PlayStation 3 Uses Heat Pipe Cooling
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June 16th, 2006
In an interview with Japanese site PC Impress Watch, Sony’s Ken Kutaragi said that because of the power of the Cell processor and the RSX graphics chip, PlayStation 3 will use a custom cooling solution, with heat pipes. Heat pipes conduct the heat much faster than conventional cooling, and are commonly used to cool high-end PCs. Kutaragi also said that:
“We’re spending a lot on heat and electromagnetic interference (management). The power supply could almost be sold separately.”
Confirming the rumors that the PS3 will need a large power supply, presumably bigger than the ones found in modern PCs.
How heat pipes work (Wikipedia).
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