Air-cooled heatsinks & vapor chambers https://gridtochip.site/parts/servers-racks-and-integration/air-cooled-heatsinks-and-vapor-chambers News and posts about Air-cooled heatsinks & vapor chambers on GridToChip Gigabyte Z890M Aorus Elite WiFi7 Motherboard Review: Icy-white SFF board offers full-size features for Intel https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/gigabyte-z890m-aorus-elite-wifi7-motherboard-review Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT Tom's Hardware Part of the day: Air-cooled heatsinks & vapor chambers https://gridtochip.site/blog/potd-2026-10-03-air-cooled-heatsinks-and-vapor-chambers Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Part of the day: Air-cooled heatsinks & vapor chambers — what it does, why AI changes demand for it, and who makes it. HEC Compucase AI server products drive 2026 revenue growth https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260918PD220/2026-revenue-ai-server-growth-production.html Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:43:30 GMT HEC Compucase expects sustained double-digit revenue growth in 2026, driven by shipments of AI server products, cooling modules, and high-end power supplies. (DigiTimes) AI boom could leave an e-waste trail that wraps 6 times around Earth https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/09/19/ai-boom-could-leave-an-e-waste-trail-that-wraps-6-times-around-earth/5297451 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT The report warns that e-waste estimates focused only on GPUs fail to account for the significant waste generated by power, cooling, and networking infrastructure. (The Register) AI server exports to US slow; electronics parts jump 1.5 times in August https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260910PD202/exports-taiwan-electronics-2025-ai-server.html Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:23:08 GMT Taiwan reported that electronic parts exports reached a record high of $32.22 billion in August 2026, with integrated circuits and printed circuit boards seeing significant growth. (DigiTimes) AI server tracker: Taiwan's rack supply chain reveals where the AI buildout is accelerating https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260911VL207/supply-chain-ai-server-taiwan-revenue-growth.html Fri, 11 Sep 2026 02:55:21 GMT Taiwanese suppliers of rack-scale components, including rail kits, thermal solutions, and power supplies, booked significant revenue increases in August, indicating accelerating AI buildout. (DigiTimes) Topco targets optical comms, cooling as copper gives way https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260904PD235/topco-copper-cooling-ai-chip-transmission.html Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:57:07 GMT System integration hurdles, particularly regarding short-reach optical communications for AI chips, are slowing the commercialization of high-speed optical and cooling solutions. (DigiTimes) Eight parts of an AI data center have no US-listed supplier at all https://gridtochip.site/blog/parts-with-no-us-listed-supplier Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 163 parts here have three or more listed suppliers. On eight, not one trades in the US — and six sit either directly under the GPU or directly around it. Macronix boosts sustainability spending to NT$780 million https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260902PD200/2025-macronix-international-water-2024-fab.html Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:28:44 GMT Macronix reported that it achieved significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and committed to investing NT$780 million in sustainability initiatives for 2025. (DigiTimes) Fractal Define One case review: Balancing noise and thermals https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/pc-cases/fractal-define-one-case-review Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:05:00 GMT Fractal's Define One case review analyzes the trade-offs between acoustic noise and thermal management in data center rack enclosures. (Tom's Hardware) Techie creates a database of coil-whining graphics cards, power supplies, and liquid cooler pumps — open-source project wants community reports of affected parts https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/techie-creates-a-database-of-coil-whining-graphics-cards-power-supplies-and-liquid-cooler-pumps-open-source-project-wants-community-reports-of-affected-parts Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT An open-source project was started to catalog parts like graphics cards, PSUs, and liquid cooler pumps that may suffer from coil whining and is seeking community reports. (Tom's Hardware)