| Thread Tools |
25th August 2004, 10:59 | #1 |
Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
Posts: 79,021
| Watercooling Myths Exposed Myth: Aluminum absorbs/dissipates heat faster than copper. Reality: All thermal properties of copper are better than aluminum. Aluminum's advantage is that it is lighter and easier to machine. So, if one were given a pound of copper and a pound of aluminum, you might make a better performing heatsink with aluminum, as it might have more surface area to dissipate heat than copper for a given weight. Considering footprint limitations for air cooled CPU heatsinks, however, copper is definitely favored. http://www.overclockers.com/articles1088/
__________________ |
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Swiftech H2O-120 Compact Watercooling KitInbox | Sidney | WebNews | 0 | 6th November 2007 01:49 |
Danger Den nVidia Watercooling Kit & MAG II-LE Pump | jmke | WebNews | 0 | 11th September 2006 23:15 |
Watercooling - Quick Install and Leak testing Guide | jmke | WebNews | 0 | 11th August 2006 09:01 |
Corsair Nautilus 500 Watercooling System | Sidney | WebNews | 0 | 1st May 2006 06:00 |
Corsair Nautilus500 External Watercooling Kit Announced | jmke | WebNews | 0 | 22nd February 2006 14:40 |
Innovatek Premium XXS Watercooling Kit | Sidney | WebNews | 0 | 29th October 2005 02:19 |
XP Myths - Myths Regarding Windows XP | jmke | WebNews | 0 | 18th August 2005 20:27 |
An Introduction To Watercooling | Sidney | WebNews | 0 | 11th March 2005 00:52 |
Evercool's WC-202 watercooling kit is awesome after some personal modding! | Sttomcat3 | Hardware Overclocking and Case Modding | 0 | 23rd February 2005 07:54 |
XP Myths - Myths Regarding Windows XP | jmke | WebNews | 0 | 7th February 2005 13:41 |
Thread Tools | |
| |