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Originally Posted by Comp4k 
The heatsink they used has many channels (pipes), since the core only takes up a small amount of space, only 1 channel is being used to cool the core vs, the 6-8 it has. The heatsink is optimized for a larger surface, which explains the higher temps- heat is only being dissapated from the center channel of the heatsink- instead of all the way across.

The heatsink they used has many channels (pipes), since the core only takes up a small amount of space, only 1 channel is being used to cool the core vs, the 6-8 it has. The heatsink is optimized for a larger surface, which explains the higher temps- heat is only being dissapated from the center channel of the heatsink- instead of all the way across.
yes but that channel is as large as the contact area to begin with, not much more can be done.













