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Here are some of the results we achieved:
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Heatisnk
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CPU
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Ambient
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Idle
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Full
Load
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CNPS2005
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1400
MHz @ 1.75v Normal
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27C
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45
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52
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1400
MHz @ 1.75v Quiet
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27C
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N/A
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N/A
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CNPS3100
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1400
MHz @ 1.75v Normal
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27C
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42C
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49C
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1400
MHz @ 1.75v Quiet
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27C
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55C
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63C
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CNPS5000
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1400
MHz @ 1.75v Normal
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27C
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ABORTED
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ABORTED
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1400
MHz @ 1.75v Quiet
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27C
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ABORTED
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ABORTED
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For how quiet the CNPS2005 and CNPS3100 are they
cool quite well. I was surprised to see the CNPS3100 within 4C of my
OCZ Gladiator at full load temps. Pretty good and it cut the sound
in my case by at least half. One thing that I didn't like about the
CNPS2005 and CNPS3100 were the noise reducers. They cut the
performance of the heatsink too much in the sake of getting rid of
noise. A full load temp of 63C is simply unacceptable for any
heatsink.
CNPS2005:
| Pros:
Cons:
- Can't handle the heat generated by higher MHZ AMD's,
better suited at cooling Intel chips.
- The clip is a pain to install and uninstall in tight
spaces (my case).
- The fan bracket needs to be made adjustable to support a
wider range of motherboards/cases.
- Noise reducer can't be used with High MHz AMD CPU's
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CNPS3100:
Pros:
- Low Noise
- Cools very well
- Looks nice
Cons:
- The clip is a pain to install and uninstall in tight
spaces (my case).
- The fan bracket needs to be made adjustable to support a
wider range of motherboards/cases.
- The noise reducer makes the cooler perform very poorly.
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CNPS5000:
Pros:
- Bolt through motherboard design
Cons:
- Bolt through motherboard design not very well
implemented, chipped the corners of my core
- Was only touching less than ¾ of my core
- Caused the Processor to thermal out causing spontaneous
reboots
- The die doesn't land in the middle of cooler but towards
the edge where the aluminum bar is
- Followed the directions to the letter and it chipped the
corners of my core and almost fried my CPU
- You have to disassemble your computer to put the HSF on
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