Alpenfohn K2 Review
Up Close: Contact plate and heat pipes
Published: 18th July 2012 | Source: Alpenfohn | Price: £64.99 |
Up Close: Contact plate and heat pipes
The contact plate is CNC machined and has a mirror finished Nickel coating for that little bit of extra bling. The 8x6mm heat pipes are sandwiched between the upper and lower contact plates with all joins being soldered. There is a small gap of about 1.5mm between each pipe. The quality of the work is good, with no evidence of solder spitting or bluing from over heating.
The heat pipes angle progressively as their distance from the contact plate increases. Small bends in the pipes prior to passing into the fin stack allow to them to enter vertically into the stack. As a result the outer most pipes are angled through approx 45 degrees before entering the stack.
Most Recent Comments
thank you GW. yeah, it looked like a contender for the title, too bad the 4.4 test bloodied
the fight, but the nominal usage looks good. the fans are quite different with the 2-tone
feature. thanks again
airdeano
the fight, but the nominal usage looks good. the fans are quite different with the 2-tone
feature. thanks again
airdeano
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Originally Posted by ELO
some of the older coolers were tested in different cases (wich is ridiculous btw) so i would change the following text, since it's misleading:
"To provide continuity the test set up is as always " -Best Regards |
ie: the cases used made no difference from one to another how the heatsink performed.
This was the test i've been looking for! 
I'm kind of surprised to see that the K2 falls behind the "big boys" significantly, while other reviews place it straight above the NH-D14!
I'm kind of surprised to see that the K2 falls behind the "big boys" significantly, while other reviews place it straight above the NH-D14!
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Originally Posted by tinytomlogan
Benchmark tests were done during case changes and were always within tollerances of each other.
ie: the cases used made no difference from one to another how the heatsink performed. |
dude, it was just a friendly suggestion, no need to delete my posts, because you ran out of arguments.
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