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Abstract: This compact Socket A copper heatsink comes with
all the features you'd expect from a mainstream cooler; copper base, copper
fins, good sized fan, and even a fan guard.
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Evercool
CUF-715 Heatsink From All Angles |
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The Fan: To protect the heatsink from inhaling a molex
connector. which could jam the fan impeller, the Evercool CUF-715 comes with
a black plastic fan grill. While this compliments the whole look of
the cooler, I've always been partial to the wire fan grills instead. Wire grills
do not affect airflow, whereas plastic ones like this can have a
small negative effect on air intake. The fan connects to standard 3-pin fan
header on the motherboard , and supports RPM monitoring. |
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Heatsink Top: With the
fan removed we can see the fan shroud and interlocking copper fins below. These
assemblies of fins have become really popular, and given that they also increase
assembly speed, are probably part of the reason why copper heatsinks have come down in
price to very reasonable levels. Each fin measures roughly 0.2mm thick, and is spaced
1mm apart. |
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Side A: From the edge of the Evercool CUF-715 it's easy to see just how thin those
copper fins are. The base of each fin is folded over 1mm to create
the tab which is then soldered to the copper base. The copper base plate measures 6mm
thick. |
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Side B: The black aluminum fan support attaches directly to
the copper base with four screws. The shroud doesn't appear to
have been designed to direct fan exhaust back towards the outer fins of the heatsink.
The copper fins are 31mm tall, and 70mm long. The clip requires a tool to use,
and clips into the socket with all three tabs - always good to see that method
used. |
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Heatsink Base:
With the copper fins hanging over the small base plate 19mm on either side, I would have expected a little larger
copper base plate. Though, given that this exact same heatsink is also used
in a socket 478 configuration, this is of little surprise. The base has a
pretty average sanded surface finish, which has left it very slightly curved. The dome is very slight, and I
don't expect it to cause any real problems when mounted on a
processor, but a little lapping couldn't hurt. |
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