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Danamics LMX liquid-metal CPU cooler hits retail

by Parm Mann on 7 December 2009, 13:05

Tags: LMX, Danamics

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It was back in October that Danish manufacturer Danamics announced its second-generation liquid-metal CPU cooler, the Danamics LMX, and it's now filtering through to retail priced at around €190.

The successor to 2008's LM10 measures 158.2mm x 170.5mm x 90mm and makes use of an electromagnetic pump that circulates liquid metal through the LMX without the need for moving parts. The result, in theory, is excellent thermal performance coupled with low power consumption.

Danamics reckons the new-look LMX will provide a 300 per cent increase in liquid-metal circulation, thanks primarily to a revamped pump. An iron core is in place to reduce the unit's magnetic field by a factor of up to 1,000 when compared with the now-discontinued LM10, and the cooler offers out-the-box support for a variety of CPU sockets - including Intel 775, 1156 and 1366, and AMD AM2, AM2+ and AM3.

Arriving at retail priced at €190 (roughly £170), Danamics is hoping to sweeten the deal with a limited-time-only bundle. For the next four weeks - or whilst stocks last - the LMX will be bundled with "two extra 120mm LED low noise fans by SilenX". That, presumably, is two more than the duo of 120mm SilenX fans bundled as standard.

We've yet to see any real-world performance figures, but if you're already prepared to stump up the cash, the Danamics LMX is available from a handful of European retailers. Speaking of which, Danamics tells us that it's still in search of resellers - if you're interested in stocking the LMX, feel free to hit up the company's reseller application form.

Considering the high asking price, Danamics surely has its work cut out when competing against the liked of Corsair's sub-£60 Hydro H50 series.



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£170 for a CPU cooler - bargain! :confused:
Any chance you'll get one of these in to test, Hexus? Despite having just splurged on an H50 (installing this eve :D) it'd be interesting to know how it performs.. also I suppose something like this needs good case ventilation, whereas the H50 isn't perhaps so demanding..

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You'd need a seriously expensive CPU to justify that, and even then I don't think it would give you that much more performance.
shaithis
£170 for a CPU cooler - bargain! :confused:

I think this is one of those products that is expensive today because of the technology but will be soon copied by other manufactures because of the great idea and the price will tumble.

Fair play to Danamics for producing something this innovative - shame for the price very few units will sell.. Come on Thermaltake / Corsair, copy the concept and produce cheap ones.
The technology does indicate the probability of better performance than water considering it is using liquid metal to dissipate the heat.

The price I would say is for the development of a magnetic motor moving the liquid metal around. Damn tricky to make considering the magnetic sensitive equipment it is mounted on top of and near.

You also are paying for a highly efficient cooling system, much like you paid a premium for water cooling which only recently has become more affordable.

For the next year or 2 my TRUE is more than capable of performing the cooling I need but I look forward to a cheaper and more efficient Liquid Metal cooler for my next purchase. The ability for good performance when passive is what really interests me, current water cooling is too annoying to configure and can be noisy(anything above 15db is audible in my room) so something 100% silent would be awesome when leaving my PC on overnight doing folding.