Guide - Heatsink and TIM Basics

**~*77*~** · Posted: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:21:25 Post Subject: Guide - Heatsink and TIM Basics

Heat is actually molecular vibrations in any material and our fingers interpret this vibration as heat. The greater the vibration, the hotter the material is/feels. In order to cool down the material these vibrations need to be dispersed or thinned-out in some way. If you have ever played with a tuning fork, try to think of when you would strike it and let it stop vibrating on its own. If you were to touch the fork, your finger would absorb the vibrations and the humming would stop along with the vibration. - pcapex.com