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Widjaja · Jun 12, 2012, 03:56 PM

Somehow I don't see the heatsink transferring heat to the other set of heatsink well unless the heatpipes which join the two together were one whole unit within both sets of fins.

Would be interesting though.

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Jun 12, 2012, 03:56 PM	#9
Widjaja Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wangas, New Zealand Posts: 4,023 (1.85/day) Thanks: 241 Thanked 617 Times in 534 Posts System Specs	Somehow I don't see the heatsink transferring heat to the other set of heatsink well unless the heatpipes which join the two together were one whole unit within both sets of fins. Would be interesting though.