FrostyTech has posted a TS Heatronics NCU-1000 Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Heatronics NCU-1000 heatsink is a remarkably simpleRead more
device. A 5mm copper baseplate sits below the bottom of the Akachi heatpipe that stretches out in a "U" shape to a total length of about 315mm, and a stainless steel plate sits on the opposite side, held in place with four screws. The Akachi heatpipe, or Heatlane heatpipe as the company are marketing it, then increases its total surface area with the aide of dozens of folded aluminum cooling fins. What goes on inside the Akachi heatpipe is similar to a standard tubular heatpipe, but the technology has a few distinct differences. First of all, where a standard copper heatpipe uses water as a working fluid, this Akachi pipe uses a slightly more exotic hydroflurocarbon-134a (HFC-134A).
