Why is this happening? I used the stock thermal compound, and I did have to break of some of the copper pope that was sticking out the top of the heatsink since it was a little too tall for my case. My case was NZXT Source 210. Did I just install the heatsink incorrectly?
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Could be a lot of things. I'm not terribly familiar with the heat pipe design on the 212, but I don't think shortening the portions on the top would have much effect on the cooling profile. I'd guess thermal paste issues, honestly.
ThatVietGuy
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Yeah, you definitely installed it incorrectly - THE TOPS SHOULD NOT BE BROKEN.
Those pipes are vacuum sealed with fluid and aid in the heat transfer. Breaking the pipes has effectively turned your cooler into a paper weight.
Those pipes are vacuum sealed with fluid and aid in the heat transfer. Breaking the pipes has effectively turned your cooler into a paper weight.
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Yes, the pipes are not just solid metal they are sealed and need to be sealed. If you broke it open it will be buggered but if they are not open you could reseat the cooler with new thermal paste
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Try reseating it with NEW thermal compound, if you used the stuff from the stock heatsink that could be why its not working well. If that does not fix it its probably stuffed. Buy a new cooler that fits in your case
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Saw your case. If you tell me what motherboard you have as well as what ram you have and how many slots are filled
I have a shorter and better cooler I can recommend. It is 152mm tall. It will fit as far as height.
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It depends how much of the tube was cut off, i don't know how much he cut off. If he took like 2mm off it probably wouldn't have compromised the seal but if he took the whole top of the tube off it would. It all depends on if the seal was broken. From his question it sounds like he just stuck in on the top of the paste left on the cpu, it all depends on if the heatpipe lost its seal
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