Dynatron DC1206BM-V Copper 1U P4 Heatsink Review
May 15, 2002 - Frosty No.1095
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Dynatron DC1206BMV is made entirely from skived copper; it's low to the ground and cooled by a tiny 10mm thick fan so it can be used in 1U socket 478 Pentium 4 servers.
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Dynatron Model P Skived Copper Heatsink Review
Apr 30, 2002 - Frosty No.1077
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Model P heatsink from Dynatron is a full copper skived heatsink with a very powerful, and very noisy Delta fan.
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Cho Liang CB00941A Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Apr 29, 2002 - Frosty No.1074
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Among the various heatsinks Cho-Liang manufacture is the CB00941A which classifies as an OEM level cooler.
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Sibak AE01625B Heatsink Review
Apr 29, 2002 - Frosty No.1073
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The nifty little aluminum box
Sibak place around their fans is just for show, but since it doesn't harm the
effectiveness of the heatsink there is no point in removing it.
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Vantec CCK6012 Copper 1U Heatsink Review
Apr 23, 2002 - Frosty No.1062
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The new CCK-6012 copper 1U heatsink immediately caught our eyes
because each and every fin has been cut from what was once a solid.
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Arkua 628 Copper Core Heatsink Review
Apr 19, 2002 - Frosty No.1055
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
This heatsink has tested extremely well, which is a bit
surprising for its small size.
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Tocools A1M Socket A Heatsink Review
Apr 18, 2002 - Frosty No.1293
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
A few months ago we introduced you all to
a new Korean heatsink manufacturer by the name of Tocools.
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Vantec 6040H/6040 Pre-Production Copper Heatsinks
Apr 15, 2002 - Frosty No.1051
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The 6040 and 6040H (with just a faster fan) we are looking at today are pre-production, engineering samples.
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Neng Tyi NW6700 Copper Socket 478 Heatsink Review
Apr 15, 2002 - Frosty No.1050
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
In terms of cooling hot chips copper is better than gold, literally.
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Neng Tyi XPC5000 Copper Heatsink Review
Apr 15, 2002 - Frosty No.1049
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
With the full-copper XPC5000,
NengTyi have made something rather eye catching.
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Swiftech Quiet Power FS020-H2OC Barebones
Apr 09, 2002 - Frosty No.1043
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Swiftech are the company we look to for top of the line heatsinks, exotic TEC and liquid coolers.
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JMC Arctic Ice 400011 Heatsink Review
Apr 05, 2002 - Frosty No.1041
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
JMC strike back in time with the Arctic Ice which is packaged with socket 423 mounting hardware.
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Vantec Stealth Fans
Apr 05, 2002 - Frosty No.1040
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
So in addition to the few companies which really specialize in low noise cooling products, Vantec has created the "Stealth Fan" series.
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Thermal Integration TI-V77N Heatsink Review
Apr 04, 2002 - Frosty No.1038
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Remember how much fun the original Thermal Integration TI-V77L was?
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Dynatron DY1206BH-625 Copper Heatsink Review
Mar 30, 2002 - Frosty No.1029
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Heatsinks with high speed fans and copper bodies are like fast cars with big engines.
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Cho Liang CB00881 Socket 478 Heatsink Review
Mar 27, 2002 - Frosty No.1026
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
I'm not sure if red is such a great colour for a heatsink, but the red (hot) CLCB00881 is stuck with it for better or worse.
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Sibak AC02625B Copper Core Heatsink Review
Mar 26, 2002 - Frosty No.1025
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
First there was Thermosonic, then Thermal Integrations and Arkua, and now Sibak have joined the ranks.
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JMC Arctic Blast 400023 Heatsink Review
Mar 24, 2002 - Frosty No.1020
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Arctic Blast heatsink we are looking at today is rated for just an Athlon XP of up to 1.53GHz (PIII CuMine to 1.1GHz).
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GlacialTech Igloo 2310 Heatsink Review
Mar 24, 2002 - Frosty No.1018
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
A simple aluminum extrusion and fan are complimented by a sandblasted finish and pre-applied patch of silver-based thermal compound.
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Taisol CGK760092 Heatsink Review
Mar 23, 2002 - Frosty No.1017
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Cold forging is a process by which metal is shaped within a closed die with continuous impact or pressure.
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Sibak AT01515B TwinHead Heatsink Review
Mar 22, 2002 - Frosty No.1016
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
While we didn't fly around the world just to look at heatsinks, we have had the opportunity to look at several of their coolers, the first of which is the AT01515B "twinhead."
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Zalman CNPS6000-AlCu Fan Heatsink Review
Mar 21, 2002 - Frosty No.1012
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Cooling comes from a separate 92mm fan that attaches via a special bracket to several of the expansion slots.
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Zalman CNPS6500-Cu Fan Heatsink Review
Mar 20, 2002 - Frosty No.1011
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
There is certainly no denying that Zalman have hit upon a good thing, and the 6500-series is proof of that.
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NengTyi K609 Heatsink Review
Mar 19, 2002 - Frosty No.163
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Armed with a Nidec fan, the K609 was better equipped than many other heatsinks of this class, but as time and thermal loads have moved on, so to has the performance potential of this heatsink.
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Zalman CNPS6500-AlCu Fan Heatsink Review
Mar 19, 2002 - Frosty No.1010
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
We were very pleased to see the CNPS6500AlCu outperform the stock Intel heatsink.
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Tocools Crown Retail Heatsink Review
Mar 18, 2002 - Frosty No.1295
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
he Crown heatsink from Tocools
is one of the more interesting adaptations of an extruded heatsink.
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NoiseControl Magic Fleece Sound Absorbing Material
Mar 10, 2002 - Frosty No.994
Category: Cases
One of the alternatives we are looking at in this review is a product presented especially for use in the computer, namely Magic Fleece.
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Thermaltake TFCFR06 1U Orb Heatsink Review
Mar 04, 2002 - Frosty No.988
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Thermaltake's TFCFR06 "1U-Orb" was originally released sometime around the days of the golden Orb so it will be interesting to see how it stands up.
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Thermaltake 1U DTFCF014-1 Heatsink Review
Mar 04, 2002 - Frosty No.987
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Everybody knows about Thermaltake, but most people don't know that this heatsink manufacturer also makes 1U heatsinks.
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Titan TTC-MT3AB Heatsink Review
Feb 10, 2002 - Frosty No.965
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Titan MT3AB certainly gains points for trying something new with this heatsink, but that is about its only strong aspect.
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Titan TTC-D6TBA Heatsink Review
Feb 08, 2002 - Frosty No.964
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
First impressions of heatsinks have a tendency to be swayed by how shiny or strange looking the heatsink is.
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Chauh-Choung DTA-478 Socket 478 Heatsink Review
Feb 03, 2002 - Frosty No.957
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The heatsink uses a dead simple extrusion design, and some rather interesting clips which are screwed into place on the heatsink itself.
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Chauh-Choung DTA-15 Heatsink Review
Feb 03, 2002 - Frosty No.956
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The DTA-15 looks very similar to the Thermalright CB-6L on the outset, but on closer inspection the DTA-15 is not nearly as chromed, and has a slightly different extrusion pattern.
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Thermal Integration TI-S8640L HeatsinK Review
Jan 27, 2002 - Frosty No.949
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The TI-S86 and the TI-V86 are virtually identical save for one very important aspect. This heatsink, the TI-S86 is all aluminum.
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Thermal Integration TI-V86L Copper Core Heatsink
Jan 27, 2002 - Frosty No.948
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The first thing most
people seem to notice is that the cooler is shaped like an "X" and positioned on its edge.
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AVC 117140 Sunflower Socket 478 Heatsink
Jan 26, 2002 - Frosty No.946
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Like the Arkua and Zalman heatsinks, the AVC 117140 has carved out a name for itself by going where no heatsink has gone before in terms of design and manufacture.
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Zalman CNPS6000-Cu Fan Heatsink Review
Jan 21, 2002 - Frosty No.936
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
In some situations however, quiet computers are really necessary. For example, if a computer is on 24/7 in someone's room or you work in a sound studio, lots of noise is just not going to cut it.
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Dynatron Model S Socket 478 Heatsink Review
Jan 21, 2002 - Frosty No.935
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The heatsink arrived at our test labs with a clear
plastic protective cover and white thermal compound pre applied.
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Vantec GSN-7025 Socket 478 Heatsink Review
Jan 20, 2002 - Frosty No.933
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
A 70mm YS-Tech fan with 7 blades (and a fan guard) is what keeps the GSN-7025 cool.
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Vantec GSN-7015 Socket 478 Heatsink Review
Jan 20, 2002 - Frosty No.932
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Powered by a chunky 70mm fan the GSN-7015 produces only a moderate amount of noise, much like other socket 478 heatsinks on the market.
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AVC 117160 Socket 478 Heatsink Review
Jan 20, 2002 - Frosty No.931
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
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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Bitspower NP60CS Copper Skive Heatsink Review
Jan 15, 2002 - Frosty No.924
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
So far this is the first all copper heatsink Bitspower have brought to the table, and as far as a first run goes, the NP60CS works quite well.
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Chauh-Choung DTC-66 Copper Heatsink Review
Jan 11, 2002 - Frosty No.921
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
A nice change for sure, and one that opens up the use of the DTC-66 to people looking for a bit more cooling than with just aluminum.
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BitsPower NP60D Skive Heatsink Review
Jan 10, 2002 - Frosty No.918
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Bitspower have firmly planted themselves as part of the growing trend of manufacturers specializing in skive heatsinks.
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Chauh-Choung DTA-12 Skive Heatsink Review
Jan 08, 2002 - Frosty No.917
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The DTA-12 is a small formfactor 60mm aluminum skive heatsink intended for use on Socket A and Socket 370 processors.
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AVC 112AM1 Copper Skive Heatsink Review
Jan 07, 2002 - Frosty No.916
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The first thing that we noticed when looking at the 112AM1 is just how thin the base is. At just 3mm thick it is half what most other heatsinks are.
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Vantec FCE6010 1U-Heatsink Review
Dec 20, 2001 - Frosty No.911
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Knowing the limitations
of a heatsink is important for any application, but doubly so for servers
where downtime is just not allowed.
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OCZ Goliath Copper Heatsink Review
Dec 19, 2001 - Frosty No.909
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Both sets of fans are highspeed and 32mm thick so you can be sure that
noise will a guaranteed factor in our decision.
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Intel Stock Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Dec 12, 2001 - Frosty No.902
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Any heatsink that performs above the stock Intel
heatsink is improving on the guidelines set forth for Pentium 4 heatsinks..
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Spire 5R057B1M3R 1U Heatsink Review
Dec 12, 2001 - Frosty No.903
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Spire are more known for their mid-level desktop heatsinks, but they do offer at least one copper 1U cooling solution.
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