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Spire 5F271B1L3 Copper Core Heatsink Review
Spire 5F271B1L3 Copper Core Heatsink Review
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Abstract: If done properly, the copper will ultimately increase the surface area of the heat source enticing quicker transmission to the outer fins more effectively.

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Spire   Cooling / Heatsinks   Jun 27, 2003   Max Page  

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Synthetic Temperature Test Results: *Ranked according to 100W small interface die test results.

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
Thermalright SLK800 21.7 34.8 37.5 45.2 51.6 none 1 loud med
Thermalright AX-7 21.7 34.8 37.1 46.1 52.1 none 1 loud med
Tocools Novasonic 22.9 40.9 39.9 54.4 59.4 none 1 med stiff
Coolink U1P2 26.1 39.4 44.9 50.9 62.2 none 2 loud easy
Arkua 628 23.9 42.7 42.1 58.9 62.3 none 1 med med
Thermal Integration TI-V77L 26.5 39.1 44.4 57.5 63.6 grey 1 med med
Sibak AC02625B 23.2 41.3 59.0 43.2 64.7 none 1 loud med
Sibak AC06725TH 22.5 42.9 46.2 61.7 67.7 none 1 Very loud med
Coolermaster HHC-001 21.7 40.0 44.8 56.3 68.1 none 1 loud easy
OCZ Gladiator II 24.5 39.4 47.3 54.3 69.4 none 1 loud easy
Dynatron DY1206BH-625 23.2 40.0 55.1 47.6 70.4 none 1 loud stiff
AVC Tundra2 22.0 41.4 47.5 59.0 71.1 none 1 loud stiff
Vantec CCK-6027D 27.4 45.4 49.6 64.9 73.4 none 1 med med
Akasa Ag Mountain2Q 21.7 42.4 48.5 61.2 74.5 none 1 med med
Coolermaster HSC-V62 21.4 47.4 52.8 61.7 74.5 none 1 quiet easy
NengTyi XPC5000 23.9 46.5 49.1 69.1 76.1 none 1 med med
Spire 5F263 22.6 44.7 51.8 64.3 76.2 white 1 low med
Titan TTC-CU5TB 24.2 46.2 51.2 61.8 76.4 none 1 loud stiff
Eumax EU01 22.6 43.5 50.2 60.8 77.1 none 1 med stiff
Taisol CGK760092 23.4 42.7 51.3 61.2 77.5 pink 1 low med
Spire 5F271B1L3 23.2 46.7 52.3 69.4 77.9 white 1 low easy
Spire 5T235 22.3 43.0 50.3 62.8 78.1 white 1 med med
Zalman CNPS6000-Cu 24.8 46.4 53.8 65.6 78.2 none 1 very low easy
Taisol CMK702 20.6 40.8 48.7 61.6 78.4 none 1 low easy
CPUMate DAA11500 24.5 40.7 51.2 56.8 79.2 none 1 low easy
AVC 112AM1 24.8 46.6 52.9 70.1 79.6 none 1 low stiff
Coolermaster HHC-L61 21.5 47.2 48.3 71.2 82.3 none 1 quiet easy
Spire 5U213C1H36 19.8 45.8 54.4 67.1 83.3 pink 1 low easy
Evercool ND19715CA 23.5 45.4 55.0 67.8 83.9 none 1 med easy
Thermaltake Volcano 6cu+ 26.5 40.3 55.3 58.6 84.4 carbon 1 loud med
Verax P14Cu 25.5 51.3 57.4 75.2 88.7 white 1 silent easy
Akasa AK821 22.7 49.4 57.2 74.1 93.2 grey 1 med med
Verax P11T 26.1 61.2 69.7 90.9 102.7 none 1 none easy
Verax P14 26.1 56.9 67.4 81.6 101.2 none 1 none easy
50W 50W 100W 100W

With the thermal results tabulated we find the Spire FalconRock II positioning itself in the middle ground. Only by looking at the final rise above ambient temperature results will we know for sure where this large aluminum extrusion heatsink really stand.

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
Thermalright SLK800 13.1 15.8 23.5 29.9
Thermalright AX-7 13.1 15.4 24.4 30.4
Coolink U1P2 13.3 19.8 26.8 36.1
Tocools Novasonic 18.0 17.0 31.5 36.5
Thermal Integration TI-V77L 12.6 17.9 31.0 37.1
Arkua 628 18.8 18.2 35.0 38.4
Sibak AC02625B 18.1 35.8 20.0 41.5
OCZ Gladiator II 14.9 22.8 29.8 44.9
Sibak AC06725TH 20.4 23.7 39.2 45.2
Vantec CCK-6027D 18.0 22.2 37.5 46.0
Coolermaster HHC-001 18.3 23.1 34.3 46.4
Dynatron DY1206BH-625 16.8 31.9 24.4 47.2
AVC Tundra2 19.4 26.5 37.0 49.1
NengTyi XPC5000 22.6 25.2 45.2 52.2
Titan TTC-CU5TB 22.0 27.0 37.6 52.2
Akasa Ag mountain2Q 20.7 26.8 39.5 52.8
Coolermaster HSC-V62 26.0 31.4 40.3 53.1
Zalman CNPS6000-Cu 21.6 29.0 40.8 53.4
Spire 5F263 22.1 29.2 41.7 53.6
Taisol CGK760092 19.3 37.8 27.9 54.1
Eumax EU01 20.9 27.6 38.2 54.5
CPUMate DAA11500 16.2 26.7 32.3 54.7
Spire 5F271B1L3 23.5 29.1 46.2 54.7
AVC 112AM1 21.8 28.1 45.3 54.8
Spire 5T235 20.7 28.0 40.5 55.8
Taisol CMK702 20.2 28.1 41.0 57.8
Thermaltake Volcano 6cu+ 13.8 28.8 32.1 57.9
Evercool ND19715CA 21.9 31.5 44.3 60.4
Coolermaster HHC-L61 25.7 26.8 49.7 60.8
Verax P14Cu 25.8 31.9 49.7 63.2
Spire 5U213C1H3G 26.0 34.6 47.3 63.5
Akasa AK821 26.7 34.5 51.4 70.5
Verax P11T 35.1 43.6 64.8 76.6
Verax P14 30.8 41.3 55.5 75.1
50W 50W 100W 100W

In the end the Spire 5F271B1L3 FalconRock II fairs quite well overall. The heatsink falls under a good temperature range, and the ultra-low noise output further makes this a heatsink to consider for any home computer system. Well, just about any... overclockers will not find the raw thermal performance they crave in the largely aluminum cooler. The small copper insert is intended to help make the 5F217B1L3 more efficient, not make it a die hard performance cooler.

The results for the FalconRock II in this list of reference heatsinks is quite good, but not anything that would put it in the same area as other performance coolers like the (earsplitting) Thermalright SLK800.

Still, in the end the Spire 5F263 does have its place, and that is in a desktop computer where low-noise cooling is desired.

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 1:  Spire 5F271B1L3 Copper Core Heatsink Review
 2:  The Heatsink from all sides
 3:  Heatsink Thermal/Acoustic Test Parameters
 4:  Thermal and Acoustic Results
 5: — Final temperature results

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