Coolink U2P Heatsink Review

---

Built with a body of nickel plated 6063-T5 extruded aluminum and a 2mm thick C1100 copper base, the Coolink U2P already seems pretty formidable by description alone. Of course in the search for ultimate cooling, manufactures are always looking for the best combination of heatsink and fan, and in this case all that metal is topped by something very cool, and very big.

Sitting above the heatsink fin section is a 38mm thick 80mm 5700RPM fan that screams away at over 50CFM. If Coolink have the equation right, this fan and the copper base of the nickel plated aluminum extrusion should equal one powerful socket A cooling system. XTwerkz.com sent in this heatsink for review as they are the US distributor for Coolink.

	Heatsink Specsheet: Model Name: U2P Fan Specs: YSTech, ~5400RPM, 12V, 0.63A, 50dB, 56CFM Fan Dim: 32x80x80mm Heatsink Dim: 87x80x45mm HS Material: Extruded Aluminum, nickel plated, copper base Weight: 460grams Mfg by: Coolink Cost: $25.00USD Sold By: www.coolinkcooler.com.tw, www.xtwerkz.com

The downside to this heatsink is something you can hear from the second you turn it on - it is loud. In our tests the heatsink registered a noise level of 63.3 dB! That makes it one of the loudest heatsink fans we have tested in quite some time, and it will ultimately make it an annoying heatsink with time.

After all, even performance oriented users like to be able to approach their tweaked and tuned computers without the need for hearing protection. ;-)