"Open " heatpipes on Silverstone NT06 Lite...

Sumanji

Sumanji

Sumanji

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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:



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

Cheers,

Suman
 
Hey,

They have definitely not been chopped off (not by me anyway :p). 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
 
Sure, here is the replacement:

ss2.JPG


This one is monged also :( for reference the heatpipes should be totally sealed like this:

ss3.jpg


Faulty batch maybe??
 
I've just had an email from the retailer, and they can confirm that it is indeed a faulty batch (they are removing the stock from their shelves).

gt_junkie, you think I should give it a go and see what happens? I could also RMA this for a newer NT06-E which has 5 x 6mm heatpipes (as opposed to 3 x 8mm), but it is lighter so I thought the build quality might be worse (hence going for this model in the first place!)...

Cheers,

Suman
 
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It's very difficult to see whether or not the ends are sealed, but they appear U-shaped quite far into the base of the heatsink... as for filling it with water, I dunno how practical that would be :p
 
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