Appeared on Reddit post enthusiast who used a 3.6kg copper cylinder as a CPU heatsink. The funny thing is that he did an excellent experiment – the i9 almost did not warm up.
According to That-Desktop-User, the processor heats up to 35 degrees Celsius in a normal state, and if you test it, then up to 80. Naturally, these are not the best indicators, but still a pretty good result.
In the comments, users note that if more holes are made in the cylinder, then the cooling will become even better. That-Desktop-User himself reported that he took the cylinder out of medical equipment.
Now copper is sold on the markets in the region of $9,000 per ton, which makes the cost of such a block quite low – in the region of $32-33. The problem is different – it is quite difficult to find such a cylinder. However, if you’re lucky, it will be silent and fairly cheap cooling.
The fact is that copper has one of the best indicators of heat transfer from metals – only silver is ahead, but the cost of this metal is completely different.
The comments also indicate that you need to test the cooling in games or rendering to establish the exact capabilities of the radiator.
