Parallel heat pipes on ITX mini coolers

[2timer]

How effective are they when they stay flat and right beside the CPU's heat spreader? As an example I have a Gelid slim cooler below. There's a heat pipe that runs straight across the heatsink. I don't imagine the temperature delta at the ends would be very high, I'm wondering if the working fluid can even condense back? What do you guys think.

 

[mindless1]

It's a gimmick, even if it managed to keep the core cooler during the first few minutes of use, the heatsink will still reach the same temperature dictated by the fin surface area, airflow, and ambient temperature.

However it is odd to see this design, usually a pipe would make a 90' bend with a second set of fins near the chassis exhaust area, and that does help.

I wouldn't worry about it too much though, as long as the CPU isn't overheating.

 

[2timer]

It's a gimmick, even if it managed to keep the core cooler during the first few minutes of use, the heatsink will still reach the same temperature dictated by the fin surface area, airflow, and ambient temperature.

However it is odd to see this design, usually a pipe would make a 90' bend with a second set of fins near the chassis exhaust area, and that does help.

I wouldn't worry about it too much though, as long as the CPU isn't overheating.

Most likely.

 

[AkumaX]

won't be able to find out until we know

1) how much heat the cpu will produce (dual/quad?)
2) how fast the fan can dissipate the heat (CFM? PWM?)

 

[2timer]

won't be able to find out until we know

1) how much heat the cpu will produce (dual/quad?)
2) how fast the fan can dissipate the heat (CFM? PWM?)

Good points. I'll have to post some data for sure, I haven't assembled it yet because I'm not sure if I should use the cheap silicone TIM I already have, or if I should pay for a more expensive TIM.