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System Name | Starlifter :: Dragonfly |
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Processor | i7 2600k 4.4GHz :: i5 10400 |
Motherboard | ASUS P8P67 Pro :: ASUS Prime H570-Plus |
Cooling | Cryorig M9 :: Stock |
Memory | 4x4GB DDR3 2133 :: 2x8GB DDR4 2400 |
Video Card(s) | PNY GTX1070 :: Integrated UHD 630 |
Storage | Crucial MX500 1TB, 2x1TB Seagate RAID 0 :: Mushkin Enhanced 60GB SSD, 3x4TB Seagate HDD RAID5 |
Display(s) | Onn 165hz 1080p :: Acer 1080p |
Case | Antec SOHO 1030B :: Old White Full Tower |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro - Bose Companion 2 Series III :: None |
Power Supply | FSP Hydro GE 550w :: EVGA Supernova 550 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro - Plex Server on Dragonfly |
Benchmark Scores | >9000 |
Personally, I prefer heatsinks with a flat base. If the base is actually flat, or flat enough, as we can never see true flat, it should, by my logic, perform better than HDT. The heatpipes are often scratched up and unrepairable because you can wear down the already thin metal in the pipes beyond usefulness, and a flat base cooler makes contact with the entire surface area of the processor, not just the parts where the heatpipes touch. Even if you get a heatsink with a crappy base from the factory, you can fix it with a few hours of monotonously lapping the base to a much flatter, more efficient finish.