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Fortis Tech A102 Heatsink Review
Fortis Tech A102 Heatsink Review
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Abstract: 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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Fortis Tech   Cooling / Heatsinks   Oct 18, 2001   Max Page  

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Rise Above Ambient Temp. (c)
Mfg. Model 27mm large copper block 15mm small copper block 27mm large copper block 15mm small copper block
50W 50W 100W 100W
1 Thermal Integration TI-V77L 12.6 17.9 31.0 37.1
2 Dynatron DY1206BH-638 14.8 23.8 29.0 44.9
3 Vantec CCK-6027D 18.0 22.2 37.5 46.0
4 OCZ Dominator 11.2 24.4 25.9 47.7
5 Akasa Silver Mountain 19.6 24.9 38.4 49.5
6 Vantec CCK-6035D-Retail 17.7 26.3 36.7 51.4
7 Swiftech MCX370-0A 19.7 23.8 38.0 53.3
8 Thermaltake Volcano 6cu+ 13.8 28.8 32.1 57.9
9 Spire 5T060B1H3R 16.0 30.8 37.9 58.4
10 Fortis A102 24.7 35.1 47.0 66.0
11 Thermalright CB-6L 25.7 33.1 49.2 68.1
12 Fortis A92 18.9 39.1 41.1 71.1
50W 50W 100W 100W

Rise above ambient scores reiterate the same positioning as we saw before. The A102 is set firmly in the value cooler department, despite its attempts to become an overclockers friend. Unfortunately this may largely be due to the poor thermal interface between the copper base and the aluminum fins.

Most of today's heatsinks which rely upon similar technology have long since moved to all copper fins, or and some method of solder joints. Thermal adhesive, while better than just plain air, is not substitute for a solid bond. In the end, the A102 is a good value cooler with a nice syringe of silver compound along side. Is it really worth using on a performance system? Not really, but it should be plenty fine for any average system running just over 1.0GHz.

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Table of Contents:

 1:  Fortis Tech A102 Heatsink Review
 2:  Looking at the heatsink from all angles
 3:  Heatsink Test Apparatus - Acoustic, Thermal
 4:  Thermal Test Results, Acoustic Sample
 5: — Conclusions

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