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Summary
- Noctua is developing a pumpless CPU cooler using thermosiphon technology.
- Thermosiphon technology works by utilizing the movement of heated/cold water.
- The prototype is shown at Computex, but the future release date and cost remain uncertain.
Water cooling is a great way to keep your components cool, but there are a few key components that need to work in tandem to keep everything running smoothly. One of them is a pump that cycles the water through the system, so that the cold water can reach the components that need cooling down, and the hot water can be directed to a radiator to be cooled back down.
But what if you could get the system working without a pump? This is what Noctua hopes to bring to market with its new CPU cooler, which doesn't need one. It's still in the prototyping phases, but it's already looking really promising, and we hope it can get fleshed out into a full product.
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Noctua shows off its new pumpless cooler tech
As spotted by Notebook Check, Noctua is giving us all a sneak peek at its pumpless water cooler before they show it off at Computex. Instead of using a pump, this cool devices moves water around as a thermosiphon cooler.
A thermosiphon cooler works by taking advantage of how water works when you heat it up and cool it down. Hot water is less dense than cold water, so hot water will always want to go "above" cold water. As the hardware heats up, the water within the cooler begins to rise. At the top is a condenser, which cools down the water again, causing it to tumble back down to the bottom. The end result is a cycle of water that warms up, rises, cools, and falls back to the bottom, ready to extract heat again.
The end result looks like you've turned on a kettle to make a hot beverage, as the hot water bubbles to the top. Either that or it looks like Noctua has enclosed a CPU in some sort of mad scientist-created solution. Either way, it looks great, and I really hope Noctua pulls this off.
Because it's still a prototype, we don't know when this product will be released or how much it will cost—that is, if it ever goes on sale. However, if you're heading into Computex next week, keep an eye out for a bubbling CPU cooler; you'll know what you're looking at if you see one.
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