FrostyTech has put up a nPowerTek TTIC NPH-2 Heatpipe Heatsink review

The first Thermal Transtech International Corp. heatsink we tested performed quiet admirably, and so it is with high expectations that we look upon the Socket A NPH-2 model now. The TTIC-NPH-2 heatsink is fairly unremarkable from the outside, but at the center sits a 25mm diameter copper heatpipe which gives the NPH-2 its charm. The large heatpipe stands 100mm tall, and comes in direct contact with the processor core for optimal thermal efficiency. The "heat column," or heatpipe is based around a sintered metal wick, and for it to do its job must be able to disperse that absorbed heat energy some where. For that, the nPowertek NPH-2 heatsink uses a set of 30 aluminium fins measuring roughly 70x65mm in size. The 25mm diameter heat pipe passes up through the center of each of the 0.5mm thick aluminum fins, transferring the heat energy to them in the process. A single 70mm fan provides the necessary airflow to move the heat from the fins to the surrounding environment, and hopefully keep the processor running cool.

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