360° View - Asus Silent Square EVO
Heatsink
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The Heatsink
Fan:
The 92x92x25mm fan set within the body of the Asus
Silent Square EVO heatsink is PWM controlled. The fan spins at a quiet
2300RPM. Power is supplied over a 4-pin PWM compliant motherboard fan header
and is backwards compatible with 3-pin connectors. Four blue LEDs internally illuminate the fan,
which gives it a nice halo effect within the PC case. The body of
the Silent Square EVO is 105x120mm |
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Heatsink Frame With the fan shroud and 92mm fan removed
from the Asus Silent Square EVO heatsink we get a better view of what goes
into making this cooler. The heatsink is actually made of two
separate fin arrays, each 100x32mm in size, and standing roughly
90mm high. Five 6mm diameter copper heatpipes work to ensure heat is conducted
evenly across the intake and exhaust fin surfaces. At the center of the
heatsink, a plenum on either side of the 25mm thick fan of 12mm is
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Heatsink Side
B: Five 6mm diameter copper heatpipes weave through the
body of the Asus Silent Square EVO heatsink. All joints are soldered.
Each aluminum fin measures 0.39mm thick and is spaced 2.0mm apart from
the next. If fin spacing were too tight the 2300RPM
92mm fan may have a hard time drawing air into the body of the heatsink,
and even more trouble expelling it out the opposite side. |
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Heatsink
Side C: The Asus Silent Square EVO
heatsink stands 141mm tall, and the fins make up about 88mm of that
height. The 92mm PWM fan is set within the cooling fins so noise is muffled somewhat, and
a collection of blue LEDs give off a nice glow. The bulk of the Silent Square
EVO heatsink is elevated 48mm above the base to provide clearance for adjacent
motherboard components. |
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Heatsink Base: The copper base of the Asus Silent Square EVO heatsink
is plated with nickel to resist oxidation, and has a sanded finish. It measures
38 x 40 mm in size. The base surface is generally flat, but not
perfectly so. Surface roughness is at or better than ~32 microinches, which is
considered good. The five U-shaped heatpipes are soldered the base block and to the each of the nickel
plated aluminum fins. |