11 Jul 2021 at 15:32 #1 2013 2013 Soldato Joined 29 Dec 2012 Posts 4,215 I was wondering if adding a Noctua CHROMAX Heatsink Cover increase heat?
11 Jul 2021 at 15:51 #2 mickyflinn mickyflinn Man of Honour Joined 23 Mar 2011 Posts 17,608 Location West Side I would expect a few degrees higher temps but nothing crazy.
11 Jul 2021 at 15:53 #3 JohnG7 JohnG7 Permabanned Joined 22 Jul 2020 Posts 2,898 No, it can even help the airflow but may be less leaking out to the surrounding VRM's.
11 Jul 2021 at 18:03 #4 Mcthommo Mcthommo Associate Joined 28 Jan 2015 Posts 687 I actually dropped a degree maybe 2 when I added them
12 Jul 2021 at 15:59 #5 doyll doyll Soldato Joined 1 Jul 2011 Posts 8,714 As already stated, they do not hurt cooling.