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Abstract: There are a great many PCs out there that simply need a good heatsink, and the Arkua 728M-7N01 is one such candidate.
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Arkua 728M-7N01
Heatsink From All Angles |
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The Fan: The nine bladed impeller
of this 70mm fan rotates at 3600RPM according to the manufacturer, and
produces about 48 dBA noise. Given that this is a small
heatsink which could be used easily in compact systems, I'm a little surprised
that Arkua haven't included a wire fan grill with this
cooler to protect it from stray wires. The fan connects to the
motherboard via a standard three-pin motherboard fan header. |
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Heatsink Top: The copper core is just 25mm in height, and
above that rise two 23.5mm wide, and 16mm high sections of aluminum fin.
The clip has been well thought out, and is equipped with a off-center fulcrum point so that pressure is applied directly over
the center of the processor core. The plastic fan shroud that surrounds the upper
layer holds the fan
centered in place, and directs the airflow down amongst the fins. Furthermore, each of
the aluminum fins is scalloped along its surface to ensure good turbulence, and improved heat
transfer. Fins are spaced 2-2.5mm apart and are typically 1mm thick at the
outer edges. |
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Side A: The name of the
manufacturer is on the fan shroud, and other than that there isn't too much to
note here. The aluminum fins are spaced about 2.5mm apart and are slightly tapered at the
tips. |
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Side B:
The little recess in the fan shroud makes getting at the clip fool proof, and in
fact the clip design works very well. The clip requires the
use of a flat head screw
driver, but is pretty easy to engage, and holds the entire 728M-7N01 heatsink securely. The fan
shroud extends down about 24mm, leaving 26mm worth of fin exposed for airflow to exhaust out
from. |
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Heatsink
Base:
Marvel in its glory for this is the Arkua 728M-7N01
heatsink! Seriously, the design is pretty cutting edge, being that the star pattern works efficiently to move heat away from the processor
as downward air keeps everything nice and cool as well. The base is
machined flat, but could have been a little smoother (some machining marks are easily visible).
The copper core is 19mm in diameter and comes out of the box
protected by a metallic thermal interface pad. This was removed for our
tests.
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