modify tower cooler (hyper t4)

[FaZeFuhrer]

i am trying to build a custom pc case with a micro atx motherboard that i have laying around with an i7 3770k and 32gb of ram. i need a lower profile cpu cooler (i have intel stock coolers) that can be shorter and passively cooled by the single fan which will be ducted to the cpu cooler. can i just cut a hyper t4 in half (i have two laying around)? my only concern is with the heat pipes and i thought that they were solid copper but then i thought that i heard that they were filled with a liquid/gas that helps with heat transfer up the pipes which makes sense. i would rather not ruin  a cooler if if its in the name of science.

 

has anyone tried this? is this a good idea?

 

let me know what your think and ill try some of them out.

 

 

[RGProductions]

2 minutes ago, FaZeFuhrer said:

i am trying to build a custom pc case with a micro atx motherboard that i have laying around with an i7 3770k and 32gb of ram. i need a lower profile cpu cooler (i have intel stock coolers) that can be shorter and passively cooled by the single fan which will be ducted to the cpu cooler. can i just cut a hyper t4 in half (i have two laying around)? my only concern is with the heat pipes and i thought that they were solid copper but then i thought that i heard that they were filled with a liquid/gas that helps with heat transfer up the pipes which makes sense. i would rather not ruin  a cooler if if its in the name of science.

 

has anyone tried this? is this a good idea?

 

let me know what your think and ill try some of them out.

 

 

just get this https://www.amazon.com/Cryorig-CR-C7A-Flow-Heatsink-47mm/dp/B0177GTV9U/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1469160277&sr=8-3&keywords=

[unidentical]

And to answer your question, yes heat pipes contain fluid.

[FaZeFuhrer]

i was just wondering because i pulled those coolers off of a duel xeon rig that i no longer used and a free cooler is better than any cooler

 

[FaZeFuhrer]

also to get to the point would the cooler loose performance if i made it shorter and the gas or liquid got out?

 

[RGProductions]

2 minutes ago, FaZeFuhrer said:

also to get to the point would the cooler loose performance if i made it shorter and the gas or liquid got out?

 

YES. It would not even function

[GreezyJeezy]

4 minutes ago, unidentical said:

And to answer your question, yes heat pipes contain fluid.

really? 

[SageOfSpice]

Heatpipes work off the principle of phase transitions. 

The reason why heatpipes are desirable is not because of just their thermal conductivity, but their ability to transfer that heat somewhere else. By cutting the heatpipe and removing the fluid, you would be reducing the efficacy of the cooler fairly significantly. Copper is a fantastic conductor of thermal energy, but it can't transfer it well. Tack onto this the fact that your new cooler would have a lower relative density in which to transfer that heat, and you'll find that a hacked apart heatpipe will perform significantly worse than the stock heatsink.

[FaZeFuhrer]

good to know. might have to place an order on a low profile cooler than.

 

thanks for your help

[m0k]

yeah please dont cut heatpipes lol

just send me the heatsink if you dont want it unless youve already cut it

[FaZeFuhrer]

haven't cut the heat sink yet and i am not going to for sure now so rest assured no coolers were harmed during the duration of this thread lol

[unidentical]

33 minutes ago, GreezyJeezy said:

really? 

Yes.