|   Eumax EU01 From All 
      Angles | 
  
    |  | The Fan:      
            
       The fan ships without a fan grill, and rotates at 5300RPM as 
      per the manufacturer specs. The screws which hold the fan in place attach directly 
      to the aluminum fan grill which is indented 10mm to take the full 
      height of the fan. The fan connects to the motherboard fan header 
      via a 3-pin connector which also supports RPM monitoring. | 
  
    |  | Top:          If 
      you look carefully at   the base of this 
      image on the left you can see what we mean about the indented fan shroud. The fan actually sits within 
      the body of the heatsink providing a flush surface on the top which remains a constant 28mm 
      tall. | 
  
    |  | Side 
      A: Fins are soldered to the base 
      with a butt joint and there appears to be some residue of flux (possibly 
      something else, we're not   100% 
      positive) remaining. On the far left side you can see where the loose fin came 
      out. It is possible that the process used to lock the aluminum 
      shroud in place by notching in the copper just slightly cause a fracture of the solder 
      joint. | 
  
    |  | Side B: The clip is a little stiff for our liking, but on the plus 
      side, provides good pressure between the heatsink and the 
  processor core.
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    |  | Heatsink Base:    The base   finish of this heatsink is a mixed bag. On one 
      hand   the copper is pretty flat across the entire surface, 
      but on the other    hand the surface is pitted and marked as though the base 
      was slammed against a rock (then sanded). There are tiny little pits,    and scratches everywhere - almost as though 
      the copper used was full of small air bubbles. In any case, thermal compound would absolutely have to 
      be used with this heatsink, and a good deal of lapping would also help. Not 
      very impressive. |