From my limited understanding of it, are the copper heat pipes on higher end models of heat sink fans just thick pieces of copper leading up to the heatsink? If that's the case, would it be possible to create a long copper heatsink, connect it to the CPU, have it go out the case, and be cooled externally?
Crude drawing:
Just a thought I had. Ignore the obviously problem of being able to close the case while properly seating the heat sink fan and the potential for ESD though improper grounding.
Crude drawing:
Just a thought I had. Ignore the obviously problem of being able to close the case while properly seating the heat sink fan and the potential for ESD though improper grounding.