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  • noun Plural form of heatsink.

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Examples

  • Looks awesome, some say the heatsinks are a little small, but it works perfectly for me.

    Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals 2010

  • Now, I've never seen a Skulltrail setup in person so I have no idea how loud it is, either with stock coolers of aftermarket (since that's an unknown for his setup), but I'd be weary of a ton of fan noise when you consider dual CPU heatsinks and what i'm assuming are multiple video cards.

    Living Large In A NYC Shoebox | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • Now, I've never seen a Skulltrail setup in person so I have no idea how loud it is, either with stock coolers of aftermarketsince that's an unknown for his setup, but I'd be weary of a ton of fan noise when you consider dual CPU heatsinks and what i'm assuming are multiple video cards.

    Living Large In A NYC Shoebox | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • Lighter, smaller power supply, standard beefed up heatsinks to prevent an RROD and also a HDMI output to boot on all 360 consoles.

    Avatar Will Make a Profit, $500 Million Budget A Joke, Says Fox | /Film 2009

  • Use bigger heatsinks, at least of the size cannibalized from dead

    Boing Boing: September 4, 2005 - September 10, 2005 Archives 2005

  • Making for lovely heatsinks that are realitively un-affected by greenhouse gasses.

    Hits « Climate Audit 2005

  • Making for lovely heatsinks that are realitively un-affected by greenhouse gasses.

    Hits « Climate Audit 2005

  • Making for lovely heatsinks that are realitively un-affected by greenhouse gasses.

    Hits « Climate Audit 2005

  • The new version also features an updated component library that includes fuses, fusible resistors, shunt regulators, optocouplers, and heatsinks.

    unknown title 2011

  • Look inside your PC and you'll find passive heatsinks and/or heat pipes, typically fabricated from aluminum or copper, clinging to your motherboard chipset and maybe even your RAM.

    Gizmodo Zack Stern 2011

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