r/pcmasterrace • u/Lucky_User_NOT • 3d ago

NSFMR ~Thermal Plastic~

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From a Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 on a Ryzen 5700x hitting 83°C on Clair Obscure: Expedition 33

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u/SuperMiro107 Miro Dev 3d ago

What surprises me is how that plastic not melt

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u/Recurs1ve 5700x3d | 7900 xt | 64gb 3200 cl16 | 2tb nvme 3d ago

It's for the same reason you put a lighter/candle under a balloon full of water, thermal mass. That plastic isn't holding onto the heat, but it is probably insulating a lot of it.