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Abstract: The market of socket 478 heatsinks is thus quite a bit smaller than that of the socket heatsink market, but it is equally important to consumers.
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| AVC 117160 Heatsink From All Angles |
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The Fan:
The 70mm fan is rated at 0.2A and
is fairly quiet in operation. The fan attaches to an aluminum fan shroud
and not directly in
to the fins. For the size of the heatsink, I would be tempted to add something a little bit bigger, and maybe sacrifice some of the quiet. The AVC fan connects via a 3-pin fan header on the motherboard. On either side of the
fan are the guides where the Stainless Steel clips go. The small
tab prevents the clips from sliding off to the side. |
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Heatsink Top:
With the fan removed you can see two things
more clearly. First off, the two clip guides are in direct contact with the tips of the fins and provide a good means of clipping
down the heatsink without large bulky plastic mechanisms. Secondly, we can see that
the fans is held up from the tips of the fins for better airflow by
a few millimeters. |
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Side A:
The side of the 117160 is very plane,
with no extra cuts to allow warm air to escape, all exhaust is forced out the left and right sides. The heatsink body itself is 37mm in
height, and 83mm in length. |
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Side B:
Each of the 27 extruded fins tapers from 1mm thick at the base to about 0.5mm thick at the very top. The fins are each spaced 1.5mm apart and the base plate is a standard 6mm thick. |
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Heatsink Base:
We've always been fairly picky
about the quality of a heatsinks base, though over time we have to see
that almost no manufacturers machine extruded heatsinks. It is simply much
cheaper for them to sand the base "flat", even though this process tends to leave rather deep scratches. Still, give the option between this and a raw extrusion base, the sanded ones are generally better. Raw extrusions, while smooth, are rarely flat. Often the base has a wavy or concave appearance
when tested with an engineers straight edge. The 117160 base proved to be very slightly convex. Note; the white square is preapplied thermal
compound. |
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