NB cooling

[Otter]

It only boils at those low temperatures because the pressure in the tube has been reduced. Once you open the tube, it should all condense. I suppose it's possible that they used propane or some other refrigerant that's a gas at one atmosphere, but there probably just wasn't much liquid in there to begin with. Ever hear the liquid sloshing around inside a heat pipe when you move it? Me neither.

 

[Mycobacteria]

Despite the "sophisticated" lower boiling point liquids, pipes with lower internal pressure, and super fine wicks. These heat pipes are still inadequate at cooling a hot NB.

And to add to the frustration, every 680i MB has used heat pipes, and every time a review has been done while OCing the 680i, additional fans were used to cool the NB and or moffsets.

 

[Diggrr]

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if they (not accidently mind you) mistook the term heatpipes to mean pipes that attached to a darned hot block instead of it's true intention of being a heat exchanger that uses pressure modified boiling points.
It also wouldn't surprise me if they got taken by an unscrupulous supplier, that left out that whole cumbersome fluid/vacuuming process.

Marketing says "heck, they look cool anyway"....wink wink nudge nudge...

 

[Automata]

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if they (not accidently mind you) mistook the term heatpipes to mean pipes that attached to a darned hot block instead of it's true intention of being a heat exchanger that uses pressure modified boiling points.
It also wouldn't surprise me if they got taken by an unscrupulous supplier, that left out that whole cumbersome fluid/vacuuming process.

Marketing says "heck, they look cool anyway"....wink wink nudge nudge...

I can see a few companies doing this...

 

[Mycobacteria]

errrr lets see.... Asus.....

Mind you they wont admit that they jibbed me...