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Jetart JAK801 Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Oct 24, 2005 - Frosty No.1872
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


It might be a little strange to be testing out a Socket 754 AMD Athlon64 heatsink, but there are plenty of single-channel DDR Socket 754 processors still out there...


Evercool K802-715CA Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Sep 15, 2005 - Frosty No.1853
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


Consumers investigating this model from Evercool had best limit its application to lower model number socket 754/939 Athlon64/Sempron CPUs.


Zalman CNPS9500 LED Heatsink Review
Sep 13, 2005 - Frosty No.1851
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The Zalman CNPS9500 LED heatsink is compatible with all current AMD and Intel socket formfactors (including Sockets 775, 478, 939, 940, 754), and weighs in at roughly 530grams.


Evercool NW11F Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Jun 05, 2005 - Frosty No.1799
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The Evercool NW11F-CLB825CA/LD2 is a socket 478 Pentium 4 heatsink based on a fairly standard design principle.


Spire Verticool SPA49B0 Socket A Heatsink Review
May 01, 2005 - Frosty No.1783
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


A single 80x25mm fan forces air through a stacked array of aluminum fins, connected to the lower half of the heatsink by two "U" shaped 6mm diameter copper heatpipes.


Scythe SCKK-1000 Kama Cooler Heatsink Review
Nov 28, 2004 - Frosty No.1694
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The word 'Kama' means scythe in Japanese, and with that we can only assume that the Scythe SCKK1000 is supposed to take a "slice out of heat..."


Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler PCU22-SE Heatsink Review
Nov 22, 2004 - Frosty No.1686
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The Gigabyte PCU22-SE is configured to work on the socket 462/A AthlonXP, socket 478 & 775 Pentium 4, and socket 754/940/939 Athlon64 processors.


AOpen ACP4SH Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Nov 21, 2004 - Frosty No.1685
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


Designed with a skived copper base, and heatpipes, this cooler is technically used with the socket 775 Intel processor in the XCube system.


Cooljag JACE2DC/180 1U Socket 478 Heatsink Review
Nov 15, 2004 - Frosty No.1680
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The Cooljag 2QC/180 has an extra set of tall copper fins on either side of the squirrel cage fan, whereas the JACE2DC/180 we are testing here, maintains the same 7mm tall fins from end-to-end.


Cooljag E44C/180 1U Socket 478 Heatsink Review
Nov 13, 2004 - Frosty No.1678
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The E44C/180 is a fully copper skived heatsink which is actively cooled by a thin squirrel cage fan that rests on top.


Cooljag 2QC/180 1U Socket 478 Heatsink Review
Nov 13, 2004 - Frosty No.1679
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The 2QC/180 is actively cooled with a 15mm-thin squirrel cage fan that intakes air through the body of the heatsink, before exhausting it out through another set of copper fins.


Cooling Overview 2004 - High Tech Heatsinks a Plenty
Oct 18, 2004 - Frosty No.1867
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


In the following pages you'll see every imaginable shape, material, and size of cooling system and heatsink.


Scythe NCU-2000 Pentium4 Heatsink Review
Sep 13, 2004 - Frosty No.1645
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


It functions by making use of the air currents that exist within a computer case to keep itself, and the processor cool.


Asus Crux P4 XB7N Heatsink Review
Sep 12, 2004 - Frosty No.1644
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The Crux P4 is the first Asus heatsink to be tested by FrostyTech, and thanks to its thermally controlled fan, is also one of the quietest ones for its class.


nPowerTek TTIC NPH-201 Socket A Heatsink Review
Aug 30, 2004 - Frosty No.1637
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


This column, 25mm in diameter and made from a hollow copper cylinder, has a chemical coating on the inside that works to the same effect as a wick in a traditional heatpipe...


Vantec VA4-7245 Aeroflow 2 Socket A Heatsink Review
Aug 29, 2004 - Frosty No.1636
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


It's no surprise that heatsink makers like Vantec are still creating newer Socket A heatsinks for the mass markets.


nPowerTek TTIC NPH-101 Pentium4 Heatsink Review
Aug 08, 2004 - Frosty No.1621
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The large heat column stands 100mm tall, and comes in direct contact with the processor core. The hollow copper heat column works because of a chemically coated interior surface.


Verax Polargate AL S Pentium4 Heatsink Review
Jul 11, 2004 - Frosty No.1608
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The Polargate Al S does take a few steps towards higher cooling performance which may interest some mainstream consumers.


Zalman ZM-2HC1 Heatpipe HDD Cooler Review
May 24, 2004 - Frosty No.1588
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


A better solution recently came to light in the form of Zalman's ZM-2HC1 heatpipe hard drive cooling rack, primarily because it addresses the noise and vibration factor.


Verax GmbH P17CuX Ultra Quiet Heatsink Review
May 23, 2004 - Frosty No.1585
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


As always, Verax place their focus on quiet, then cooling... and the newly released Intel Pentium 4 (willamette) / Socket 603/604 Xeon Verax P17CuX heatsink is here.


AVC Z7H2403012 Internal Prism Base Heatsink Review
May 22, 2004 - Frosty No.1584
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


What is the newest trend in heatsink thermal design? Hint, it's not heat pipes, prolific amounts of copper, phase change materials or cold forging...


Alpha Novatech S-PAL8952 Pentium4 Heatsink Review
May 05, 2004 - Frosty No.1577
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


We'll be comparing the Alpha S-PAL8952 against the best Socket 478 heatsinks on the planet, so read on!


AVC Z7U7408001 Heatpipe P4 Heatsink Review
May 02, 2004 - Frosty No.1576
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The AVC Z7U7408001 is an amazingly powerful heatsink, the name isn't very consumer friendly, so bear with me as I get used to typing out a 10-digit product number...


Vantec VP4-7245 Aeroflow 2 P4 Heatsink Review
Apr 24, 2004 - Frosty No.1572
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


Vantec's entire socket 478 heatsink weighs in at 472grams, and interestingly enough, gets by with just a 70mm fan; odd since 80mm fans are the standard these days.


Cooler Master Hyper 6 KHCV81U1 Copper K8/P4 Heatsink
Apr 20, 2004 - Frosty No.1568
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


Fresh from the chrome plated Jet4 wonder, Cooler master are back with the brand new 6-heatpipe packing Hyper6 KHC-V81-U1 Intel Pentium4 and AMD Athlon64 heatsink!


Cooler Master Jet 4 ICB-V83 Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Apr 18, 2004 - Frosty No.1567
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


If you have an aluminum case, you'll be pleased to see that the 3.5" aluminum bracket is tastefully done, and should fit in nicely.


Gigabyte 3DCooler-Ultra PCU31-VH Heatsink Review
Mar 26, 2004 - Frosty No.1135
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


Weighing in at 780 grams, the Gigabyte PCU31-VH 3DCooler-Ultra certainly lives up to its name, performing in the top percentile...


Evercool CUW8-715 Copper Heatsink Review
Mar 09, 2004 - Frosty No.1557
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The choice becomes even more complicated when you have heatsink manufacturers adapting K7 cooler designs for the Pentium 4, or simply building P4 heatsinks to fit K7 requirements.


Thermal Integration TI-RV104N Heatsink Review
Mar 08, 2004 - Frosty No.1556
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The forked-fins of this heatsink make it pretty evolutionary for its class; especially considering Intel's recently announced bifurcated reference heatsink for the socket 775 Tejas-FMB1.


Thermal Integration TI-A8736N Heatsink Review
Mar 05, 2004 - Frosty No.1555
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


Bolted together, the 60 or so copper and aluminum fins come together to form a cohesive heatsink shape.


Gigabyte 3DCooler-Pro PCU21-VG Heatsink Review
Mar 02, 2004 - Frosty No.1554
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The 3DCooler-Pro is an an all-in-one aluminum and copper heatsink designed to support all processors currently available.


Thermal Integration TI-RV108N Pentium 4 Heatsink
Feb 29, 2004 - Frosty No.1553
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


If you're looking for a bit of insight into the cooling world, pay close attention to this type of heatsink from Thermal Integration.


Thermaltake Silent Boost A1889-01 Copper Heatsink
Feb 26, 2004 - Frosty No.1551
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


Quiet heatsinks have soared in popularity as manufacturers have been forced to develop more efficient designs which cool better, quietly.


Thermal Integration TI-A8641L Heatsink Review
Feb 22, 2004 - Frosty No.1550
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


Looking over the Thermal Integration TI-A8641L it is easy to draw parallels with Zalman's flower shaped heatsinks.


Evercool CUF-715 Copper AthlonXP Heatsink Review
Feb 22, 2004 - Frosty No.1549
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


This compact Socket A copper heatsink comes with all the features you'd expect from a mainstream cooler; copper base, copper fins, good sized fan, and even a fan guard.


Evercool SCPA Fan Controller and ECS Review
Feb 16, 2004 - Frosty No.1546
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The Evercool SCP-A falls into that category with three dials surrounded by a changing colour fixture.


Vantec Fan Vibration Dampener Kits
Feb 16, 2004 - Frosty No.1545
Category: Cases


Vantec's Vibration Dampener kits come in a variety of sizes for fans from 60mm, through to 120mm, and for a standard ATX powersupply.


Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu Socket A/478/754 Heatsink Review
Jan 03, 2004 - Frosty No.1518
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


Zalman's heatsinks have become well known to consumers looking for low-noise cooling accessories.


Jetart JAKS29 Copper Heatsink Review
Dec 28, 2003 - Frosty No.1516
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


As if that weren't sufficient enough, after soldering the fins to the copper base the entire copper fin assembly has then been plated in copper!


Thermalright SK6+ Copper Heatsink Review
Dec 28, 2003 - Frosty No.1517
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


Thermalright heatsinks just look like they mean business. And matched with the right fan they often do...


Thermalright SLK-900A Copper Heatsink Review
Dec 27, 2003 - Frosty No.1515
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The SLK-900A ships without a fan, but that flexibility allows you to determine just how loud and annoying the heatsink will be.


Thermalright SK-7 Copper Heatsink Review
Dec 27, 2003 - Frosty No.1514
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


Just 6 months ago we would have been testing the Thermalright SK-7 heatsink with a 38mm thick 'Delta Screamer'...


Titan TTC-D9TB-Cu35R1 Copper Core Heatsink Review
Dec 27, 2003 - Frosty No.1513
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The TTC-D9TBCu35-R1 breaks from this mold slightly, and offers consumers a low-noise cooling solution for mainstream PCs.


Scythe Kamakaze AthlonXP / Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Dec 27, 2003 - Frosty No.1048
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The Scythe Kamakaze configured for Socket A processors, but with the turn of a few screws it can just as easily be set up for an Intel system.


Spire SPA04B4 WhisperRock IV Copper Core Heatsink
Dec 27, 2003 - Frosty No.1512
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The inward curve of the heatsink means that noise levels can be kept under control with the large 35mm thick fan above, while still maintaining the profile necessary to make it mountable.


Aopen ACK7L Copper Skive Heatsink Review
Dec 26, 2003 - Frosty No.1511
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The fan adaptor of course reduces noise by allowing Aopen to use a larger fan, and hence a slower rotating impeller.


Arctic Cooling Copper Silent 2 Heatsink Review
Dec 25, 2003 - Frosty No.1510
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


Arctic Cooling have developed what is perhaps the oddest looking fan we've seen in a long time...


nPowerTek TTIC NPH-2 Heatpipe Heatsink Review
Dec 25, 2003 - Frosty No.1509
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


The first Thermal Transtech International Corp. heatsink we tested performed quiet admirably, and so it is with high expectations that we look upon the Socket A NPH-2 model


Titan TTC-CU9TB/SC Copper Heatsink Review
Dec 23, 2003 - Frosty No.1507
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


When it comes to application, the Pentium4 version would seem to be better suited to that processor than the AthlonXP, as you'll see in the results below.


Taisol CEK787172 Socket A Heatsink Review
Dec 23, 2003 - Frosty No.1506
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks


While the CEK787172 heatsink is dead basic, for older systems where cost and reliability is a factor it might be a good option.

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