"Open " heatpipes on Silverstone NT06 Lite...

Sumanji · 17 Sep 2008 at 20:17

Hey,

Just received this cooler today, and the ends of the heatpipes on the base are "open" like a straw. I thought heatpipes were sealed and contained either liquid or powder inside. Does this cooler have faulty heatpipes? Here's a picture:

(Click to enlarge)

So are these heatpipes faulty, and do I need to return the cooler?

Cheers,

Suman

Kelt · 17 Sep 2008 at 20:20

Sumanji said:
Hey,

Just received this cooler today, and the ends of the heatpipes on the base are "open" like a straw. I thought heatpipes were sealed and contained either liquid or powder inside. Does this cooler have faulty heatpipes? Here's a picture:

(Click to enlarge)

So are these heatpipes faulty, and do I need to return the cooler?

Cheers,

Suman

Erm, they look broken to me. Heatpipes are a sealed system containing a liquid.

Minstadave · 17 Sep 2008 at 21:21

Definately knackered

Sumanji · 17 Sep 2008 at 21:38

Dang

this speaks volumes about Silverstone quality control...

Phatzy · 17 Sep 2008 at 23:18

did you get that 2nd hand looks like someone cut the wields off

Sumanji · 18 Sep 2008 at 00:40

Nope brand new... Silverstone QC sucks apparently

AtreuS · 18 Sep 2008 at 08:17

Fill the pipes with soft peanut butter and crimp the ends with some pliers... job done!

( this may or may not work.... :cool:

)

RJC · 18 Sep 2008 at 10:03

Looks likes someone has attacked it with a hack saw!!
Send it back and ask for a replacement.

IAmATeaf · 18 Sep 2008 at 12:19

RJC said:
Looks likes someone has attacked it with a hack saw!!
Send it back and ask for a replacement.

Does look like it doesn't it? Tried doing a google but there are no pics of the heatsink from that angle that I could find.

topgun06 · 18 Sep 2008 at 16:31

These are clearly different.

IAmATeaf · 18 Sep 2008 at 16:54

topgun06 said:
These are clearly different.

Blimey, the 3 nipples have clearly been chopped by somebody :eek:

I wonder why somebody would do that?

To the OP, did you get the HSF from OCUK?

Monkeynut · 18 Sep 2008 at 17:01

Hmmm... Chopped nipples...

Sumanji · 18 Sep 2008 at 17:12

Hey,

They have definitely not been chopped off (not by me anyway

). They are actually U-shaped if you can see on the first heatpipe on the left - as if they had not been formed properly at manufacture. It was not from OcUK; they don't sell this item. Definitely a new heatsink though, as the packaging was sealed.

Cheers,

Suman

rjk · 19 Sep 2008 at 10:42

that is unacceptable tbh

waso_dude · 19 Sep 2008 at 11:20

rjkoneill said:
that is unacceptable tbh

Get over yourself, QC can slip from time to time, just send it abck and get on wiht it.

krisboats · 19 Sep 2008 at 20:03

waso_dude said:
Get over yourself, QC can slip from time to time, just send it abck and get on wiht it.

He's right though, that is unacceptable. For a product to have been shipped out like that is pretty bad, if we sent a product out like that we'd be sending out replacements plus compensatory items.

Sumanji · 24 Sep 2008 at 11:10

Omg just got a replacement and it looks exactly the same?! Either that or they sent me the same one back!! :mad:

deuse · 24 Sep 2008 at 11:29

OMG dude thats crap...send it back and get your money back+shipping costs.

Any chance of a pic

Sumanji · 24 Sep 2008 at 11:40

Sure, here is the replacement:

This one is monged also

for reference the heatpipes should be totally sealed like this:

Faulty batch maybe??

drandy · 24 Sep 2008 at 11:52

maybe that's why OcUK don't stock them...