Anyone seen a review of these suckers?

TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
edited March 2004 in Hardware
These are made by the company that made the parts I used for my last case. They look awesome but was wonderiung if you guys had seen reviews?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3463779043&category=3673

Tex

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  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    I checked a few reviews and all say that they're difficult to install, heavy, and don't fit many motherboards. As for cooling, they cool really well. If you can find a mobo that it fits, it's worth a shot. Don't know if it's worth $50, IMO.
  • Al_CapownAl_Capown Indiana
    edited February 2004
    Yea performs at the same level of any high end Thermalright products. I'd just go thermalright if I was use. SP94, SP97, SP98, SLK800 (A/U), SLK900(A/U), SLK 947(U), and SLK 948U. All of those will be less of a headache I'm sure, that 2 fan design and the length looks ridiculous for a retention clip. Overall thermalright is much more efficient and cheaper.
  • DragstkDragstk Syracuse, N.Y.
    edited February 2004
    Check out this one:
    http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/dp-102_heatsink_review.php
    They seem to like it
    Dragstk
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited February 2004
    They're basically on par with, if not better than, Thermalright's SLK-900. I've got the DP-101, which is the older version of that thing. It's got aluminum fins, and takes a 60x20mm ~20cfm fan. It performs as well as, if not better than, my SLK-800As do with smartfan2s at full speed.

    That huge column is a heatpipe. Heatpipes are your friend. :D

    So, in one sentence:
    They're great.

    BTW, this thing is supposed to be even better:
    http://www.imicros.com/detail.php?name=ARC-HT101

    Also, Aerocool is hell-bent on toppling Thermalright, from what I've read. These guys are apparently very serious about that, too. The only thing to be wary of is that I've seen pictures of one of those two heatsinks (the HT101 or DP102; I can't remember which) RIP A SOCKET OFF A MOTHERBOARD. Someone took a dead board they had, clipped the heatsink onto the socket (with a cpu in it) and tried an experiment to see how much force it would take to damage the socket. He dropped the board 1/8" and the heatsink ripped the socket off the board. Literally ripped it off. As in, you could hold the socket in one hand, and the board in the other.
  • KometeKomete Member
    edited March 2004
    I'm using one and love it :)
    Heres a review of it http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/case_cool/other/heatsinks/aerocool/dp102/index.shtml

    No problems fitting on my nf7s2.0 or my a7n8x DL. The first install was hard as hell but after that the clip gave a little and I havn't had any problems since.

    The only grip I have with it is you have to do some tinkering to find what works best in you case. one fan blow and one fan suck works the best for me. Bad news is I have to take it off yet again to set it back that way. but 3c diffence is worth it to me :)
  • JohnAshcroftJohnAshcroft
    edited March 2004
    Tex wrote:
    These are made by the company that made the parts I used for my last case. They look awesome but was wonderiung if you guys had seen reviews?

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3463779043&category=3673

    Tex

    looks like a gimmick to me :zombie:
  • KometeKomete Member
    edited March 2004
    JohnAshcroft wrote:
    looks like a gimmick to me :zombie:

    Takes a while for new things to catch on. Not that heat pipes are new. My idle temps for running at 2200mghz 11x200 with a vcore of 1.625 is 32c idle and 36c load. Now that new egg has it I think it will start getting more popular.
    http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-183-108&catalog=62&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited March 2004
    What makes you say it looks like a gimmick? I assure you that it's anything but...
  • TemplarTemplar You first.
    edited March 2004
    Looks like a bunch of copper hard drive platters. Put four fans on it and it's a hydrant.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited March 2004
    ROFL. I suppose... but with that heatpipe in there, it works damn well.
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited March 2004
    It might work well, but I also have the same reservations about it as Geeky. Anything that tall and heavy hanging onto the socket itself instead of being mounted with the 4 holes around the socket looks like a recipe for disaster if the rig is moved around very much.
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    I'd feel a lot better if it was in a desktop case. For my own application, I'd use it for a near-silent ETPC in a desktop case - something that would be seen, not heard, and never moved :)
  • KometeKomete Member
    edited March 2004
    muddocktor wrote:
    It might work well, but I also have the same reservations about it as Geeky. Anything that tall and heavy hanging onto the socket itself instead of being mounted with the 4 holes around the socket looks like a recipe for disaster if the rig is moved around very much.
    The hight on it isnt bad but the thing to worry about is the width when the fans are attached. The first pics should be of an Asus a7n8xdl. As you can see the lower caps needed a little push becouse of the fans. The other pics should be of it on a nf7s. The one picture of it on my desk looks very close to real life size on my 19inch moniter @ 1152x864res.

    For lan parties I won't lie when it's in the car I have it laying on it's side with the heatsink standing up. Mostly becouse of the Horrible roads here in Baton Rouge. Moving it around to work on I have no worries at all.
  • KometeKomete Member
    edited March 2004
    forgot the clear shot of the nf7s. the fans go right over the cap to the left of the socked. clears it by maybe 3 mm.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited March 2004
    Well, I don't want to scare the crap out of you Komete, but these pics are from a review of the DP-102. The board was dropped a whopping 1/8" :eek:
  • KometeKomete Member
    edited March 2004
    Looks like a good reason to RMA the board..lol Ahh I'm not worried, I've knocked the case around several times with my knee and shes still standing but I have yet to drop it. None the less I might make a modification to even out the weight and put some on the case. I have to take it off anyways to reverse one of the fans.

    After seeing the holes you drilled in that video card I have to say not much scares me :P
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