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diy heatsinks
Name: poison_x1 Date: August 31, 2003 at 12:17:33 Pacific OS: xp pro CPU/Ram: +2200xp 640 pc2100ddr
Comment:
would home made copper heat sinks be as affective as one u can buy ive i have a thin sheet of copper that i can cut to the size of my memory i was thinking for my graphics card ??
Name: RTAdams89 Date: August 31, 2003 at 13:45:45 Pacific
Reply:
No. For two reasons. First the copper you have is probly not as dense as heatsink copper and therfor will not transfer heat as well. and second the copper wouldn't be flat enough on the heatsink without a lot of sanding.
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