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Unread 02-25-2003, 05:06 PM   #41
Cathar
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Originally posted by Since87
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Actually with a better block, a smaller fraction of the CPU's heat output is going to conduct down the CPU pins. Therefore the amount of heat conducted through the block will be higher.

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Under no circumstances, is this a DISADVANTAGE of a high performance block though.
Actually I didn't want to confuse the issue by saying that as I was trying to keep it all relatively straight-forward.

If you're interested in a discussion on this, I started exactly such a thread on this topic about 2 months ago over here:

http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showth...hreadid=148310
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