ScottALot
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Yah I saw that. So they should put AC5 inside the heat pipes.
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Yah I saw that. So they should put AC5 inside the heat pipes.
Bodaggit23
Active Member
The pipes are hollow to allow the heat to escape more efficiently.
Too much thermal paste will actually Insulate the CPU from the heat
sink, instead of Transferring the heat to the heat sink.
Cut the tips off of the heat pipes on a Rifle style heat sink and fill them
with thermal paste.
Post back with your results.
bomberboysk
Active Member
Heatpipes use a vapor action to cool the cpu, inside it is a wick with a liquid on it. Thats prolly the easiest way to explain it.
bomberboysk
Active Member
No, because vapor action is more effecient than just convection action, why do you think they started using heatpipes to begin with?
ganzey
banned
try it and give us some numbers!
jasonn20
New Member
Proliatech Mega appears to be a very nice heatsink. It is not meant for low wattage cpu as the xima outperforms it there. When it comes to overclocking is when Mega really begins to shine. Unfortunatly, I have not seen that this is for AM2/AM3 boards.
If you have a intel quad and plan on overclocking it 1000mhz or so than the Mega is the way to go.
Xima is for 150w or less as it performs better. A duel core, triple core overclocked or quad at stock.
Which one is the best depends on your application.
If you have a intel quad and plan on overclocking it 1000mhz or so than the Mega is the way to go.
Xima is for 150w or less as it performs better. A duel core, triple core overclocked or quad at stock.
Which one is the best depends on your application.
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bomberboysk
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^^Yeah, thats the only pitfall of the prolimatech is no AM2+, if your running an amd quad or tri core, the TRUE is the way to go.
bomberboysk
Active Member
The full copper version isnt worth the extra over the standard TRUE(Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme), as it is twice the price, and weighs over a kilo.
http://jab-tech.com/Thermalright-Ultra-120-eXtreme-AM2-BP-pr-4387.html
Main advantage the TRUE and Prolimatech have over the xiggys is the fins are soldered to the heatpipes, and have more heatpipes for higher wattage capacity.
http://jab-tech.com/Thermalright-Ultra-120-eXtreme-AM2-BP-pr-4387.html
Main advantage the TRUE and Prolimatech have over the xiggys is the fins are soldered to the heatpipes, and have more heatpipes for higher wattage capacity.
ScottALot
Active Member
Hey quick question. I got the Xigmatek Dark KNight for my AMD build. It has a fastener for an AM2+... does that need a backplate? Because it didn't come with one, and the instructions don't say you get one. (I'm wondering, because the XDK is pretty heavy, don't wanna break my mobo.