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One of the nice points about these coolers is nice
solid build. They aren't too heavy and are easy to
apply. The clips align correctly with our test motherboard.
We of course scraped off the thermal pad
that was on the bottom. The base has a very smooth surface, not
exactly lapped to a mirror finish, but smooth nonetheless.
Our trusty old test rig is as follows:
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IWill KK266 Socket A Motherboard
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AMD Thunderbird 800Mhz CPU
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Crucial PC133 CL2 Ram, 128MB
The test will consist of an idle
temperature check and a full load temperature check. The full
load will be accomplished by using the RC5
program and running 3DMark
2001 for 30 minutes. Arctic Silver II Thermal Paste used
without a doubt.
Here are some results:
|
Models |
AMD Tbird 800 Stock |
AMD Tbird 800 @ 1003
(1.85V) |
| Ambient
Temp. ~ 27C |
Idle |
Full
Load |
Idle |
Full
Load |
| ThermalRight
SK-6 |
31C |
34C |
36C |
40C |
| GlobalWin
CAK38 |
34C |
37C |
38C |
42C |
| ThermalTake
Dragon Orb 3 |
35C |
37C |
38C |
43C |
| Vantec
CCK-6035D |
32.5C |
35.5C |
36C |
42C |
| Swiftech
MCX370-0A |
31.3C |
33.7C |
34.3C |
38.5C |
| SVC
Golden Gate 40 |
33.5C |
36C |
39.5C |
43.5C |
| Thermal
Take Volcano 5 |
35.9C |
37.5C |
39C |
43.8C |
| Thermal
Take Volcano 6Cu |
35.6C |
37.4C |
38.6C |
43.3C |
| Thermal
Take Volcano 6Cu+ |
35.2C |
37C |
38.2C |
43C |
| Bits
Power NP60D |
31.3C |
35.2C |
36.7C |
42.4C |
| Bits
Power NP80D |
31C |
34.8C |
36.5C |
42.4C |
| Dynatron
DC1206BM0 |
31C |
33.5C |
37.2C |
40.6C |
| Vantec
CCk-6027D |
31.8C |
34.9C |
35.7C |
41.5C |
| Alpha
PAL8045 |
31.5C |
32.8C |
34.8C |
38.1C |
| Dynatron
DC1206BML |
35.8C |
38.4C |
40C |
44.2C |
| Dr.
Thermal TI-V77L |
35.9C |
39C |
40.4C |
44.5C |
| Dr.
Thermal TI-V77N |
34.7C |
37.2C |
39.5C |
42.7C |
| Dr.
Thermal TI-V86N |
33.4C |
36.5C |
38.8C |
42.2C |
| Speeze
Big Rock |
33.7C |
35.6C |
37.1C |
42.4C |
| Speeze
Super Rock |
32.8C |
34.8C |
36.4C |
39.8C |
| Speeze
Copper Rock |
32.9C |
35.1C |
36.9C |
40C |
I guess size does matter in some
cases. The Super Rock cools the absolute best out of the three
we've seen. The surprise is that the copper based unit didn't
take the crown. Quite possibly the measly 60mm 23.10CFM fan is
holding the unit back. Although this is the case, the coolers
did perform quite well across the board. The temperature marks
do quite well compared to the other coolers we've tested.
I haven't seen many places stock these
units, but I did see some major retailers have them available for as
low as $10 each! That's a steal if you ask me, why bother buying
an OEM unit?
Thanks to William over at Fanner
USA for sending us these samples. We'll also have one of
their P4 units up for a review soon.
Pros:
- Good build
- A LOT of models to choose from
- AMD Approved
Cons:
- Clip is a little tricky to get on at first
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