Intel Patents Related Component Cooling Concept
Intel was granted a patent described as "extended thermal management" that is based on the idea that the reduction of the temperature of one component can also reduce the temperature of other devices.
The document specifically refers to hardware that is used in both desktop and mobile computer systems, but runs into heat dissipation limitations on notebooks. Depending on user preference, the patent outlines a "thermal zone" consisting of multiple components whose temperature can be controlled and as well as devices that cannot be controlled.
Since the temperature of individual devices can be significantly affected by the temperature of nearby devices, Intel says that "the cooling of a hot controllable component may indirectly help cool a nearby non-controllable component." A thermal zone would be defined by the characteristics of the individual devices that would allow the system to create a "thermal relationship table", which provides the necessary data to achieve indirect cooling of components that cannot be directly controlled to reduce their heat dissipation.
According to Intel, the table would include information "how much change [for] one component [is necessary] in order for that change to have an effect on another component" and "how long it takes for a change in one component to affect another component."
I think you meant that they just patented Heat Convection.
I was about to write the SAME thing!
probably they can afford earplugs too
Now lets say that the CPU fan controller is configured so that it knows there is a relationship between CPU fan speed and DRAM temperature. When this scenario happens, the CPU fan controller senses the increased local temperature of the DRAM, and spins up the CPU fan to help maintain system stability.
Similar concepts could probably apply to Vregs, chipsets, PCIe switches, Ethernet PHY chips, and other system components that typically don't have temperature management logic built-in. It wouldn't be the most noise-efficient way to keep such components adequately cooled, but it would probably be the most economical and would certainly be better than spinning available fans at max speed all the time.
Nobody cares about their crap.
Didn't know that a flowchart was patentable...
=P
Actually, I can one-up their patent by patenting thermal physics, and suing anyone who dares to take advantage of the physics.
Screw prior art!
False. Also with a half-decent case case you can run fans at max and not hear them over your GPU while having your system stable at 100% load 24/7