Quote Originally Posted by Mando84 View Post
The Crosslinx waterblock looks nice, if it is happening. Would it be possible to have a waterblock for just the soutbridge and then cool the IDT with a heatsink. Will the IDT even get that hot?
Looking at the Heat Sink Requirements for the IDT PES24N3:

http://www.idt.com/products/getDoc.cfm?docID=18446090


It indicates that the chip's normal operating temperature is anywhere between 100 C and 125 C, or 212 F (boiling point) to 257 F.

It can go higher than that, 145 C with no heat sink..


I'd say that if it's hot enough to boil at the low end, then probably just a passive heatsink won't do.