An integrated liquid cooling heat sink is a device that uses a liquid coolant to remove heat from high-performance components in electronic devices and computers.
1. Working Principle
The integrated liquid cooling heat sink is mainly composed of water-cooled head, water pipe, water pump, radiator and fan. The water-cooled head is in close contact with the chip that needs to be cooled, and there are micro-water channels inside it. When the device is running, the water pump drives the water-cooled liquid to circulate between the water-cooled head, water pipe and radiator. The heat generated by the chip is transferred to the water-cooled liquid in the water-cooled head, and the heated water-cooled liquid flows to the radiator through the water pipe. The radiator is usually composed of many small channels and fins. The fan will blow through the radiator and dissipate the heat of the water-cooled liquid into the air, thereby cooling the water-cooled liquid. The cooled water-cooled liquid flows back to the water-cooled head, and the cycle is repeated to effectively reduce the temperature of the chip.
2. Advantages
Efficient heat dissipation: Compared with traditional air-cooled heat sink, integrated liquid cooling heat sinks can provide better heat dissipation performance. For example, when a high-performance CPU is multitasking or running large games, professional software (such as 3D modeling, video editing software, etc.) and other high-load work, it can quickly take away the heat and keep the CPU temperature at a low level, thereby ensuring the stable operation of the computer. For high-performance processors such as Intel Core i9 series or AMD Ryzen 9 series, when running at full load, the integrated water-cooled radiator can control the temperature at around 70-90 degrees Celsius, while the air-cooled radiator may make the temperature exceed 90 degrees Celsius.
Low noise: Since the water pump and fan of the integrated water-cooled radiator are relatively advanced in design and have high heat dissipation efficiency, the fan does not need to run at high speed to achieve a good heat dissipation effect. When the computer is running normally, the noise it produces is usually much smaller than that of the air-cooled radiator. Especially in a quiet environment, such as an office or a home study, the low noise feature can provide a more comfortable user experience.
Beautiful appearance: The heat sink and water pipes of the integrated water-cooled radiator can have a variety of shapes, and some products also have RGB (red, green, and blue) lighting effects. These lights can be controlled by software and can be synchronized with other hardware devices in the computer case (such as graphics cards, motherboards, and other hardware with RGB lights), creating a very cool visual effect, meeting the needs of computer enthusiasts for a personalized computer appearance.
3. Applicable scenarios
The all-in-one liquid cooling heat sink is suitable for those who pursue high-performance computer cooling and want the computer to remain quiet during operation. For example, when gamers play large-scale 3D games for a long time, the computer hardware will continue to run at high load, and the all-in-one water-cooling radiator can well meet the cooling needs. At the same time, for computer hardware enthusiasts who pay attention to the overall aesthetics of the computer case and like to build personalized computers, an all-in-one water-cooling radiator with RGB lighting effects is also a good choice.