CV Chill 188-pin Heatsink Review on FrostyTech.com

Synthetic Test Results:

FrostyTech Synthetic Temperature Test Platform (50W heat load)
	Mfg. Name	Model No.	Ambient Temp. (C)	Large block (C)	Small block (c)	Thermal compound	Thermal pad	No. Fans	Fan Noise	Clip
1	Globalwin	CAK38	25.2	43.5	45.8	silver goo	-	1	high	hard
2	Thermalright	SK6	26.4	38.9	46.4	silver goo	none	1	loud	med
3	Thermoengine	V60-4210	25.0	43.9	47.6	AOS52029KY	grey	1	low	mod
4	Zalman	CNPS3100	25.2	54.0	48.0	silver goo	none	1 lg	low	med
5	Vantec	FCE-62540D	24.3	43.6	49.3	AOS52029KY	-	1	med-high	easy
6	Vantec	FCE-6030D	26.2	46.6	50.7	silver goo	-	1	high	med
7	Thermaltake	DU0462-9 mini CuOrb	25.2	48.8	53.0	silver goo	-	1	med	med
8	E-Compuvision	CV Chill	25.0	47.5	53.2	silver goo	none	1	high	easy
9	Blizzard	S370-L	25.8	52.4	54.7	silver goo	none	1	low	easy
10	Coolermaster	DP5-6H11	26.6	49.9	61.0	AOS 52029KY	pink	1	low	stiff
11	Vantec	GSW-6015	26.0	48.0	64.2	AOS 52029KY	none	1	low	easy

Overall the CV Chill performs on average against our set of reference coolers. It comes close to reaching the 50 degrees mark but still remains a few degrees shy. The Delta fan powers the performance of this cooler and it should be remembered that unlike many of the other heatsinks, the CV Chill contains no copper at all.

The lack of copper, and the less than smooth surface finish probably conspire to keep the CV Chill in the position it attained. It does stay well clear of the 60 degree mark so we'd have to classify this as a very good mid-range performer.

	Rise Above Ambient Temperature (C)
	Mfg.	Model	with large block	with small block
1	Thermalright	SK6	12.5	20.0
2	Globalwin	CAK38	18.3	20.6
3	Thermoengine	V60-4210	18.9	22.6
4	Zalman	CNPS3100	29.5	22.8
5	Vantec	FCE-6030D	20.4	24.5
6	Vantec	FCE-62540D	19.3	24.9
7	Thermaltake	DU0462-9 mini CuOrb	23.6	27.8
8	E-compuvision	CV Chill	22.5	28.2
9	Blizzard	S370-L	26.6	28.9
10	Coolermaster	DP5-6H11	23.3	34.4
11	Vantec	GSW-6015	22.0	38.2

The results of the rise above ambient temperature table illustrate the positions of the reference coolers to the best degree. The CV Chill performs especially well on the larger copper die template which may hint at the design being more suited towards larger heatspreader covered processors than small die processors.

Acoustic Sample: CV Chill

The CV Chill uses a Delta AFB0612EH (25mm thick) 60mm fan that rotates at about 6800 RPM. To illustrate the noise this fan generates on the CV Chill we recorded the following start-up and running noise for about ten seconds. Shown are the spectral and waveform images of the sound that was produced by the mounted Delta fan. The noise is combination of both the fan, and the particular characteristics of the air moving through the CV Chill's many pins.

FrostyTech Acoustic Sampling Chamber (~10 sec)

Spectral view

Standard Waveform view

The intensity of the sound can be gauged by the waveform image. Generally the smaller the waveform the quieter the heatsink will be. The Delta fan is one of the loudest cooling solutions in use so this waveform represents the louder end of spectrum. A quieter heatsink would have a smaller waveform image.

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Table of Contents:

1: CV Chill 188-pin Heatsink Review
2: CV Chill Perspectives
3: Frosty Test Equipment - Thermal / Acoustic
4: — Synthetic Temperature / Acoustic Results:
5: Conclusions

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