While I don't normally shop around the market for heatsinks everyday (I'm not in the computer business), I was always under the impression that copper conducts heat a little more efficiently than aluminum does. That's why I can't understand the sudden fascination with all the aluminum heatsinks I've seen on the markets lately. Am I wrong on that?

Yeah, T, it does look a little skimpy. To me, it really doesn't make sense because most everyone is on this "oh, the hsf is supposed to blow down onto the cpu" kick. If someone wants to do that, all they are doing is blowing that hot air right back down to where it just came from. I guess with this model, they are going with the theory that the hsf is supposed to be blowing away from the cpu, drawing the air up off of it.

While the lighter weight is always welcome, I'm of the school that I'm not going to sacrifice performance for a few grams. That's probably what drove me out of the mountaining biking scene eight years ago. They were so obsessed with losing grams, people, yes, I said grams, that they would drill holes in their cranks. Totally out of control obsession is what that is.

I know I'm not going to try it. My SLK900A with an 80mm Panaflo fan gives me 36C idle and 38C/39C under load, which I'm perfectly content with.

Rob