-- ThermalTake Smart & Silent Volcano9/CoolMod
-- Price: ~$22.99
USD
-- 12.03.2002
-- By: GideonX
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We haven't tested many heatsinks lately because,
well, there were just a bit too many on the market at the time and
every heatsink seemed to look the same. Now we're at the point
where there are more high power processors and with that, higher
performing coolers. Aside from actual cooling features,
looking good at the same time is a major plus. Today we have
two models from ThermalTake, the Volcano 9 family. Want to
look cool? This might just do it...
The Volcano 9 originally came to market
by itself named the Smart & Silent Volcano 9. It came attached
with a Smart and Silent fan, which has three control settings.
Afterwards, the S&S fan had a small facelift which resulted in the
introduction of the Volcano 9 Coolmod. The CoolMod basically
is referring to the LED enhanced S&S fan that's now attached to the
Volcano 9. Confused yet?
Here are the specs for the V9:
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SPECIFICATION
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P/N
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A1365
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Cooler Dimension
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80x80x77.3 mm |
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Fan Dimension
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80x80x25 mm |
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Rated Voltage
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12VDC |
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Started Voltage
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6VDC |
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Rated Current
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0.20AMP ~ 0.70AMP |
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Power Input
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2.40W ~ 8.40W |
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Max. Air
Flow
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20.55 CFM at 1300 rpm |
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75.7 CFM at 4800 rpm |
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Air Pressure
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1.45mmH2O at 1300rpm |
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8.43mmH2O at 4800rpm |
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Noise
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17
dB at 1300 rpm |
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48
dB at 4800 rpm |
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Bearing Type
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Two Ball Bearing |
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Life Time
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50,000 hours |
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Connector
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3
PIN |
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Tt Fan grille TR=0.38C/W
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The V9 box comes with the heatsink,
temperature probe, rheostat speed control dial, 3pin -> 4pin
adapter, thermal grease, thermal pad and a sheet of instructions.
The S&S fan allows you to control the
speed 3 different ways.
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Full speed operation at 4800RPMs
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Adjustable speed operations
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Automatic temperature speed adjusting
So instead of a screaming 4800RPM fan
blasting all day and night, you can finally control the amount of
performance you need. Let it auto adjust itself through
temperature changes using the probe or run it non-stop if you need
the cooling. Better yet, slap on the adjustable dial and tweak
to your hearts content. Let's see how this is done.
The main control points to note is
right here next to the fan. In the current position above, you
are making the fan spin at full speed.
If you need to use the temperature
probe, disconnect the jumper on the right connector and attach the
probe there. Position that probe on your CPU and you'll have a
fan that auto adjusts for you instantly.
If you prefer to tweak it yourself,
remove the jumper and put the rheostat dial attachment on the left
connector. The only time that jumper should be there on the
right connector is during full speed operation.
A 3->4pin adapter is included in case
you wish to use the power directly from your power supply.
Does the heatsink look familar? It
should, it's the same heatsink that ThermalTake uses in their
Volcano 7 model. The only difference is that it isn't
blue.
The retention clip is different as this
one uses a 3 point connection. This tends to be more secure
method of keeping a large heatsink in place.
Like the previous V7 model, this
heatsink uses the same copper middle base. Copper is more
efficient in retaining heat than aluminum, but it takes longer to
dissipate it. With a combination of copper and aluminum, TT is
trying to bridge a gap in terms of speed of intake and release of
heat.
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