We got our new computer almost a month ago now. Before I even hooked it up I opened up the box to have a look. When I saw how huge the heatsink was, I just had to take a picture.
This think literally spans the entire width of the case. Mounted to the front side of it, which you can’t see, is a 80mm case fan that blows out into a cavity in the front of the case. The case front is flat, but there are cutouts on each side of the cavity that are about 3″x4″.
It’s been a while since I’ve done anything with newer computers, and I’m sure that heatsinks have only gotten larger, but still, this seems a bit crazy.. 
(It could be worse and be water cooled I guess… 
) In case you were curious, the CPU is a core2duo 6400.
Comment by john doe — March 19, 2007 @ 11:42 pm
Wow, that is a monster, but then again it is a monster of a cpu, but core 2 duos dont get that hot… or do they?
Comment by Christina Eisenhauer — April 5, 2007 @ 12:42 pm
Lucus, what is Melinka’s email addy??? or her blog address??? write me back or have her call me!!!!!!!!! she should have my number or Bea does.
love,
chrisitna
Comment by skh.pcola — May 10, 2007 @ 5:13 pm
Yeah, like john doe said, I thought the core2duo chips were supposed to draw less current and run cooler. That is a positively ginormous heatsink.
Comment by Aubrey — June 14, 2007 @ 9:16 pm
Wow that’s a monster all right!
Comment by Milenka — June 12, 2008 @ 8:03 pm
I do so get tired of seeing this entry. Maybe you should blog once in awhile, not that anyone reads anymore. Then again, maybe blogging just for yourself is a good thing? Bored now.
Comment by Carrie Jo — June 23, 2008 @ 12:45 am
Dude, you ever gonna blog again? How you doing?