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Originally Posted by CMetaphor  Wow, that article was months before I even joined the forum, lol. Slight fail on my part, but still worth discussing I'd say. Testing methodologies determine the performance of Heatsinks based on their orientation and positioning? Interesting! |
Heh... I spent quite some time scratching my head over the performance of that particular cooler when compared to others which on paper looked like they should perform on par.
Seems to be the low profile coolers which are affected most by this, maybe it's because the heatpipes have more of their length in the curved portion.
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