is it fine to use vinyl wrap to cpu heatsink?

lordallen14 · Sep 20, 2017

my noctua nhd14 is really ugly as hell.... is it fine to cover it with vinyl wrap? just the top cover not the whole heatsink

KahouAoki · Sep 20, 2017

You have poor taste, the NHD14 is pretty.

ThomasLeong · Sep 20, 2017

I'd venture to say that with vinly wrap, you would lower the heat dissipation and thereby increase the heat accumulation which defeats the purpose of the cooler.

doubletake · Sep 20, 2017

lordallen14 :

ThomasLeong :

How the hell would he defeat the purpose of the cooler with a wrap on the top? That's just one single fin out of many, and it's not some top-venting monstrosity, so it would do absolutely nothing to hamper airflow through the fin array or heatpipes.

To OP, it should be fine to cover the top part of the cooler as long as you don't leave any overhang that might get in the way of the fans/airflow.

lordallen14 · Sep 20, 2017

just the top sink... it would be fine right?

ThomasLeong · Sep 21, 2017

Vinyl/Plastic traps heat. The materials that the cooler are made with are meant to dissipate heat. I do not recommend covering the top (per your picture). However, in the short run, it may do no harm.

Mousemonkey · Sep 23, 2017

@doubletake, watch your language.

doubletake · Sep 24, 2017

If you deleted the entire post just for that instead of modifying it, you should just go ahead and mark my account for deletion while you're at it.

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