The Alphenfohn GroB Clock'ner Blue Edition heatsink on the test bench today is a heatpipe direct contact cooler - meaning the heatpipes are exposed at the base. The cooler stands 154m tall, is 125mm across and weighs upwards of 778grams. Bundled with the GroB Clock'ner Blue Edition heatsink is a small patch of Coollaboratory thermal interface material, the Liquid MetalPad. This paper thin piece of silvered colour metal is an Indium alloy (Indium, Copper, Bismuth) which melts at 59°C, and possess a density of 8.29g/cm3. The metal thermal interface material is copper and aluminum safe.
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