FrostyTech Synthetic Temperature Test Platform Results
	Mfg.	Model	Ambient Temp.	27mm large copper block	15mm small copper block		27mm large copper block	15mm small copper block	Thermal pad	No. Fans	Fan Noise	Clip force
				50W	50W		100W	100W
1	Arkua	628	23.9	42.7	42.1		58.9	62.3	none	1	med	med
2	Thermal Integration	TI-V77L	26.5	39.1	44.4		57.5	63.6	grey	1	med	med
3	Sibak	AC02625B	23.2	41.3	59.0		43.2	64.7	none	1	loud	med
4	Swiftech	MCXC370	21.4	38.3	43.4		53.5	65.7	none	1	med	med
5	Tocools	Crown	23.2	38.8	53.2		47.9	70.2	none	1	loud	stiff
6	Dynatron	DY1206BH-625	23.2	40.0	55.1		47.6	70.4	none	1	loud	stiff
7	Vantec	CCK-6027D	27.4	45.4	49.6		64.9	73.4	none	1	med	med
8	Cybercooler	P5750	23.3	43.4	63.5		49.2	74.9	none	1	loud	med
9	Swiftech	MCX370	22.3	42.0	46.1		60.3	75.6	none	1	med	hard
10	Noisecontrol	Silverado	24.2	42.0	49.8		62.9	75.8	none	2	med	easy
11	NengTyi	XPC5000	23.9	46.5	49.1		69.1	76.1	none	1	med	med
12	Taisol	CGK760092	23.4	42.7	61.2		51.3	77.5	pink	1	low	med
13	Zalman	CNPS6000-Cu	24.8	46.4	53.8		65.6	78.2	none	1	very low	easy
14	AVC	112AM1	24.8	46.6	52.9		70.1	79.6	none	1	low	stiff
15	GlacialTech	Igloo 2310	23.5	44.9	66.7		53.7	80.8	silver	1	med	very stiff
16	Sibak	AE01625B	23.5	40.8	54.4		57.1	81.0	none	1	loud	easy
17	Thermaltake	Volcano 6cu+	26.5	40.3	55.3		58.6	84.4	carbon	1	loud	med
18	JMC Products	400023	23.1	44.5	65.2		55.3	85.2	Chomerics T725	1	low	easy
19	Sibak	AT01515B	23.0	45.1	64.6		60.1	95.2	none	2	med	stiff
				50W	50W		100W	100W

With two fans and a silver base we would have liked to have seen the Silverado place a little bit higher in the list of reference heatsinks. Keeping in mind that the aluminum heatsink component is kind of dated now, this is really not all that unexpected, but with that Silver plate you really just can't expect less then amazing.

At the very least the design is comparable to some much larger, and much heavier copper heatsinks so that is at least one positive to consider. Let's look now a the rise above ambient temperatures and see if things change any for the NosieControl Silverado.

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	Arkua	628	18.8	18.2		35.0	38.4
3	Sibak	AC02625B	18.1	35.8		20.0	41.5
4	Swiftech	MCXC370	16.9	22.0		32.1	44.3
5	Vantec	CCK-6027D	18.0	22.2		37.5	46.0
6	Tocools	Crown	15.6	30.0		24.7	47.0
7	Dynatron	DY1206BH-625	16.8	31.9		24.4	47.2
8	Cybercooler	P5750	20.1	25.9		40.2	51.6
9	NoiseControl	Silverado	17.8	25.6		38.7	51.6
10	NengTyi	XPC5000	22.6	25.2		45.2	52.2
11	Swiftech	MCX370	19.7	23.8		38.0	53.3
12	Zalman	CNPS6000-Cu	21.6	29.0		40.8	53.4
13	Taisol	CGK760092	19.3	37.8		27.9	54.1
14	AVC	112AM1	21.8	28.1		45.3	54.8
15	GlacialTech	Igloo 2310	21.4	43.2		30.2	57.3
16	Sibak	AE01625B	17.3	30.9		33.6	57.5
17	Thermaltake	Volcano 6cu+	13.8	28.8		32.1	57.9
18	JMC Products	400023	21.3	42.0		32.1	62.0
19	Sibak	AT01515B	22.1	41.6		37.1	72.2
			50W	50W		100W	100W

A small change in the list of reference heatsinks but nothing that large. With a rise of just over 50 degrees over ambient the Silverado is a mid-level heatsink that fairs alright against typical (ie. non-quiet) heatsinks. Not quite a performance cooler, but not in the red either. The silver plate appears to be one of the largest benefits to this heatsink, and given the dated design of the aluminum component it makes you really wonder what could be accomplished if the silver were transplanted onto a more advanced design.

The Silverado is one of the more unique heatsinks to ever enter the market, and it can still cool quiet decently, but given the rather high retail price it commands at www.chillblast.com , you really have to think about why you might buy it. Users looking for a high-performance heatsink will find the Silverado is not quite up to expectations. Users looking for a good performance heatsink with low-noise properties (and lower frequency motor noises) will appreciate the Silverado and what it can do for them. Bottom line, the Silverado is still a good cooler, but NoiseControl really ought to upgrade the design to something a little more competitive!