hi i just brought this ninja heatsink from forumer name elh82 but when i open the package and see that the some of the heatsink fin is bent and he tell me to bend it back should be no problem is it true???can this cause the performance to reduce???

need some feedback from expert..

thanks

mine is slightly bent when i install the hsf..i corrected the fins ..of cuz..no performance degradation

many heatsink like this one, bent in transportation, no prob one
jus bend it back

yup..try to bend it to its original shape but be careful not to break it...

just bend it back lar.....no harm 1.....a few bent wouldnt degrade ur HSperformance

It might cause a 0.03C increase in temps, but that's neligible I say.
Bend it back lar, don't kanchiong la.

bent fins are no big deal

if broken heatpipe that'll be another story lah

Broken pipes??
The bent's can slightly increase the temps but unnoticeable la.

0.03 will be quite a lot. But I think no diffirent in temp.

wut was that?
quite alot..then no diff?
huhu..

what do u mean dude?

broken ??
maybe heatpipes leakage or not soldered properly only will happen....

He was trying to do something. Repeat after me okie?

"Lawak tak jadi"

Lil, you can break heatpipes actually. IT's hollow alluminium, alluminium, weak, hollow, weaker. So....

This post has been edited by pizzaboy: Feb 4 2006, 06:51 PM

Its more easier to break full pipe/rod than a hollow pipe,it is because of pressure pushing from inside and outside the hollow pipe.

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No problem la,just bent it back abit to normal even can't bent it normal 100%.

This post has been edited by kingmaker_20: Feb 4 2006, 08:33 PM

i bent back a bit but cannot get to bent back to 100% afraid would broke the fins and i scratch the fins a bit during i bent the fins can cause problem with a bit scracthes????

Oh My God!! I Scrathed My Ferrari Engine Cover For 1mm Long, Will It Become Slower ??

bah....only some scracthes on the fins, you worry too much.

Well, we were all like that once before, so take it easy on him. He just wants to make sure.

Bent fins on the Ninja are not a worry, just straighten them out as best you can. The pressure from the fan wire clips will bend some eventually anyway, so don't worry.

dont worry, mine were bent pretty badly at a few spots
but they were caused by myself when mounting it on
got some of my blood on it too

they're by far the softest fins i've seen on heatsinks

This post has been edited by KilJim: Feb 6 2006, 01:01 AM

okie thanks guy...yep i worry too much

so u can safely use it liao...no more worrying...
too much stress is not good.....
maybe next time u bent more do some artistic design....

no problem with it, just bend it back to the normal shape.
if that fin broke into pieces thats a different story