360° View - Spire Fourier IV Heatsink
Information on
Frostytech's test methodology is available here.
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The Heatsink
Fan: The 92x92x25mm fan on the Spire
Fourier IV spins at 3500RPM behind the copper fins as seen from the top down. Noise levels sit at about 60 dBA according to Frostytech's real world should level measurements. The fan connects via a 3-pin motherboard fan header, no fan
speed controller is included. The translucent blue 7-bladed fan impeller is no internally
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Heatsink Side A: The copper fins are soldered to the four
copper heatpipes, and each fin is about 0.3mm thick. Fins are spaced 1.5mm apart,
and measure approximately 125x39mm in size. Wire clips rest on the edge of
the copper fins to hold the 92mm fan in place
below. The fan exhausts air up from the bottom of the copper fins and
out the top of the heatsink. |
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Heatsink Side B: The
Spire Fourier IV stands 97mm high, with about 45mm of that space set aside for the
fan. The bulk of the heatsink is elevated 56mm above the base (to
the copper fin), so there is good clearance for adjacent capacitors and
the like. The wave design of the fins is nice, but in testing we
saw mixed results from this cooler. At the base, four copper heatpipes
are set within 8mm thick copper base. |
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Heatsink Side B: The four 6mm
diameter heatpipes make two right angle turns before meeting the
copper cooling fins. The design concept here seems somewhat inefficient, irrespective of all the
copper utilized. |
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Heatsink Base: The copper base of the
Spire Fourier IV heatsink has a sanded finish which is flat in box
axis. The portion of the base that makes contact with the CPU integrated heatspreader measures 37x37mm, and is at least 6.5mm thick on average. Surface roughness is at or better than ~63 microinches,
which is considered satisfactory. Note the screws holes at each corner for
attaching the two metal mounting
brackets. |