HDT Cooler Shootout!

We’ve been busy in the Icrontic labs, and there is no shortage of heatsinks coming in. You can expect several new reviews in the not too distant future. We coincidentally received two very similar heatsinks from two different companies—Sunbeam’s new “Core Contact Freezer” and OCZ’s “Vendetta 2”. Both are based on the popular “heatpipe direct touch” or “HDT” design. If you haven’t already guessed, the heatpipes do not contact a base, but contact the heat source directly. It has proved to be an effective technology and more and more heatsinks are beginning to emerge with this type of design.

The “HDT” base of the Core-Contact Freezer. Image courtesy of Sunbeam

We’ll be comparing the two different approaches to the technology and pitting them up against the other twelve heatsinks we’ve tested to date.

Index

• Sunbeam Core-Contact Freezer Overview
• Sunbeam Core-Contact Freezer Installation
• OCZ Vendetta 2 Overview
• OCZ Vendetta 2 Installation
• Performance Results
• Fan Testing
• Conclusion