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Originally posted by 8-Ball
Bigben2k seemed to know quite a bit about it and should be able to explain better if he happens to see this.
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Flattered, I would attempt, if it was relevant. I almost passed over this thread without reading it: I enjoy creative usernames
First, what was meant about the pins is indeed the first three rows, and the last three rows. You might want to take a look at the AMD specifications, for core measurements.
This block is another good attempt, and will indeed work well. Where it is limited, is again, in that the flow is crosswise, not a central inlet, which concentrates the heat removal from the pins, and not the baseplate, where most of the heat will come from.
Since the flow is quite directional, I don't see any reason to pass over the idea of fins, instead of pins (which would be just as easy to make). In fact, the whole block dimension could be reduced significantly, by having a single outlet on the opposite side. It would also reduce the flow restriction significantly.
This design is very large, I suspect because of the unusual inlet/outlet configuration. If I didn't know better, I'd say this is for a rackmount PC, where the height is severely limited.