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Vantec 6040H/6040 Pre-Production Copper Heatsinks
Vantec 6040H/6040 Pre-Production Copper Heatsinks
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Abstract: The 6040 and 6040H (with just a faster fan) we are looking at today are pre-production, engineering samples.

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Vantec   Cooling / Heatsinks   Apr 15, 2002   Max Page  

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Acoustic Samples: Listen to this Heatsink!

The first sound image is from the 6040H model. This heatsink has the higher RPM fan as you will recall. The second sound image is from the 6040 which has a slightly less powerful fan up top.

The difference here is about 3 dB has we were able to measure it, but the 6040H model is a lot higher pitched in noise. As with every FrostyTech heatsink review you can listen to the heatsinks actual sound by clicking on the little pair of headphones and listening to the MP3 recording.

Vantec 6040H - FrostyTech Acoustic Sampling Chamber
Listen to this Heatsink now.
Standard Waveform view of a 10 second recording. Click on the headphones to listen to an MP3 recording of this heatsink in operation.

Vantec 6040 - FrostyTech Acoustic Sampling Chamber
Listen to this Heatsink now.
Standard Waveform view of a 10 second recording. Click on the headphones to listen to an MP3 recording of this heatsink in operation.

Sound Level Measurements:

Listening to the actual noise a heatsink makes allows you to hear what pure numbers alone cannot get across. To further emphasize FrostyTech's reliance on cold hard facts when evaluating a heatsink, we also take Decibel readings with a sound level meter. These results may be higher than the manufacturer's listed specs, but then again these are real world measurements.

FrostyTech Sound Level Results
- Manufacturer Model Noise Level Scale
JMC Prducts 400023 46.6 dB quiet
Zalman All Flower HSF 47.4/28.9 dB
Taisol CGK760092 48.4 dB
GlacialTech Igloo 2310 49.4 dB
Noisecontrol Silverado 50.8 dB
Thermal Integration TI-V77L 53.0 dB
Tocools Crown 54.5 dB
Sibak AT01515B 55.8 dB
Vantec 6040 57.0 dB
Sibak AC02625B 59.7 dB
Vantec 6040H 60.7 dB
Dynatron DY1206BH-625 63.3 dB
Dynatron DC1206BMP 65.1 dB louder

Both heatsinks are noisy, and the 6040H is the loudest of the two. A measured noise level of 60 dB will put this heatsink in the range of "annoying" and not make that great a cooler for 24X7 bedroom computers. The lower RPM version is a bit better because the shrill sound of the motor doesn't seem as sharp - unfortunately sound meters like the one we are using don't pick up on individual tones, just the overall loudness of the noise.

Synthetic Temperature Test Results: *Ranked according to 100W small interface die test results.

FrostyTech Synthetic Temperature Test Platform Results
Mfg. Model Ambient Temp. 27mm large copper block 15mm small copper block 27mm large copper block 15mm small copper block Thermal pad No. Fans Fan Noise Clip force
50W 50W 100W 100W
1 Thermal Integration TI-V77L 26.5 39.1 44.4 57.5 63.6 grey 1 med med
2 Sibak AC02625B 23.2 41.3 59.0 43.2 64.7 none 1 loud med
3 Swiftech MCXC370 21.4 38.3 43.4 53.5 65.7 none 1 med med
4 Vantec 6040H 24.1 40.8 45.3 57.1 67.9 none 1 loud med
5 Tocools Crown 23.2 38.8 53.2 47.9 70.2 none 1 loud stiff
6 Dynatron DY1206BH-625 23.2 40.0 55.1 47.6 70.4 none 1 loud stiff
7 Vantec CCK-6027D 27.4 45.4 49.6 64.9 73.4 none 1 med med
8 Swiftech MCX370 22.3 42.0 46.1 60.3 75.6 none 1 med hard
9 Vantec 6040 24.1 43.1 49.4 61.7 77.0 none 1 med med
10 Taisol CGK760092 23.4 42.7 61.2 51.3 77.5 pink 1 low med
11 Zalman CNPS6000-Cu 24.8 46.4 53.8 65.6 78.2 none 1 very low easy
12 AVC 112AM1 24.8 46.6 52.9 70.1 79.6 none 1 low stiff
13 GlacialTech Igloo 2310 23.5 44.9 66.7 53.7 80.8 silver 1 med very stiff
14 Thermaltake Volcano 6cu+ 26.5 40.3 55.3 58.6 84.4 carbon 1 loud med
15 JMC Products 400023 23.1 44.5 65.2 55.3 85.2 Chomerics T725 1 low easy
16 Zalman CNPS6000AlCu 24.9 48.3 56.3 72.2 86.0 none 1 low med
17 Sibak AT01515B 23.0 45.1 64.6 60.1 95.2 none 2 med stiff
50W 50W 100W 100W

The 6040H is obviously going to be the better performing heatsink of the two because it has a higher RPM fan to play with. The 6040 seems to be producing slightly more mid-range thermal values which are quite respectable.

At the very least we can see that the 6040 series design has advanced over the 6027D design of earlier this year.

Rise Above Ambient Temp. (c)
Mfg. Model 27mm large copper block 15mm small copper block 27mm large copper block 15mm small copper block
50W 50W 100W 100W
1 Thermal Integration TI-V77L 12.6 17.9 31.0 37.1
2 Sibak AC02625B 18.1 20.0 35.8 41.5
3 Vantec 6040H 16.7 21.2 33.0 43.8
4 Swiftech MCXC370 16.9 22.0 32.1 44.3
5 Vantec CCK-6027D 18.0 22.2 37.5 46.0
6 Tocools Crown 15.6 30.0 24.7 47.0
7 Dynatron DY1206BH-625 16.8 31.9 24.4 47.2
8 Vantec 6040 19.0 25.3 37.6 52.9
9 Swiftech MCX370 19.7 23.8 38.0 53.3
10 Zalman CNPS6000-Cu 21.6 29.0 40.8 53.4
11 Taisol CGK760092 19.3 37.8 27.9 54.1
12 AVC 112AM1 21.8 28.1 45.3 54.8
13 GlacialTech Igloo 2310 21.4 43.2 30.2 57.3
14 Thermaltake Volcano 6cu+ 13.8 28.8 32.1 57.9
15 Zalman CNPS6000AlCu 23.4 31.4 47.3 61.1
16 JMC Products 400023 21.3 42.0 32.1 62.0
17 Sibak AT01515B 22.1 41.6 37.1 72.2
50W 50W 100W 100W

The final synthetic temperature test results are pointing squarely at the CCK 6040H as the heatsink to get, and we'd have to agree assuming you don't mind the noise levels. Even though this is a pre-production heatsink Vantec have definitely improved on past cooler designs to offer something even better to consumers.

The CCK 6040 proves a bit more conservative and falls behind the 50 degree rise above ambient temperature mark by just a few degrees. Depending on the price difference between the two coolers, performance users may want to get the less expensive model and simply upgrade the fan themselves.

The two 6040 series heatsinks we were sent both have the same "less than ideal" base finish, but manage to produce some pretty damn fine cooling numbers (6040H in particular). Just imagine what these copper Vantec heatsinks could do if they had their bases machined flat like Zalman, Arkua, Thermal Integration, Sibak, or the countless other manufacturers who give users such nice shiny surfaces to mount on their Athlon XP's!?

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Table of Contents:

 1:  Vantec 6040H/6040 Pre-Production Copper Heatsinks
 2:  Close up look at the heatsink
 3:  New Heatsink Test Parameters
 4: — Thermal and Acoustic Test Results

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