Extremely large heatsink!!!!

[SLICK RICK]

My new heatsink came in today (Thermaltake Tower 112) and it is alot larger and heavier than I expected. Now I am not sure if I want to install it and it may be to much weight for my mother board. But then I tell myself that "It's a damn heatsink, they wouldn't have made so heavy that it would damage the mb." Then I pick it up again and it is really heavy. Do any of you have this heatsink? Do you think I should just go ahead and install it? Here is a pic so you can get an idea of the size.

Thanks....

Heatsink with dual fan set-up.

[julio]

are you trying to overclock that P4 to 5ghz ,did you get ear defenders with that?

[Shocker Milwaukee]

I say let 'er rip.

[Cobra]

Yeah, go for it! More cooling = more overclocking potential!

If you don't want it, I'll take it.

[waheed]

wow, dual fans. if you do fit it, tell me whether its noisy or silent.

[redwudz]

Four pounds! Maybe you should install some suspension cables or run the case on it's side. Here's a link to pic of it on sitting on a motherboard. Impressive.http://www.ocia.net/reviews/tower112/page3.shtml

WTH, go for it! It does have a nice mounting system, though.

[thecoalman]

What are you cooling a nuclear reactor?

I say go for it, if it damages your MB that's a defective product.

[SLICK RICK]

Thanks for the replies, I will be installling this baby saturday. I'll post pics here of the finished job. By the way, it is Cobra's fault I got this heatsink. I read his overclocking guide and decided to try it.

[rallynavvie]

They will build heatsinks capable of damaging your motherboard as long people still buy them. I would be careful with that thing, the extra mounting hardware helps take the strain off the socket but still puts it over a small portion of the mobo. See what Iwill did to the DH800 for installing Nocona heatsinks?
http://www.iwillusa.com/Tech-description/nacona-installation/nacona-install.htm
The heatsinks mount to that plate which is mounted to your case so the case is taking the weight of the heatsinks and not your board, and the motherboard attaches to the plate in addition to the case so that there isn't any movement between the plate (and the heatsinks) and the board. With the center of gravity on that as opposed to the low Nocona sinks this is even more important. At the very least don't take that thing to LAN parties. Moving that around would be tricky.

[adam]

That thing is miniture compared to some of the other Thermaltake heatsinks.

[SLICK RICK]

That thing is miniture compared to some of the other Thermaltake heatsinks.

What other heatsinks are you talking about?

[Cobra]

http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/cl-p0025/cl-p0025silentTower.htm

Maybe these monsters?

[adam]

Yup I was referring to those heatpipe towers. Those things extend out from your chip all the way to the edge of your case.

[SLICK RICK]

Yup I was referring to those heatpipe towers. Those things extend out from your chip all the way to the edge of your case.

Which one do you think I have?

This is the one I have.
http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/comboCool/cl-p0024tower112/cl-p0024tower112.htm

And it will extend all the way to the edge of my case. I may have to take the door with the 2 fans mounted on it so that the heatsink will fit.

[waheed]

You've got the exact same towercase as me

[SLICK RICK]

You've got the exact same towercase as me

It is an awsome case with enough room for all of my "stuff".

[Deisel Weisel]

This weighs 4 pounds? I believe that’s 1800 grams! Intel and AMD recommend a limit of 500 grams for coolers. The limit is calculated in respect of any jolts your computer may be subjected to, during transit. So if you fit it, don’t even breathe on your computer case! I personally wouldn’t fit it. There are just as effective but much lighter coolers available. ThermalRight XP-120 and XP-90 , both comfortably under 500 grams, and quiet too with the right fans (Nexus).

[Deisel Weisel]

This weighs 4 pounds? I believe that’s 1800 grams! Intel and AMD recommend a limit of 500 grams for coolers. The limit is calculated in respect of any jolts your computer may be subjected to, during transit. So if you fit it, don’t even breathe on your computer case! I personally wouldn’t fit it. There are just as effective but much lighter coolers available. ThermalRight XP-120 and XP-90 , both comfortably under 500 grams, and quiet too with the right fans (Nexus).

[SLICK RICK]

This weighs 4 pounds? I believe that’s 1800 grams! Intel and AMD recommend a limit of 500 grams for coolers. The limit is calculated in respect of any jolts your computer may be subjected to, during transit. So if you fit it, don’t even breathe on your computer case! I personally wouldn’t fit it. There are just as effective but much lighter coolers available. ThermalRight XP-120 and XP-90 , both comfortably under 500 grams, and quiet too with the right fans (Nexus).

When I do install it, I will have some kind of extra support mounted to it. I am just trying to decided the best way to do that.

[zzyzzx]

If you are going to overclock, try using a more robust cooling system, like this one:

[adam]

Which one do you think I have?

I couldn't tell those were heatpipes inside the packaging. It looks really small in your first picture, its got a strange perspective. Is that just a really big mouse? I installed one of those heatsinks for a friend and the block itself was about 1.5X the size of my mouse. There are smaller heatsinks that probably work just as well, but not many. That is an awesome heatsink if you can fit it in your case.

[Capmaster]

Odd that it's not black. Making heat surfaces black aids in heat transfer ....absorbing or radiating it. A natural copper color isn't the most efficient.

[Cobra]

Surely it would simply act as an insulating barrier - adding another layer for heat to get through. I don't know about that sort of thing, though.

As for the weight issue (transit, jolts etc.) why not build your own supports in the case? You could use steel cables like bike gear cables to hold the heatsink still, reducing the likelyhood of a breakage. Don't know where they'd join, but it would be an interesting project for you.

Cobra

[glockjs]

im pretty sure a company like thermaltake wouldnt release a product if they knew it was going to be problematic.

maybe contact them directly to see if there are any known issues with this heatsink

[Craig Tucker]

Word of warning, I installed a Zalman Flower heatsink once the weight of it snapped the lugs on the CPU socket frying the CPU and motherboard.