alt Hacker NewsAir has no thermal connection to the chassis for the purpose of making it safe to have in contact with skin.
People have been modding theirs to make this contact, though. And been getting a significant performance boost out of it.
Air has no thermal connection to the chassis for the purpose of making it safe to have in contact with skin.
People have been modding theirs to make this contact, though. And been getting a significant performance boost out of it.
I believe we are talking about slightly different things. Yes if they thermally coupled the body to the processor, then a small patch of the body would get very hot, burning the user.
However, the fact that the aluminum gets hot during prolonged use means that it is acting as a heat sink and cooling the CPU compared to a body made of plastic. Thermodynamics, it's the law!