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Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler PCU22-SE Heatsink Review
Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler PCU22-SE Heatsink Review
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Abstract: The Gigabyte PCU22-SE is configured to work on the socket 462/A AthlonXP, socket 478 & 775 Pentium 4, and socket 754/940/939 Athlon64 processors.

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Gigabyte   Cooling / Heatsinks   Nov 22, 2004   Max Page  

Home > Reviews > Page: Examining the Heatsink
Gigabyte PCU22-SE Heatsink From All Angles
The Fan:

The blue squirrel cage fan is constructed of two 25mm tall sections placed together end to end, surrounded by a cylinder of aluminum fins. The fan draws air in from the sides, through the fins. The translucent plastic cover protects the tops of the heatpipes, and holds in the clear plastic cover which prevents air from being drawn in the top of the cooler. The Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler PCU22-SE connects with a standard 3-pin motherboard fan header, and supports RPM monitoring in the BIOS.

Heatsink Top:

The fan is firmly attached inside of the aluminum finned section, but we managed to remove it so you can get a better sense of how this heatsink is put together. Note how the heat pipes run down through the fins, to the copper base.

Side A:
The 3D Rocket Cooler PCU22-SE heatsink stands about 113mm tall, making it a pretty big cooler to contend with - so make sure you have sufficient room in your case first. The forged copper base is about 6mm thick on average, and connected to the rest of the heatsink by the two "U" shaped 6mm diameter copper heatpipes. The cylindrical aluminum fin section measures 78mm tall by 83mm wide. Note the translucent plastic skirt which is used to direct exhaust towards adjacent motherboard components (to cool them).

Side B:
The aluminum fins measure 0.4mm thick, and are spaced approximately 0.8mm apart. The copper base is capped with a small section of stainless steel, and it is over this that the K7 and K8 clip mechanisms rest to hold the Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler in place. The socket 478 clips rest on the small copper tabs visible in the picture to the left. Installing the heatsink isn't all that complicated since it is a tool free unit, but it is vital to make sure that it is oriented properly for each particular socket, and processor type.

Heatsink Base:

The copper of the 3D Rocket Cooler is well machined from and measures about 40x40mm in size. Being forged, the copper is a little more stiff than with a traditional punched sheet metal base, and takes the machining smoothly. The surface finish is very smooth, and surface flatness is excellent according to our straight edge test. The 3D Rocket Cooler PCU22-SE even comes with a small pack of thermal compound to make installation a breeze.

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Table of Contents:

 1:  Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler PCU22-SE Heatsink Review
 2: — Examining the Heatsink
 3:  Heatsink Thermal/Acoustic Test Parameters
 4:  Surface Roughness Comparison
 5:  Final Heatsink Temperature Comparisons

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