360° View - Rosewill
RCX-Z2 Heatsink
Information on Frostytech's test
methodology is available here.
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The Heatsink Fan:
The Rosewill RCX-Z2's 90x90x25mm PWM fan
spins at a speed of 500-3400RPM when controlled by the computer's BIOS, producing
as much as 59 dBA according to our measurements. The fan draws
power from a standard 4-pin PWM fan header and is internally illuminated by four blue LED's. The
heatsink is backwards compatible with 3-pin power connectors, and in that situation the fan
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Heatsink
Top:
With the fan removed from the center of the Rosewill RCX-Z2 heatsink,
the construction of it's fins and heatpipes are clearly visible. The three 6mm diameter
heatpipes overlap the base of the cooler completely so as much heat
as possible is absorbed at the source. The heatpipes fan
out to transfer the heat to different sections of the 0.3mm thin aluminum
fins. The two outer heatpipes overlap areas which generally get the most airflow from the fan. Each
fin is spaced 1.2mm from the next. The copper heatpipes are soldered directly to
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Heatsink Side A: The body of the Rosewill RCX-Z2 heatsink stands 40mm
tall, and the heatsink has an overall height of 71mm. The copper base
appears to be ~3mm thick, and it is soldered to each
of the three copper heatpipes. Note how the 90mm fan is suspended up side
down from its motor over the heatsink - this is the same technique
used on stock Intel reference heatsink fans.
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Heatsink Side B:
From the side we can see the
Rosewill RCX-Z2 heatsink is composed of 52 aluminum fins of 93x38mm in size. The
three heatpipes reach out from the base where they are closely located, and spread out
through the body of the cooling fins to evenly distribute the
heat. The impeller of the translucent blue fan is exposed on all
sides. The plastic clips lock directly into the 4mm motherboard mounting holes which
surround the LGA775 processor socket. To release the heatsink from the
board, the black portion of the clip is rotated 90 degrees
and pulled upwards. The heatsink then pulls free of the
motherboard.
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Heatsink Base:
The copper base of the Rosewill RCX-Z2 heatsink measures 35
x 35mm in size. The copper base plate is pretty flat, and has a sanded finish.
Surface roughness is on the order of ~63 microinches, which is
considered satisfactory. The three 6mm diameter copper heatpipes are soldered to the base, but there are only compression joints between the heatpipes and aluminum fins.
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