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[OP] 127 views 0 replies Posted by Unknown 9 years ago Mar 29, 2:49 am forums.robertsspaceindustries.com
I give up, I've searched google and tech websites all day and I can't find the answer. So now I turn to my fellow nerd brethren. Please forgive me if this sounds like a really stupid question.
TDP is typically defined as Thermal Design Power, the amount of power (heat) that a cooler must dissipate in order to keep a silicon chip within its operating temperatures. It is normally measured in Watts.
This is something I understand easily. The higher the TDP, the hotter the part gets.
What I don't understand is how to check if a certain fan is good enough to cool a certain TDP. Life would be much easier if fans were rated to cool upto a certain tdp wattage
Example: I have a computer who's CPU has a TDP of 80 Watts. I decide I want to upgrade to a much better cpu, but the new cpu has a TDP of 150 Watts.
How do I determine if my current fan is good enough to handle the upgrade? And if it isn't, how do I know if my replacement fan is good enough to dissipate the heat?
TDP is typically defined as Thermal Design Power, the amount of power (heat) that a cooler must dissipate in order to keep a silicon chip within its operating temperatures. It is normally measured in Watts.
This is something I understand easily. The higher the TDP, the hotter the part gets.
What I don't understand is how to check if a certain fan is good enough to cool a certain TDP. Life would be much easier if fans were rated to cool upto a certain tdp wattage
Example: I have a computer who's CPU has a TDP of 80 Watts. I decide I want to upgrade to a much better cpu, but the new cpu has a TDP of 150 Watts.
How do I determine if my current fan is good enough to handle the upgrade? And if it isn't, how do I know if my replacement fan is good enough to dissipate the heat?
