Copper Cones On Pc Parts? - Topic

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Feb 26 2015 06:50pm

Just built my system few days ago and I just noticed that some of the copper cones that stuck up on some of the pc parts ( heatsink, gfx card, etc) appear disshaped and kind of imploded

I can't recall if they were like this when I first installed them

Is that normal?

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Feb 26 2015 06:52pm

what

jjstandardz

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Feb 26 2015 07:07pm

See how a couple of them look different?

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Feb 26 2015 07:18pm

IT'S BROKE!! ASK FOR REFUND

SURPRISED IT'S STILL WORKING OMG

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Feb 26 2015 07:23pm

Quote (WWI @ Feb 26 2015 08:18pm)

IT'S BROKE!! ASK FOR REFUND

SURPRISED IT'S STILL WORKING OMG

Very funny.

Just wanted to make sure it wasn't overheating or anything. All my Temps appear normal though

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Feb 26 2015 07:42pm

that is by design

tymen

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Feb 26 2015 08:42pm

nvm

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Feb 26 2015 09:11pm

Yeah they come that way.

I'd like to know why if anyone has that answer. Is it functional or just how it's made?

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Feb 27 2015 08:17am

Quote (Rapture @ Feb 26 2015 09:11pm)

Yeah they come that way.

I'd like to know why if anyone has that answer. Is it functional or just how it's made?

More effective at transferring heat? Just an uneducated guess.

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Feb 27 2015 10:17am

Quote (Rapture @ Feb 26 2015 10:11pm)

Yeah they come that way.

I'd like to know why if anyone has that answer. Is it functional or just how it's made?

It has to do with the curing process when they bond the fins to the heat sink. Depending on the method used, the cure can be hot enough to deform the copper.

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