enjoyfebruary Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I have a Thermaltake Tower 112 cu that is completely monstrous. It used to sit on top of a 3.2Ghz Prescott P4 and do a good job at bringing the temp down. I'm going to build my next hackintosh into a G5 case and i'm worried that the weight of the heatsink alone will make the motherboard tray bend or warp. I plan on using the aluminum matx Lian-Li tray to mount the motherboard to. I'll just cut out the back of the G5 and pop-rivet the tray to the back, leaving the tray to kind of float in the case. Right now i have an e8400 but in the future I'll be upgrading to some Core 2 Quad. The heatsink is right around 3.5-4 pounds. Is this overkill? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/209136-heatsink-overkill/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonestonne Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 no, the weight isn't a huge issue. Although you can find better heatsinks that weigh less, and have more performance at this point, so it would be worth going that route. The solid copper nature of that heatsink is what makes it so freaking heavy. Look for one that's Aluminum with a copper base. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/209136-heatsink-overkill/#findComment-1396787 Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1c3jack3t Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 That is freaking massive. In my G5 case I have Thermalright HR-01 that's a little smaller than that and provides idles at 35-40 and load at nothing over 55. Its relatively light and completely passive...the one you've got might be overkill IMO if you're thinking about size vs. performance. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/209136-heatsink-overkill/#findComment-1398322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3lpmedic Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I think if you take that thing to a metal recycler you wounld get back some serious cash Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/209136-heatsink-overkill/#findComment-1398524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon19 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 IMO that isnt to heavy. like bonestonne said it may be good looking for an aluminum one instead. im assuming you weren't going to strap a cooling fan to it? Its not overkill, just not conventional Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/209136-heatsink-overkill/#findComment-1405673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirloui Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 you can have something underneath it to take the weight off the mobo. The Mac Pros have a centimeter thick rubberpad under the CPU heatsinks, where they rest. I relocated mine, added some height, and the weight isn't an issue. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/209136-heatsink-overkill/#findComment-1420039 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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