Bartmasta

where can i buy this cooler/whens it getting released

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Snowman1989

I would like to know too!

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T3h_Ch33z_Muncha

wish they'd made the pipes 8mm instead of 6mm - that would have made much more of a difference especially on the Q6600.

All depends on pricing. One degree is neither here nor there compared to my S1283. BUT, if it's cheaper, than it may be a viable alternative for future builds.

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OpTicaL

It's not the amount of pipes but how the pipes are aligned.

Instead of lining the pipes perpendicular to the fan line the pipes in parallel to the fan therefore each pipe gets equal cooling from the fan.

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K10

Can you show me an example of a cpu fan with heat pipes perpendicular to the fan?

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T3h_Ch33z_Muncha

i didn't say anything about the amount, i said the pipes should have been 8mm. If you look at the article and see the pic of the base there is a lot of aluminium there that could easily have been replaced with wider heatpipes.

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GeforceGTS

Nice to see the Vendetta 2 still held its ground, I'd say in the UK the Vendetta 2 is the best bang for buck cooler. You can pick one up for just under £25 shipped. Although I just googled and the normal 212 is around the same price

OpTicaL

I not good at drawing so please excuse me. See attached pic.

Imagine your looking at the tower cooler from the top.

Red dots = heatpipes
Green = CPU fan
Arrows = Direction the fan is blowing

Most tower coolers are designed like the one on the left. With the heatpipes perpendicular to the fan.

I would like to see a tower cooler design with headpipes that are parallel with the fan like the picture on the right.

My bad, I meant to say thickness.

Yeah I don't know why they designed the base like that. I understand how the pipes go in direct contact with the CPU but wouldn't there be higher chance of air pockets with this design compared to a uniform flat base?

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K10

THIS is what I thought you were saying when you say "perpendicular":

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OpTicaL

Thank god we cleared that up.

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