Socket 478 Head-To-Head

I'm not quite sure if the recent surge in CPU coolers is due to some kind of upsurge in air cooling or if it's just one of those unexplainable coincidences that we have to put down to some strange, latent energy force that circles the universe causing all manner of phenomenon. Phenomenon like buses that arrive in threes or friends offering things for sale at ridiculously cheap prices the day after you paid far too much for the same thing elsewhere.

What ever the reason, air cooling seems to be generating interest again, and heat-pipes are this year's must-have accessory. And at that juncture, let's remind ourselves what heat-pipes are all about.