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Auras T6C Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Auras T6C Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
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Abstract: When it comes to a new heatsink from an obscure company, it never pays to assume anything.

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Auras   Cooling / Heatsinks   Oct 22, 2003   Max Page  

Home > Reviews > Page: Closer Examination of the Heatsink

Auras T6C Heatsink From All Angles
The Fan:
Two 6mm diameter copper heatpipes punctuate the aluminum fan shroud at either edge of the top of the heatsink. A 15mm thick fan sits on its' side and blows cool air over the copper fins. The fan comes equipped with four blue LEDs for added effect, and draws approx. 0.4A. The fan connects to the motherboard fan header and supports RPM monitoring.

Heatsink Top:
The fan glows a nice bright blue when powered up, but is somewhat noisy under power. An small fan controller with thermal sensor comes bundled along with the T6C heatsink, so you can configure it to respond to increases in temperature while remaining quieter throughout. The fan controller is a little bit of a rats nest of wires, but gets the job done of supplying power to the fan, and even RPM signals to the mainboard. Note the black tape which conceals the 1.4mm thick copper base plate.

Fan Removed:
With the fan removed it is a little clearer how the T6C is constructed. The two "U" shaped heatpipes are soldered to the 1.4mm thick copper base and then pass through a series of 20 0.25mm thick copper fins. The copper fins measure approximately 50x67mm in size and are spaced 2mm apart from one another. The supporting base of the heatsink is made from a nickel-plated cast aluminum section, which also appears to have been brazed, or soldered to the thin copper base plate.

Side A:
The base is largely constructed from cast aluminum which has been nickel plated to allow it to be brazed or soldered to the copper below. A dozen or so, short and stubby aluminum fins are built into the framework.

Side B:
A simple combination of fan, heatpipes, copper fins, and an aluminum base are all that make up the T6C heatsink. The aluminum fan shroud is there to help direct the exhaust from the blue LED illuminated fan out through the copper fins of the heatsink.

Heatsink Base:

The copper base is fairly thin, and held in place with small rivets at the outer corners on the aluminum frame. The surface is smooth, and fairly flat. A good thermal compound is recommended for use.

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Table of Contents:

 1:  Auras T6C Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
 2: — Closer Examination of the Heatsink
 3:  Heatsink Thermal/Acoustic Test Parameters
 4:  Acoustic Samples: Listen to this heatsink
 5:  Final Temperature Results

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