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    will the cooling performance be effected?

    i bought a Scythe Mine last week.. and i've only just returned home from my mam's and had a look at it and the pins are severely bent on 1 of the corners..

    was just wondering if anyone thinks the cooling performance would be effected at all from where the bend is..
    it was definately damaged in transit or pre-transit because you can tell it's taken a good few whacks 'cause a few of the fins are bent in other places aswell..

    don't really want to send it back, but if the cooling performance will be lower by a decent amount then i think i will.





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    Re: will the cooling performance be effected?

    I severely doubt it.

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    Re: will the cooling performance be effected?

    i would send it back, its bent the heatpipes, who knows if someones bent them back, it might cause noise as wind whistles through the bent parts..

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    Re: will the cooling performance be effected?

    It's right at the corer of the fan, where there is going to be very little air flow.

    I'm with Krakkenbus, i doubt there would be much difference in cooling perfomance.

    However I would still be annoyed at the damage.

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    Re: will the cooling performance be effected?

    I would send it back, just out of the principal of the thing.

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    Re: will the cooling performance be effected?

    Like everybody else said, send it back.

    It is the principal.

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    Re: will the cooling performance be effected?

    I would test it out and see if it does this:
    Quote Originally Posted by GoNz0 View Post
    noise as wind whistles through the bent parts..
    if it does this ,then return it

    But cooling performance won't really be affected...

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    Re: will the cooling performance be effected?

    Quote Originally Posted by Krakkenbus View Post
    I severely doubt it.
    i probably asked the wrong question tbh.. it's more likely to cause more noise than less heat dissipation.

    Quote Originally Posted by GoNz0 View Post
    i would send it back, its bent the heatpipes, who knows if someones bent them back, it might cause noise as wind whistles through the bent parts..
    i didn't notice those pipes had been bent, but they definately are bent.. and i've also noticed that the fan will be pulling air past this bent area, not blowing past it.. will that make a difference to the whistling, if it does whistle?

    Quote Originally Posted by Funkstar View Post
    It's right at the corer of the fan, where there is going to be very little air flow.

    I'm with Krakkenbus, i doubt there would be much difference in cooling perfomance.

    However I would still be annoyed at the damage.
    yeah, i'm rather annoyed at it being damamed but if it's only gonna be cosmetic i don't mind 'cause there's no windows on my case or anything.

    Quote Originally Posted by tom18230 View Post
    I would send it back, just out of the principal of the thing.
    but it takes time.. and waiting for them to say "you done this" would just be very annoying..
    if i don't need to get a replacement i'd rather not.

    Quote Originally Posted by Krakkenbus View Post
    Like everybody else said, send it back.

    It is the principal.
    again.. i'd rather not have to if it's not gonna make any difference to noise or performance

    Quote Originally Posted by SiM View Post
    I would test it out and see if it does this:
    if it does this ,then return it

    But cooling performance won't really be affected...
    i'll wait for my motherboard to return, new or old and see what it's like.. or i could maybe stick it in my dad's machine and see how it performs in there..

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    Re: will the cooling performance be effected?

    Matty my man, I would return it. But I am sooo fussy lol

    Jut couldnt live, every little noise id hear from my pc id blame on that.

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    Re: will the cooling performance be effected?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ommid View Post
    Matty my man, I would return it. But I am sooo fussy lol

    Jut couldnt live, every little noise id hear from my pc id blame on that.
    i already have 2 x 120mm's in it and an 8800GT, so any noise from it most likely won't be from this Scythe.. unless this bent area creates a hell of a lot of noise..

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    Re: will the cooling performance be effected?

    no i mean like a clunk clunk or a whirrrr

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    Re: will the cooling performance be effected?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ommid View Post
    no i mean like a clunk clunk or a whirrrr
    i get what you mean.. but unless it's horribly unbearable then i'm cool with it..

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    Re: will the cooling performance be effected?

    You probably wont notice any noise difference, but if you do then send it back.
    Cave canem!

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    Re: will the cooling performance be effected?

    bend them back.. I wouldn't send it back.. too much like effort

    Looks quite bad, but I doubt it would change much.

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    Re: will the cooling performance be effected?

    Quote Originally Posted by donkiddik View Post
    You probably wont notice any noise difference, but if you do then send it back.
    i think i'm gonna follow that plan of action..

    Quote Originally Posted by staffsMike View Post
    bend them back.. I wouldn't send it back.. too much like effort

    Looks quite bad, but I doubt it would change much.
    bending them back isn't really that easy 'cause it's made of the flimsiest metal known to man! i've felt stronger sheets of toilet paper tbh..

    do you know if you can remove the fins?
    then i'd be able to take them off, squash them flat, and stick them back on.. then the whole problems sorted..

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    Re: will the cooling performance be effected?

    I've bent the fins on the ninja before.. (it having sliced my hand to pieces lol) and just bent them back but it wasn't as bad as that.

    I'm changing my mind to sending it back lol Didn't look that closely the first time, that has had a big knock. I still dont think it will affect the cooling but it looks pretty ugly.

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