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		wmf on Oct 15, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why CPUs Aren't Getting Any Faster For given system cost, any marginal dollar spent on cooling requires a dollar less on silicon. Also, cooling isn't scalable so there are seriously diminishing returns above ~130W.

jdavid on Oct 16, 2010 [–]

heat is a huge energy loss, server rooms require AC and at some point you cant add more AC.

I wonder if this heat could actually get high enough to recoup some energy.

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