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- Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:14 am
- Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
- Topic: Mounting a CPU Cooler? The Heatpipe Direction Might Matter
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Re: Mounting a CPU Cooler? The Heatpipe Direction Might Matter
...the steam rushes to the tip of the heat pipe at hundreds mph... hehe Are those pressurized? Cos' if not, the last time I boiled water that steam didn't shoot upwards at hundreds of mile per hour. It is probably a vacuum inside. Sorry so late with response, been on holiday. Yes, the heat pipe ope...
- Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:46 pm
- Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
- Topic: Which motherboard company is more efficient ASUS or Gigabyte
- Replies: 18
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Re: Which motherboard company is more efficient ASUS or Gigabyte
My Asus EPU app looks a little different than the one in your review. I worked with it a bit and set the "rocket" mode up to a 17% OC by simply moving a slider bar. On my rig, anything higher was unstable OCing that way. Also, in that mode, at idle the multipler drops to 6X. Under load it ...
- Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:45 pm
- Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
- Topic: Mounting a CPU Cooler? The Heatpipe Direction Might Matter
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10099
Re: Mounting a CPU Cooler? The Heatpipe Direction Might Matter
Yes, the direction of the heat pipe might matter and what it depends on is the wick technology used within the heat pipe. A heat pipe contains a small amount of water. The heat pipe also has some sort of wick which runs its length against the outer wall. The process is that the heat source heats the...