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Originally posted by bigben2k
The combination of the density and heat transfer make Aluminium ideal for air cooling. I'd refer you to Dave's article, but I can't find it.
Nice link, Quokked. I like the idea of adding a heatsink on the back of the mobo.
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Bigben is right on this one, just to give you an idea, heres the different thermal conductivities of common metals discussed in these forums:
Aluminum: 237
Copper: 401
Silver: 429
Steel: 15.1
higher is better, all measurements in (W/m*K)
You can see from this that for heatsinks, silver would be ideal, but for price/performance ratio copper definitely wins.