Project Scorpio Xbox Development Kit

[EricHiggin]

Pemalite said:

EricHiggin said:
Pulls air in through the back and pushes it out the sides? So the exact opposite of how the PS4 cooling system works?

Taking the APU heat and pushing it out through the rest of the components doesn't seem like a smart design choice unless the APU really runs that cool or the air flow is very fast. Which puts into question how big is the fan and how loud is it? Maybe the retail unit will work the same way as PS4 instead?

Also interesting that they say the Scorpio front looks very different, yet the back looks very similar.

Scorpio has adopted high-end PC air cooling.
Aka. Vapour chamber, blower-type.

Heat is not even going to be an issue considering the TDP such coolers can dissipate.

Hopefully they also decide to use high end thermal paste as well. Without proper airflow the heatsink can only dissipate so much. They must have thought that through though, and have a fan size and speeds to compensate for that. The fan must be huge or must run at a high rpm to move enough air over that heatsink in order to pull away the heat without allowing the air to get too warm. With enough airflow the air temp wouldn't get all that high and wouldn't be such a big deal to blow through the components. Especially if they are using high end components that are rated for higher temps. If the shell is as small and compact as it looks like it might be, it'll be interesting to see how warm and loud it runs.