GlacialTech Igloo Alaska Cooler

Closer Look

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Here is a quicklook at the Igloo Alaska’s new honeycomb heatsink design which allows for the mysterious “breathing effect”. First of all, to get it out of the way, the breathing effect is the way air spreads out from the heat sink. The fan and heatsink design allows for air to blow out from all sides including top and bottom of the fan. In theory this should increase the cooling efficiency by allowing air to pass through with less resistance while also increasing the surface area of the heatsink itself.

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Mirror Coating

From the top angle you can see the V design of the heat pipes. This should allow for more even heat spread over the heatsink fins. Igloo Alaska also implemented mirror coating on the base. Mirror coating means that it is smooth and polished flat to the point where you can see your reflection. This way of polishing the base allows for tighter connection with the processor which in turn creates better heat transfer. Even though it wasn’t the best “mirror” effect it was still very nicely polished.

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