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As you can see, at the top, what is the point of the pointy copper extruding out of the cooler? Just seems like they're trying to cause clearance problem, could you cut these off? Is it necessary? 

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Its a pipe containing fluid

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2 minutes ago, thekeemo said:

Its a pipe containing fluid

i dont get it

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Just now, Eihcal said:

i dont get it

If you cut it the fluid leaves. Making it alot less effective.

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1 minute ago, thekeemo said:

If you cut it the fluid leaves. Making it alot less effective.

fluid? this is air

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6 minutes ago, Eihcal said:

The bit poking out is because it is tapered in the manufacturing process so making it taller means better contact.  And no it is not air. They usually dont look as good as in that pic.

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2 minutes ago, thekeemo said:
6 minutes ago, Eihcal said:

The bit poking out is because it is tapered in the manufacturing process so making it taller means better contact.  And no it is not air.

can you show me where i can learn this ive never heard it before

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Just now, Eihcal said:

can you show me where i can learn this ive never heard it before

I call it "the internet"

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13 minutes ago, Eihcal said:

can you show me where i can learn this ive never heard it before

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24 minutes ago, thekeemo said:
28 minutes ago, Eihcal said:

The bit poking out is because it is tapered in the manufacturing process so making it taller means better contact.  And no it is not air. They usually dont look as good as in that pic.

so do you think there could be a design without the pipes?

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3 minutes ago, Eihcal said:

so do you think there could be a design without the pipes?

Yes but not as effective

Take a look at stock heatsinks

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1 minute ago, Eihcal said:

so do you think there could be a design without the pipes?

Heatpipes/vapor chambers are what allows heatsinks to perform as well as they do and at larger sizes. Without them, heat can't travel quickly enough for coolers to be effective past the size of an intel stock cooler.

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4 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

Heatpipes/vapor chambers are what allows heatsinks to perform as well as they do and at larger sizes. Without them, heat can't travel quickly enough for coolers to be effective past the size of an intel stock cooler.

without the extra 2mm of pipes extruding i mean

 

4 hours ago, thekeemo said:

Yes but not as effective

Take a look at stock heatsinks

 

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2 hours ago, Eihcal said:

without the extra 2mm of pipes extruding i mean

The way pipes are sealed means that both ends are bit pointy. It would make top most fin unstable to  have them at point contact. Plus I think they work better when you have point where there's no contact with hot metal.

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1 hour ago, M.Yurizaki said:

I'm kind of tempted to say if 2mm of clearance is too much for you, then you need a bigger case. Or get a smaller or different shaped heat sink unit.

its not an issue, just weird to have

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