dr_bowtie Posted September 22, 2008 Posted September 22, 2008 How long has that myth been going around for now? not a myth....look at home water heating/cooling units...the high efficiency unit all have copper cores with aluminum fins.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammin Posted September 22, 2008 Posted September 22, 2008 (edited) not a myth....look at home water heating/cooling units...the high efficiency unit all have copper cores with aluminum fins.... Exactly the same reason CPU heatsinks commonly use them, manufacturing, design and cost reasons. Thermal conductivity of the metal is rarely the only consideration. Edited September 22, 2008 by jammin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchuwato Posted September 22, 2008 Posted September 22, 2008 Aluminium has a lower phase transitional temperature than copper, so it requires less energy, and therefore less money to extrude or mould. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Nate Posted September 22, 2008 Posted September 22, 2008 not a myth....look at home water heating/cooling units...the high efficiency unit all have copper cores with aluminum fins.... Heh. You guys can expect a long post from me in the future . So...for all you guys who think aluminum is superior... Look at the performance of the XP90 and the XP90c. I'm pretty sure they're the same geometry...I don't need to guess which one works better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compxpert Posted September 22, 2008 Posted September 22, 2008 Heh. You guys can expect a long post from me in the future . So...for all you guys who think aluminum is superior... Look at the performance of the XP90 and the XP90c. I'm pretty sure they're the same geometry...I don't need to guess which one works better. wasn't the copper only better by 2C though? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Nate Posted September 22, 2008 Posted September 22, 2008 wasn't the copper only better by 2C though? I didn't say it was worth the price premium...it's up to the end user to make that decision... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemojay Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 I have a True Black. My only beef with it was that the base was anything but flat. It looked flat. The machine marks were all true but it wasn't flat. I lapped it to be flat to match the athlon x2 6000 I lapped. But I think I will pick up one of these True Copper ones. Especially if I could get rid of the original NIB thermalright extreme 120 in silver. I don't know exactly how much better it will do the job if any than the TRUE BLACK(which BTW I think does great) But I think it looks SWEET! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 lol @ suchuwato Looks spiffy but really it's way too damn heavy and expensive plus only 3000 will be made so they're going to be gone in a heartbeat. ~$100 is a sweet new ram kit or a 750GB HD off of newegg, both of which I would prefer over a shiny copper TRUE. Maybe you should invest into a new motherboard first Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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