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4850 cooler isnt what it seems
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10-30-08
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SuperDeluxe
 
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4850 cooler isnt what it seems
So I recently got a 4850 and decided to apply new thermal paste. After I wiped the the old stuff off I noticed some orange on the paper towel, curious I tried it on other spots of the HS and more and more came off then I decided to soak it in alcohol and here is the aftermath:
   Yeah I know my warranty is gone now but it did drop my temps by 6c after removing that copper "paint" blanket. So is ATI cheaping out on us making us think the entire HS is all copper?
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RUNRUNRUN I HUNGER COWARD
 
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It's been known for awhile that ATI doesn't use actual copper on some of their coolers.
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lol, no wonder the HD4k series has such high temps.
Nice discovery though!
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Yeah the fact that aftermarket drooped my temps by 40C under load is kind of shocking.
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isn't that a biznatch?
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It is like an aluminum composite material....pretty flimsy stuff.
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The Foxiefluff
 
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It's very soft to cut through.
I don't think an all copper heatsink would even help that much. You just have too much heat in such a tight area.
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I need a new cooler ASAP for mine.
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