Molex Radial Fin 37165
I wrote to molex for some of those small molex connectors for my lan box, on the sample request form I also asked for the heatsink in the Subject. They sent the connectors and 1 week later they sent the heatsink!
I then went about the web to look for reviews for this heatsink, all pretty much state it's not for overclocking it more of a OEM heatsink. I then looked at hows it's put together a copper core that extends to the top of the heatsink with those fins that fit against it. Well molex just used regular old heatsink compound...... I took it apart sanded the copper core on all sides and then sanded the ring of fins so they also would have better surface contact. I put it back together using Artic Silver compound and put zip ties around it to increase the amount of pressure against the fin/core. And then used a delta 7000rpm fan instead of the stock crap fan......Well
Old setup
Hedgehog /Delta 7000rpm Artic Silver 2
Tbird 1gig@1.155 1.8V
Idle-98F FullLoad-109F Room Temp 84F Case Temp 84F
With Molex
Idle-95F FullLoad-105F Room Temp 85F Case Temp 86F
WoooHooo better temps with a free heatsink these things aren't so bad once you fix them up
Just posted this in case anyone was thinking of getting one of these heatsink they aren't bad not the best but not bad.
Thanks
Kook
I wrote to molex for some of those small molex connectors for my lan box, on the sample request form I also asked for the heatsink in the Subject. They sent the connectors and 1 week later they sent the heatsink!
I then went about the web to look for reviews for this heatsink, all pretty much state it's not for overclocking it more of a OEM heatsink. I then looked at hows it's put together a copper core that extends to the top of the heatsink with those fins that fit against it. Well molex just used regular old heatsink compound...... I took it apart sanded the copper core on all sides and then sanded the ring of fins so they also would have better surface contact. I put it back together using Artic Silver compound and put zip ties around it to increase the amount of pressure against the fin/core. And then used a delta 7000rpm fan instead of the stock crap fan......Well
Old setup
Hedgehog /Delta 7000rpm Artic Silver 2
Tbird 1gig@1.155 1.8V
Idle-98F FullLoad-109F Room Temp 84F Case Temp 84F
With Molex
Idle-95F FullLoad-105F Room Temp 85F Case Temp 86F
WoooHooo better temps with a free heatsink these things aren't so bad once you fix them up
Just posted this in case anyone was thinking of getting one of these heatsink they aren't bad not the best but not bad.
Thanks
Kook
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