Aopen ACP4LC
Heatsink From All Angles |
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The Fan:
The 80mm
Nidec
fan measures 25mm thick and sports
an seven bladed impeller.
The fan
produces about 48dBA and draws 0.13A. If a metal wire grill had been attached to
the fan, problems with loose wires getting caught in the blades wouldn't be an issue. The
fan connects to the motherboard fan header and supports RPM monitoring. |
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Heatsink Top: The fan clips into a plastic fan shroud which
reduces the overall size from 80mm to just 70mm. This
allows the larger fan to be attached to the
smaller width heatsink. Inside the cone-shaped fan shroud are a series of blades whose
purpose it is to constrain and direct the airflow from the larger 80mm fan evenly.
Since the fan shroud clips into both the heatsink and fan, no screws
are required. |
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Side A: This is a tall heatsink, and given
that it measures 98mm high, may not fit in certain small
form factor computer
chassis. From this side we get a better perspective
concerning how this heatsink is actually built. The base is 7mm thick and the fins
1mm. Fins are spaced ~2mm apart and measure 37mm long. The clips which lock
into the P4's HSRM are screwed into the copper base, and are pretty easy to
operate. |
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Side B:
The clip mechanism
which is used to lock onto the HSRM is simple and
pretty effective. Each corner has a small tab which locks into the plastic tab to hold
the ACP4LC firmly in place. Here again we can see just how thick the copper base
is. |
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Heatsink Base:
The copper base measures 83x69mmn
size, and is 7mm thick. The copper is soldered in place so the thermal interface should
be pretty decent. The base has a milled finish which is pretty smooth, and quite
flat. The heatsink comes with a small aluminum/graphite thermal interface pad
pre-installed. |