i agree with you, SaFrOuT...engineering two towers of heatpipes, IMO, was/is the downfall of IFX-14....outside of the case, not as big of a problem...but...inside the case, where does the heat go coming off from the first heatpipe tower...i think some of that heat gets dispersed inside the case and the rest passes over/through the 2nd tower.

the only way this heatsink would perform well is if the two towers were side-by-side...but we all know space would be the problem...the heatsink would be to big for anyone's case or to even fit on any mobo.