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Processor | Ryzen 5 3600 |
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Motherboard | Tuf B550 gaming plus |
Cooling | Cryorig H7 lumi |
Memory | 2*16Gb 3.2Ghz CL18 DDR4 |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte R9 270 |
Storage | 120Gb 840 evo,1Tb 860 evo |
Display(s) | philips 223v(main)+hd le1851w(secondary) |
Case | CM N300 |
Power Supply | XFX XTR 550W [DIY cables eventually or not] |
Mouse | a4tech bloody gun v3 |
Keyboard | Ducky Zero cherry blue |
I have been wondering for quite a long time as to why PC heatsink manufacturers do not specify their product's thermal performance (thermal resistance), every heatsink built for any purpose that specification is probably one of the most important however it is missing from every manufacturer i have seem except raijintek(however i would like more 1 digit of resolution to better compare their products, but it is still nice)
Another thing than somehow still is not popular in computers are anodized CPU/GPU air heatsinks (H²O radiators all are), for electronics use they are usually black for better performance but even when it is not worth to use it(forced convention) i do still think than it is missing for the people than enjoy the aesthetic part of PC building
Bellow are 2 datasheets of electronics heatsinks and 2 air coolers (asetek didn't even bother to post any specifications, raijintek 240mm is 0.1°C/W)
http://www.cui.com/product/resource/hse-b18x-035h.pdf
https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data Sheets/Ohmite PDFs/S_Series.pdf
http://www.raijintek.com/images/Themis-DataSheet.pdf (page 4)
http://noctua.at/media/blfa_files/infosheet/noctua_nh_d15_datasheet_en_1.pdf
From the LED heatsink datasheet i can see than the 25mm anodized option was more than enough to cool a cree 3.6W LED even without thermal paste (hardly gets warm to touch after 1 hour use), for most CPU coolers available i am not capable of knowing before doing my own testing/checking reviews how the cooler actually performs and if it is adequate for my use case including passive and active airflow (at various airflow numbers).
To conclude with this wall of text. Would thermal resistance and/or anodized heatsinks be something people would like to have/know?
Another thing than somehow still is not popular in computers are anodized CPU/GPU air heatsinks (H²O radiators all are), for electronics use they are usually black for better performance but even when it is not worth to use it(forced convention) i do still think than it is missing for the people than enjoy the aesthetic part of PC building
Bellow are 2 datasheets of electronics heatsinks and 2 air coolers (asetek didn't even bother to post any specifications, raijintek 240mm is 0.1°C/W)
http://www.cui.com/product/resource/hse-b18x-035h.pdf
https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data Sheets/Ohmite PDFs/S_Series.pdf
http://www.raijintek.com/images/Themis-DataSheet.pdf (page 4)
http://noctua.at/media/blfa_files/infosheet/noctua_nh_d15_datasheet_en_1.pdf
From the LED heatsink datasheet i can see than the 25mm anodized option was more than enough to cool a cree 3.6W LED even without thermal paste (hardly gets warm to touch after 1 hour use), for most CPU coolers available i am not capable of knowing before doing my own testing/checking reviews how the cooler actually performs and if it is adequate for my use case including passive and active airflow (at various airflow numbers).
To conclude with this wall of text. Would thermal resistance and/or anodized heatsinks be something people would like to have/know?