Old G5 Heatsink

[Urzu1000]

The point of this post is just for general discussion. I took apart an old Mac Power G5 last night after it was given to me by a co-worker who no longer wanted it taking up space in their house. I have to say, the default heat sink that they had on that processor left me somewhat taken aback.

Those things are huge, and I'm pretty sure it could *eat* my heatsink. For reference, here's a size comparison image I've found. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FUGRYRHff40/T7-hPujhRAI/AAAAAAAAA5o/2lhU9I3FM2g/s1600/P4020676.JPG

Does anyone know how efficient these were compared to what we use now?

 

[refillable]

Wow... That's interesting, I guess it's fanless, am I right?

 

[Urzu1000]

Wow... That's interesting, I guess it's fanless, am I right?

It's actually not. It had small fans along the heatsink, but they attached to a metal panel within the case directly next to the heatsink. It was pretty clear that they were designed specially for it.