Nor, again, that of a bad man passing from adversity to prosperity: for nothing can be more alien to the spirit of Tragedy; it possesses no single tragic quality; it neither satisfies the moral sense nor calls forth pity or fear.
A heat sink (also commonly spelled heatsink) is a passive heat exchanger that transfers the heat generated by an electronic or a mechanical device to a fluid medium, often air or a liquid coolant, where it is dissipated away from the device, thereby allowing regulation of the device's temperature at optimal levels.
up vote 0 down vote. The heat pipes are basically pipes, to carry heat, (no duh) to the fins on your heat sink. The Heat sink increases surface area, and improves cooling and your fan, further aids the cooling. The most common type of heat pipe is copper, and usually attached to aluminum fins. Copper conducts heat better than aluminum.