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Originally Posted by jaydee116
More than enough NOT to do it to the base IMO for a $5,000 system. That thing better give better blow jobs than my GF!  |
No really, I can see why they would put gold on the block. Gold is the best thermal conductor that is also virtually chemically inert. It does not oxidize, and it protects the copper from any galvanic effects. Given they are shipping these things out of a factory to users who expect a plug 'n play experience with no problems for at least some hundreds of hours of ops, I can see the motivation.
BTW, good rule of thumb is that the better an electrical conductor a metal is, the better thermal conductor it is as well. Hence from first to fourth it goes silver, copper, gold, and aluminum in that order in both those physical properties.