15 Comments:

1. Unregistered

   Guest

   
   19 May '05, 12:34 pm

   Great review, this looks like a really nice cooler. I think I still might go for the AKASA (Evo 33) AK-913, it cooled an overclocked and over volted FX-55 to 16 degrees below the reference cooler on high and 14 on low! You can't beat the blue glow on this one though
2. GHoosdum

   tequilavangelist

   
   19 May '05, 12:37 pm

   Doug, you mentioned that the heatpipes have a certain orientation they have to be in... does this mean that this cooler would only work properly in a tower case?
3. Thrax

   Cad

   
   19 May '05, 4:05 pm

   The temps blow. :\
4. MediaMan

   Driven by Socket 462754939940

   
   19 May '05, 5:05 pm

   Quoting GHoosdum

   Doug, you mentioned that the heatpipes have a certain orientation they have to be in... does this mean that this cooler would only work properly in a tower case?

   The orientation specification in the manual stated the cooler (socket 939/754) should be this way but no specific reason was given. I would assume the cooler would work horizontal or vertically mounted...else it'd be a pretty poor product.

   Quoting Thrax

   The temps blow. :\

   Alright my wise and mighty Thrax. What temps wouldn't blow at 23 dBA using that processor on that motherboard which has been known to run hotter than other motherboards?

   Hmmm? And just don't give me a number in a reply.
5. TheLostSwede

   Where's the ****ing beers?

   
   19 May '05, 5:39 pm

   Considering Mediaman's got just about the warmest cpu out there (Clawhammer 1mb cache, same as FX), and a fan under 20dba, the temperatures is actually rather good.

   One thing i noticed though...i can bet a sour Budweiser on that this cooler is made by Thermalright, or the company that produces Thermalright.
6. Thrax

   Cad

   
   19 May '05, 5:59 pm

   The problem is, MM, is that you're concerned with dBA/temp.. whereas I'm not. So it's really apples/oranges. The only matter that concerns me with HSFs is weight, dimensions, and temperature.

   I don't care if it sounds like a Vantec Tornado. I really don't.
7. primesuspect

   The Icrontic Guy

   
   19 May '05, 6:07 pm

   Right but then there are many people to whom noise IS important, so your blanket statement of "the temps blow" is too general. I could say "Cars suck" because I prefer trucks, but then what kind of reaction would that get?
8. Thrax

   Cad

   
   19 May '05, 6:27 pm

   You seem to be under the impression that I was referring to anyone's priorities other than my own when I said the temperatures blow. That's not the case. I was expressing my displeasure with the temperatures, so I fail to see where the argument is.
9. Animal

   Icrontic Posting Maniac

   
   19 May '05, 7:07 pm

   shouldn't the point be that if you took the fan off this heatsink and put it on a different one, would you get the same temperature results? maybe a direct comparison between this headsink and then another one using the same rated fan would be the way to go seeing as that would be the only way to find out if really the temps did "blow". (sorry if i have missed the mark, its late and i am tired)
10. primesuspect

    The Icrontic Guy

    
    19 May '05, 7:22 pm

    Okay, I guess I fail to grasp the point or intent of your post, then.
11. Thrax

    Cad

    
    19 May '05, 7:54 pm

    Quoting -animal-

    shouldn't the point be that if you took the fan off this heatsink and put it on a different one, would you get the same temperature results? maybe a direct comparison between this headsink and then another one using the same rated fan would be the way to go seeing as that would be the only way to find out if really the temps did "blow". (sorry if i have missed the mark, its late and i am tired)

    If only it were so easy. It looks like the fan is proprietary.
12. Animal

    Icrontic Posting Maniac

    
    19 May '05, 8:26 pm

    yeah it does looks a weird shape, what happens when the fan dies? Obviously this would be rare however if it were out of wwarranty surely you would be screwed...
13. MediaMan

    Driven by Socket 462754939940

    
    19 May '05, 9:48 pm

    /me sighs...."nobody reads my reviews"

    The fan is an 80mm. fan if memory serves correct and the clips will hold another 80mm. fan. Thrax's priority is basement temperatures regardless of noise. So for him the temps aren't good enough.

    My point of view is that the temperatures are very good when you consider that the fan runs 21-24 dBA which is very quiet.
14. Gargoyle

    We can't stop here...

    
    30 May '05, 3:37 pm

    Great article MM. Looks like heatpipe HSF designs have finally matured. The only other thing that would have been nice to see in the article is a comparison to a more common heatsink, like somethink from Thermalright. To me, a SLK-800 is the baseline for cooling, just like Quake 3 was for so many years for graphics benchmarks. Or maybe to a Zalmn HSF, since the objective of quiet cooling is the same.
15. Jeff34Buff

    Icrontic Technician

    
    13 Jun '05, 5:50 pm

    Not as universal or easy to install as claimed. I read this review, found one at New Egg that arrived today. The little plastic bracket (LG775-RM) screws are too big for the holes that go through my ASUS PTG1-LA motherboard. There is an "X" shaped metal bracket that has threaded sleeves going through the holes. The stock HSF screwed from the top down into the board, threading into these sleeves. The "X" bracket appears to be glued to the motherboard - I'm chicken to pry it off, although that looks like the only way to solve they problem.

    HP/Compaq LGA-77 owners beware!

    This problem doesn't become readily apparent until after you've moved the motherboard and flipped it over!

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