worrying about overheating.

How did you associate Nanotubes to watercooling? You want to use tubes that's 4 Nanometers in diamiter? I beilive what it actualy is is that Carbon Nanotube can reach all parts of the uneven CPU survace and Heatsink.

When you look at these surfaces in a Microscope, there are canions and holes. That's why we use thermal paste, to fill those holes in between the heatsink and CPU. I think what nanotubing does is those little tiny tubes can reach those crevices and canions and conduct the heat without needing thermal paste. Something like that.

EDIT: Wikipedia has some info, have a look at this section.

Apperently nanotubes can be used to make transistors too, and many more things.

bflat450 · 07-07-2006, 03:37 PM

ahh I understand now

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07-06-2006, 05:05 AM	#16 (permalink)
bflat450 Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 158	Nanotubes?? Are you guys talking about liquid cooling? There are some pretty good kits out for that but they'll cost you about $300 USD. Still thermal paste is needed but these cooling systems are crazy. Here is a website that has steps on how to install it and shows how it works. http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11319_7-6291064-1.html There are videos on about 4/7 of the steps. With this cooling system you could really go crazy OCing without worrying about overheating.

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bflat450 Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 158	ahh I understand now