Copper or Aluminum/Copper?

[Operandi]

Originally posted by: Bluefront
That of course returns you to an Alpha 8942/8952. Thick copper base with aluminum pin fins, which give more surface area than a standard fin......

Still one of the best heatsinks out there, maybe the best excluding heat pipes. Plus.....it fits better than most/all of the Zalman round clones. And you can operate in the suck mode, unlike the Zalmans.

I've had my Alpha PAL8045 seemingly forever; I think its seen 4-5 CPUs easy.

In terms of quality Alpha makes the best there is, Zalman and Thermalright pull a close 2nd. There is a new Alpha out built for a 92mm fan but it's unfortunately designed for the Prescott.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

A good thread. Now where do heatpipes fit into this? Would it be best to have heatpipes that come out of a copper base (on the CPU) that then go to aluminum fins?

On that note, has anyone ever heard of a leaky heatpipe?

 

[Remedy]

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper

A good thread. Now where do heatpipes fit into this? Would it be best to have heatpipes that come out of a copper base (on the CPU) that then go to aluminum fins?

On that note, has anyone ever heard of a leaky heatpipe?

That's a good question. Ironic one at best. I was asking the samething to an engineer the other day.

To add on to your question. Would it be best to have Copper pipes into a Aluminum Fin outlet?

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper

A good thread. Now where do heatpipes fit into this? Would it be best to have heatpipes that come out of a copper base (on the CPU) that then go to aluminum fins?

On that note, has anyone ever heard of a leaky heatpipe?

In general I would say yes.

Not that I've ever heard. The technology has been around for a while.