Molex 371660003 Silent Heatsink Review
Molex may be better known for
their little plastic electrical connectors, but amongst all their other ventures
they have in their inventory a silent heatsink. Now before anyone get's their
hopes up, this heatsink is not for performance freaks - it just can't handle
that much heat. What does makes this heatsink worth the time to read about is that it is nearly silent. Yes, silent.
That doesn't mean the heatsinks noise is
simply drowned out by the powersupply or by the hard drives, it means
nearly silent - possibly the perfect heatsink for those rare applications when
reducing noise is the most important factor to consider.
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Designed for:
AMD Athlon,
Duron, Socket A. |
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Model: 371660003
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Fan: 12V
- Fan
Dim: 10x50x50mm
- Heatsink Dim: 40x55x55mm
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HS Material: folded aluminum,
copper bar
- Weight: 135 grams
- Mfg by: Molex
- Cost: $20
USD
Sold By: NEDC Online
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The heart
of the Molex HSF is a solid core of copper. The premise behind the cooler is to have the copper in contact with the processor die, and use its' conductive
properties to distribute the heat upwards, and then out through the many
folded-aluminum fins.
As the
copper transfers the heat away from the processor core it passes through a
layer of what appears to be regular old silicon-based thermal
compound. The compound acts as the interface between the aluminum and the
copper core to promote better heat transfer in the wake of any really
metal-to-metal joints.
The folded aluminum fins form a flute around the
outside of the central copper core and are open at the top, bottom, and
lower-edge.
One of the best aspects of the design of this
heatsink is the clipping mechanism. Rather than rely on a difficult to engage
screw driver method, the Molex uses a molded plastic thumb lever to make
attaching and removing the stiff stainless steel clip relatively
easy.
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