New Swiftech MCX15 series Chipset Heatsinks

[Mt_Goat]

I know this probably could have/ should have gone in "Cooling" but it isn't too often that we find new NB coolers. especially one like this one from Swiftech.
http://www.swiftnets.com/assets/images/products/MCX159/MCX159-A-retention-300x351.jpg

These things just look wild! It looks like sheer woodyland heaven for geeks. I like it!

Features
Introducing the MCX159™ series heatsinks, the first extreme performance heatsinks designed for high front side bus frequency chipsets.

Hybrid copper base, and thin aluminum pin heatsink:
the massive 1/2" thick copper base provides superior heat capacity for unparalleled stability in extreme overclocking applications. The thin aluminum pins promote increased turbulence for more efficient heat dissipation compared to traditional fin extrusions.


Patented Helicoid pin design (U.S. patent 6,469,898): pins are individually machined in an helicoid shape, to increase their surface area, and further enhance heat dissipation efficiency.


Ultra quiet (18 dBA) VAPO bearing Sunon 40mm fan


Three models are available, using different retention mechanisms for compatibility with with a wide variety of platforms:
MCX159-A™ for AMD® processor platforms - see compatibility specifications
MCX159-P™ for Intel® processor platforms - see compatibility specifications
MCX159-R™ (Retail version) includes both retention mechanisms

http://www.swiftnets.com/assets/images/products/MCX159/MCX159-MCX462-Vset-630x490.jpg

Overall quality & attention to details
Perfect contact between chipset core and heatsink is critical for transferring the thermal load to the heat dissipation device. For this reason, the heatsink base is lapped in-house, flat to 3/10th of 1/1000" and hand-polished to a near-mirror finish (Grade 8 Micro Surface finish)

http://www.swiftnets.com/assets/images/products/MCX159/MCX159-base-finish-300x311.jpg

For more Check out the very cool new product page at Swiftech. (http://www.swiftnets.com/products/MCX159.asp#) This is what looks are all about and I bet it works pretty damn well too! :thumbsup:

[mmonnin]

Looks like a modders HS to me.

It doesnt say how much it weights tho. That and a Big HSF would be weighing down the board a bit tho.

[muddocktor]

Swiftnets has them in their online store for $35-36 for the AMD chipset version and around $33 for the Intel chipset version. Cool looking hsf for the nb, maybe I'll invest in 1 for the NF7-S rig soon.

[Mt_Goat]

mmonnin said
Looks like a modders HS to me.

It doesnt say how much it weights tho. That and a Big HSF would be weighing down the board a bit tho.
I don't think it weighs any more than whan I epoxied a CPU HSF to the NB of one of my previous MB's. Excuse the crappy pic it's old.

[Geeky1]

Well, all I can say is:
My northbridge cooler is flatter (the swiftech is +/- 0.0003".... mine's +/- 0.0001") and has a better finish (3 micron) and has a bigger fan (20cfm 50mm). I don't think I'll be buying one, especially not when mine is held on by the standard northbridge cooler spaced holes... (It's a Coolermaster DP505-0A with a 20cfm fan, lapped to +/- 0.0001" and with a custom clip).

And my heatsink cost me less too (<$20). It looks great, but I suggest that you just make your own.

[TheLostSwede]

Some great looking heatsinks there!

I was wondering...whats the point with that kind of finish on the northbridge cooler when the NB core is that concave as it is ,especially on all NF2 Boards? If you lap the NB so that it is close to square and straight, you wont need a cooler like that. My board does 246 fsb on a standard hs/fan that is included in the NF2 2.0 and 1.97V on the chipset. Not even AS3 under, just some goop.

[Mt_Goat]

Geeky,

especially not when mine is held on by the standard northbridge cooler spaced holes...
Are you trying to say this one isn't held on with the standard 2 holes, which it is.

[Armo]

mmonnin said
Looks like a modders HS to me.

It doesnt say how much it weights tho. That and a Big HSF would be weighing down the board a bit tho.

I have a MCX 432 for my cpu, it weights about 1.5-2 pounds, on the plus side, it bolts to the mobo instead of using clips

[mmonnin]

Hmm I guess not. Might just be the pic but it looks pretty tall which would have more torque on the board cause of the weight being farther from the board. As long as the clips hold it tight it should be ok.

[Geeky1]

MTGoat, actually, I was trying to point out that the heatsink on my northbridge is the only CPU heatsink I've seen that's on a northbridge that's not glued onto it. It was just getting late when I typed my response :rolleyes:

[Black Hawk]

Wouldn't it have been better for a slimmer base so that it would dissipate faster?

[muddocktor]

Thicker copper base=more contact area between base material and aluminum pin fins(pin fins set deeper into the base). Plus the thicker copper base should help distribute the heat to the outer edges of the sink too, I would imagine.