Sooo close, if only it was 5mm shorter. It's so hard finding a good full size tower cooler like this for a 4U rackmnount. The lid doesn't really close.
mod the lid?
The highest point on the cooler is the heatpipes, and removing 5mm would puncture them quite easily I think....or the heatsink, maybe you could do like a reverse lap type deal. You may need some 60 grit and a power tool for 5mm though!
Perhaps a stupid question, but is there anything in heatpipes besides air? Given the unlikely scenario where you actually did cut 5mm off of your heatpipes could you seal them up again with something? I'm afraid that I am an amateur at the heatpipe trade.
They don't actually have any fluid inside them. Theoretically they should, but I have seen a few articles that checked dozens of heatsinks from different manufactures, and there was no liquid in any of the pipes. Maybe they have some sort of invisible gas or something, but I don't really believe that is the case. I guess none of that matters though, as breaking the seal will still likely ruin the heat dissipation.I use the Hyper 212+ and like it a lot. Keeps my 965 (140W version) OC'd at 3.8ghz under 50C @ load and only paid $30 for it.
Whatever you do DONT cut the heatpipes. They do have fluid in them which helps the heat transfer process. Without it they are essentially worthless. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_pipe
And just for comic relief: What happens when you do cut them
They don't actually have any fluid inside them. Theoretically they should, but I have seen a few articles that checked dozens of heatsinks from different manufactures, and there was no liquid in any of the pipes. Maybe they have some sort of invisible gas or something, but I don't really believe that is the case. I guess none of that matters though, as breaking the seal will still likely ruin the heat dissipation.
Isn't the Vendetta 2 a rebadged Xigmatek 1283? If so, that's impressive performance for a $25 heatsink.I use one in my third rig, cools few degrees better than Vendetta 2 I got. considering v2 is a strong DHT cooler, this one is quite good.
Isn't the Vendetta 2 a rebadged Xigmatek 1283? If so, that's impressive performance for a $25 heatsink.
They don't actually have any fluid inside them. Theoretically they should, but I have seen a few articles that checked dozens of heatsinks from different manufactures, and there was no liquid in any of the pipes. Maybe they have some sort of invisible gas or something, but I don't really believe that is the case. I guess none of that matters though, as breaking the seal will still likely ruin the heat dissipation.