wow....
thx dogfight for that article
here is a nice overview of cold plate materials:
The following are the thermal conductivity values (W/mK) used in the calculations:
Aluminum: 220
Copper: 388
Silver: 418
Silver/Copper (Cusil) Alloy: 515
so....being the cheap bastard that i am, ill still stick to using the aluminium i have. but i might want to make it thinner now after reading that article. maybe 1/8" is a little thin, but with a 226watt pelt and the fat ass water block im making, it doesnt seem too thin all of a sudden
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