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8/21/12 at 10:38am

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yes,it was the best.I will be able to edit the video after the august foldathlon ends

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8/21/12 at 3:25pm

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I thought PK-3 was the best?

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8/23/12 at 8:34am

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Any comparisons against PK-1?

Edit: I went to Prolimatech's website and saw the PK-3 description. I'm not sure what to say...

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Like two hot lovers, a heatsink and the processor want to make full contact.

Not sure who came up with that analogy.
Edited by HybridCore - 8/23/12 at 8:40am

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8/23/12 at 8:45am

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Any comparisons against PK-1?
Edit: I went to Prolimatech's website and saw the PK-3 description. I'm not sure what to say...
Not sure who came up with that analogy.

+1 on this.

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9/14/12 at 10:42am

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great job on the review. but would a good hr be better for testing?

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9/14/12 at 2:17pm

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Quote:

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great job on the review. but would a good hr be better for testing?

What is hr?

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9/14/12 at 3:14pm

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I think he/she meant HS, heatsink.

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9/15/12 at 12:22am

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I don't think there would be any difference at all if I had used a heatsink

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Thermal paste performs differently depending on how good the mount is.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cloppy007

I think he/she meant HS, heatsink.

i meant hour. but yes a good heatsink would be good too

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