Quote Originally Posted by Thrilla
Lol it's really a pain in the neck when heatpipes stop working and act as insulators.

A way to test them is to put the base of the cooler in boiling water, or hot water, while holding the pipe with your fingers. The pipe should get as hot as the water in less than 4 seconds.
hhmm Interesting

I did the test not with boiling water but with a frying pan
Both heatpipes and fins get hot at the same time... So i guess my mistery is solved and the stuck heat is the real problem.

biohead noticed that before me