is it fine to use vinyl wrap to cpu heatsink?

[lordallen14]

my noctua nhd14 is really ugly as hell.... is it fine to cover it with vinyl wrap? just the top cover not the whole heatsink

 

[KahouAoki]

You have poor taste, the NHD14 is pretty.

 

[ThomasLeong]

I'd venture to say that with vinly wrap, you would lower the heat dissipation and thereby increase the heat accumulation which defeats the purpose of the cooler.

 

[doubletake]

is it fine to cover it with vinyl wrap? just the top cover not the while heatsink

I'd venture to say...which defeats the purpose of the cooler.

How the hell would he defeat the purpose of the cooler with a wrap on the top? That's just one single fin out of many, and it's not some top-venting monstrosity, so it would do absolutely nothing to hamper airflow through the fin array or heatpipes.

To OP, it should be fine to cover the top part of the cooler as long as you don't leave any overhang that might get in the way of the fans/airflow.

 

[lordallen14]

just the top sink... it would be fine right?

 

[ThomasLeong]

Vinyl/Plastic traps heat. The materials that the cooler are made with are meant to dissipate heat. I do not recommend covering the top (per your picture). However, in the short run, it may do no harm.

 

[Mousemonkey]

@doubletake, watch your language.

 

[doubletake]

If you deleted the entire post just for that instead of modifying it, you should just go ahead and mark my account for deletion while you're at it.