You can change fans easily, and they are often replaced. I want to quickly determine a heatsink capacities just by looking at it, without checking reviews for each one because it’s time consuming. I want to know a reference tdp figure to rely on.
Lets start with a 6 heatpipes, 12cm fansize 12x12x5, with 1 decent fan. What would the tdp be?
step up to 2 decent fans, tdp =?
8 heat pipes, tdp =?
step down to 4 heat pipes, tdp =?
4 heat pipes, 9x9x4, tdp=?
.... and other common designs, tdp =?