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[-] grue@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago

Do you have any idea how expensive a solid block of copper that big is?

[-] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 33 points 2 months ago

If that block is roughly 4.5cm x 4.5cm x 25cm then the volume of it is about 500cm³ which translates to 4.5kg of copper. At 11€/kg that makes about 50 euros.

[-] tempest@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 months ago

Cheaper than some noctua coolers.

[-] TomMasz@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago

If this were in an enclosure, would it cause the PCB to bow over time?

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago

Would you even notice, after buying the ram and storage?

[-] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 14 points 2 months ago

Yes but you save on manufacturing.

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 12 points 2 months ago

Despite the cost, it's damn heavy.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

and just stupid. Cooling fins of aluminum work better.

[-] SolSerkonos@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago

Copper isn't that bad. It's not cheap exactly, but it's probably going to cost what an expensive CPU cooler already would.

[-] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Probably around $150 worth of copper there, but you'll have to spend about twice that to get it because it comes in a larger size you'll have to cut down.