Computer chips have been consistently redesigned to break free of performance bottlenecks. Tapping into highly advanced physics and smaller and smaller processor structures, these silicon wonders continually deliver improved features and capabilities that drive ever more impressive applications of technology. Yet CPU or GPU (coprocessor) performance is not the only system element that can create limitations. While every system component has an impact, power is perhaps the most basic yet essential factor in maintaining performance. More than one think tank predicts that computers will need more power than the world can produce by 2040. The rising level of power being used also generates a significant and increasing amount of heat which, if not effectively addressed, puts futur

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