Spire 5E055B1H3R Copper Heatsink Review
Dec 11, 2001 - Frosty No.901
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Suffering from permanent hearing damage because of your heatsink cooler? Don't worry you're not alone, in the quesr to get the biggest and fasted heatsinks on the planet...
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Thermal Integration TI-S8640N Heatsink Review
Dec 10, 2001 - Frosty No.897
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
There are three sets of cooler
in the Thermal Integration heatsink line-up and this series is with out the
signature copper core.
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Swiftech MCXC370 Copper Heatsink Review
Dec 10, 2001 - Frosty No.896
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The only differences
between the MCX370-0A and the MCXC370 have to do with the copper base.
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TS Heatronics SCR325-2F Radiator Heatsink Review
Dec 03, 2001 - Frosty No.889
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The TS Heatronics CPU Radiator (SCR325-2F) features Heatlane Technology which is also known as Akachi-pipe (after the inventor) or "meandering capillary tube heat pipe" in its construction.
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Arkua 6149 1U Heatsink Review
Nov 26, 2001 - Frosty No.886
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
In the area of 1U heatsinks competition is ultra fierce. After all, an entire 1U server case is only 1.75" thick.
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Swiftech MCX370-0A Heatsink Review
Nov 26, 2001 - Frosty No.884
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
It's really the laws of physics that
determine just how well a heatsink performs, and manufacturing quality only plays a small part realistically.
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Zalman FanMate 1 - Rheostat and 4-pin PWM Fan Tweak
Nov 25, 2001 - Frosty No.883
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Zalman have recently introduced
a solution as part of their CNPS system to bring commercially made Rheostats
to processor heatsinks.
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Swiftech MCX462 Heatsink Review
Nov 21, 2001 - Frosty No.876
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Swiftech products have always been the finest examples of the heatsink makers' art.
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Arkua 6158 Copper-Core Heatsink Review
Nov 06, 2001 - Frosty No.871
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The lower amount of air flowing over
the fins impacts its performance level, but also yields a substantial decrease in noise.
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Arkua 6258 Copper-Core Heatsink Review
Nov 04, 2001 - Frosty No.867
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Like almost every Arkua heatsink, the main secret of their ability to cool is a central copper core.
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Thermaltake Active Memory Cooling Kit
Nov 04, 2001 - Frosty No.866
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The active memory cooling kit is designed for use on DDR and SDRAM, and will cool up to four slots.
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BitsPower NP80D Skive Heatsink Review
Oct 28, 2001 - Frosty No.862
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Skive heatsinks are neither extruded or cast but rather cut from a single block of material.
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Arkua 7528 Copper-Core Heatsink Review
Oct 26, 2001 - Frosty No.861
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
From the users perspective, the 7528 is quieter, and offers comparable performance because it is based on the same underlying metal fin assembly.
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Titan TTC-D5TB2/A Heatsink Review
Oct 26, 2001 - Frosty No.859
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
There has long been a vacuum in the area of low-noise heatsinks that don't frankly suck.
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Arkua 7228 Copper-Core Heatsink Review
Oct 25, 2001 - Frosty No.858
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The more thermally conductive 28mm diameter copper slug will move the heat to the surrounding aluminum for faster dispersal.
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OCZ Dominator 2 Heatsink Review
Oct 24, 2001 - Frosty No.854
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
First there was Dominator and
now there is Dominator 2!
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Cooler Master HCC-002 Copper Heatsink Review
Oct 24, 2001 - Frosty No.855
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Weighing in at around 300-400grams the Cooler Master CCH-002 is elegantly made, and equipped with a speedy 6800 RPM fan.
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Akasa Icicle 238 Heatsink Review
Oct 18, 2001 - Frosty No.849
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Silver Mountain heatsink from Akasa was one of the most notable heatsink concepts to ever make it to market, but the Icicle 238 is not to be overlooked either.
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Fortis Tech A102 Heatsink Review
Oct 18, 2001 - Frosty No.848
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Fortis Tech have been making their name known this year with a line of copper/aluminum hybrid coolers packing high-RPM fans.
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Frostytech: Guide To Making a Glowy Fan
Oct 12, 2001 - Frosty No.838
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The ultimate modded component it may not be, but behind the grill of any case it's definitely one of the coolest.
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Dynatron Model-638 Copper Heatsink Review
Oct 04, 2001 - Frosty No.834
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
If you haven't already heard
of Dynatron then you really don't know your performance heatsinks very
well.
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Spire 5T060B1H3R Heatsink Review
Oct 04, 2001 - Frosty No.833
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
At the forefront of the emerging class of 70mm heatsinks is the Model 5T, a simple extruded design that pulls it off quite well from the outset.
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Thermalright CB-6L Heatsink Review
Oct 02, 2001 - Frosty No.832
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Thermalright broke all the cooling barriers with the introduction of their full-copper SK-6 heatsink and many people expected the CB-6L to follow in the same footsteps.
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OCZ Dominator Microfin Heatsink Review
Oct 01, 2001 - Frosty No.828
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Microfin or Skived heatsinks are some of the newest and best performing heatsink technologies on the cooling marketplace.
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Fortis Tech A92 Heatsink Review
Sep 30, 2001 - Frosty No.825
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Compared to the multitude of thin-fin copper coolers entering the marketplace a 0.5mm thick-fin aluminum/copper hybrid cooler looks surprisingly unique.
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Thermaltake Volcano 6Cu+ Heatsink Review
Sep 29, 2001 - Frosty No.824
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
ver since the ORB shocked the cooling world with its shape and functionality
the eyes of performance users have been glued on Thermaltake.
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Akasa Silver Mountain Heatsink Review
Sep 29, 2001 - Frosty No.823
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Take one solid copper heatsink and plate it entirely with silver and you have the Akasa Silver Mountain.
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Thermal Integration TI-V77L Heatsink Review
Sep 27, 2001 - Frosty No.822
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Thermal Integration made a lot of waves
in the cooling marketplace with their introduction of the Thermoengine earlier this year
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Vantec CCK-6027D Copper Heatsink Review
Sep 27, 2001 - Frosty No.821
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Everyone interested in performance
cooling knows full well that copper is king. The CCK-6035D, the half-pint Vantec CCK-6027D is based on a full copper thin-fin design.
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Nanocomposite Thermal Compound Review
Aug 27, 2001 - Frosty No.803
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
In this day and age, it isn't good enough to just have the fastest fan and
biggest heatsink. Attention must be paid to the little things in life...
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Neng Tyi SN05 Copper-Based Heatsink Review
Aug 26, 2001 - Frosty No.802
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Neng Tyi's SN05 heatsink is similar to their massive all-copper SN03 model except that it uses much lighter aluminum fins to reduce the overall weight.
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Vantec CCK-6035 Retail HSF Review
Aug 20, 2001 - Frosty No.794
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The retail version of the Vantec CCK6035D is exactly the same as the preproduction version we tested previously so this review is going
to be an amendment to that review.
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Dynatron Model-R 1U Cu Microfin Heatsink Review
Aug 10, 2001 - Frosty No.787
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The market for 1U servers is increasing rapidly these days as data centers increasingly move away from the bulky 3U and 5U servers that were once the
staple of websites.
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Dynatron Model-O Copper Microfin Heatsink
Aug 05, 2001 - Frosty No.782
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
With the Dynatron Model-O, both fins and base are made from one solid piece of copper.
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Neng Tyi K614 Full-Copper Heatsink Review
Aug 03, 2001 - Frosty No.780
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Long before the Thermalright SK6 made it onto the market, the all copper Neng Tyi K614 was there.
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Dynatron Model-L Microfin Heatsink Review
Jul 31, 2001 - Frosty No.778
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Needless to say, when we opened up the generic white box the DC1206BM-L comes in, we weren't expecting to be surprised in the way we were.
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Spire 5E32B3 Heatsink Review
Jul 23, 2001 - Frosty No.768
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Following in the footsteps of the Spire 5E30B3, the 5E32B3 boasts the same general extrusion design, but with one twist.
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AVC 212AHO Skive Heatsink Review
Jul 12, 2001 - Frosty No.758
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
It's rare to come across a heatsink that actually surprises us with how it's made.
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Six Quick Tips To Finding a Good CPU Heatsink
Jul 11, 2001 - Frosty No.756
Category: Editorial
It seems like almost every day there are two or three new types of heatsink
released upon the consumer. How do you know which ones to consider?
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Molex 371660003 Silent Heatsink Review
Jul 11, 2001 - Frosty No.755
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Molex may be better known for their little plastic electrical connectors, but amongst all their other ventures
they have in their inventory a silent heatsink.
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AVC 112BJO Heatsink Review
Jul 10, 2001 - Frosty No.754
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
In the days of copper-this and copper-that it is refreshing to see a good old all-aluminum heatsink crop up to tackle a 1.4GHz Athlon.
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Thermaltake Dragon Orb 3 Heatsink Review
Jul 10, 2001 - Frosty No.753
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Dragon Orb 3 is simply a massive cooling solution. At 80mm tall, it is one of the tallest heatsinks we have have seen to date.
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Spire 5E30B3 Heatsink Review
Jul 08, 2001 - Frosty No.750
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Spire 5E30B3 is a fairly standard design that looks quite similar to the copper-based Spire 5E34B3 heatsink.
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Millennium Thermal Glaciator Copper Heatsink
Jul 08, 2001 - Frosty No.749
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Glaciator is an "Integrated Augmented Fan Heatsink". Constructed from a solid block of copper, the fin section of this heatsink is so finely constructed...
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Vantec CCK-6035 Copper Heatsink Review
Jun 20, 2001 - Frosty No.735
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Thin-fin copper heatsinks are becoming as popular as the Orb's were when they first arrived on store shelves these days.
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Spire 5E34B3 Cu-Baseplate Heatsink Review
Jun 18, 2001 - Frosty No.732
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Spire 5E34B3 is one of the few heatsinks we have seen to have a copper plate mounted on the base of it.
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CV Chill 188-pin Heatsink Review
Jun 18, 2001 - Frosty No.731
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
While aluminum is not as thermally conductive as copper it still offers some very good performance characteristics. And hey, the CV Chill has a nice thick aluminum base.
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Thermalright SK-6 Copper Heatsink Review
Jun 15, 2001 - Frosty No.727
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Each fin is interconnected with one another by means of small copper tabs. Thus the sum of these many small parts is very sturdy. Be sure to "Listen to this Heatsink!"
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Thermaltake Memory Cooling Kit Review
Jun 04, 2001 - Frosty No.712
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Memory modules sometimes get quite hot after extended periods of use. As the
temperature of the memory rises, there is a greater likelihood of errors
occurring.
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Zalman CNPS5000-Plus Copper FHS Heatsink
Jun 02, 2001 - Frosty No.709
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
With the CNPS5000-Plus Zalman have taken their cooling technology to yet another level.
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