Ever wondered what the inside of a heatsink base looks like?

[CurseTheSky]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835200038

Click on the pictures, and check the last two pictures. Apparently they cut it in half to show they're using a copper base at the bottom.

It's too bad they couldn't fill in the gaps between the heat pipes for some added conductivity. Even solder would help, especially one with a high silver content.

Anyway, I thought it was interesting. Hopefully you will too!

 

[Eureka]

It's like the inside of a candy bar: copper wafers, caramel and nougat covered in creamy aluminum chocolate.

 

[ExcaliburMM]

It looks pretty cool and is low priced. Anyone have reviews on its performance?

Edit: Checked it out, should've known better. :X

 

[razor2025]

Aren't heat pipes suppose to be hollow? The picture shows that it's filled with copper.......

 

[LOUISSSSS]

aren't all of the high performance heat sinks made of copper? so they should all look the same/similar

 

[Blain]

* The heatpipes have a wick type material inside, to conduct the fluid.
* Too bad the HS manufacturers feel the need for a shiny nickel plated base.
Copper conducts heat better. Some industrious types will lap down through the nickel layer to the copper base.