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TS Heatronics NCU-1000 Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
TS Heatronics NCU-1000 Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
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Abstract: This is technically a 'zero noise' heatsink - a cooler which in and of itself produces exactly 0 dBA of noise.

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TS Heatronics   Cooling / Heatsinks   Nov 01, 2003   Max Page  

Home > Reviews > Page: Final Temperature Results

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

FrostyTech Synthetic Temperature Test Platform Results
Mfg. Model Ambient Temp. 27mm large copper block 27mm large copper block Thermal pad No. Fans Fan Noise Clip force
50W 100W
Thermalright (high) SLK-900U 20.0 31.6 40.5 none 1 very loud easy
JMC 401100 19.5 35.1 47.4 grey 1 med easy
Zalman CNPS7000-Cu 21.0 35.1 48.7 none 1 low easy
Taisol CCP445172 20.2 37.7 50.9 none 1 med easy
AVC 117140 22.6 37.8 50.4 none 1 med med
Coolermaster IHC-H71 23.0 37.0 51.1 none 1 loud stiff
Arkua 8568 22.4 37.8 51.7 none 1 med med
Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu 25.9 39.2 52.5 none 1 low easy
Thermal Integration (high) TI-V7035TN 20.2 38.3 52.9 none 1 very loud easy
Dynatron DC1206BMY 19.5 38.1 53.1 none 1 med easy
Dynatron DC1207BMX 20.9 38.1 53.3 none 1 med easy
Taisol CEP447181 24.8 39.4 53.5 white 1 med easy
Alpha PAL8942 27.9 42.6 54.0 none 1 med med
Intel Stock 3.06GHz 24.9 39.9 55.0 none 1 med easy
Arkua Q85X-7J 24.6 41.3 56.5 none 1 med easy
CoolJag JVC661A 23.2 40.5 56.7 none 1 med easy
Spire SP411C5 25.2 42.5 56.9 white 1 loud easy
Zalman CNPS6500-AlCu 23.1 40.3 57.4 none 1 low easy
TS Heatronics (6" fan dist) NCU-1000 23.9 39.5 57.5 none 0 N/A med
Taisol CEP426151A 24.3 43.7 59.7 none 1 med easy
Intel Socket 478 22.4 41.8 59.8 carbon 1 low med
Arkua 838T-7G 23.3 42.0 60.0 none 1 med easy
Dynatron DC1207BMW 23.2 42.7 61.1 none 1 med easy
Arkua 8456X-8T 25.1 43.7 61.4 none 1 low easy
Spire SP420B8 25.3 42.7 61.5 none 1 low easy
Dynatron DC1206BM-S 22.4 43.2 62.0 none 1 med med
AVC 117160 22.4 42.7 62.2 white pad 1 med med
Evercool NW9F715CA 23.8 42.9 62.3 none 1 med easy
Aopen ACP4LC 24.1 42.0 62.9 grey pad 1 med easy
Scythe Kamakaze 26.1 44.0 63.0 none 1 med hard
Zalman CNPS5700D-Cu 25.7 44.6 64.0 none 1 med easy
TS Heatronics (12" fan dist) NCU-1000 22.4 47.0 64.0 none 0 N/A med
Globalwin VA476 28.7 49.5 68.0 grey 1 med easy
Arctic Cooling SuperSilent4 Pro 25.1 46.8 68.1 none 1 low stiff
Dynatron DC1206BMV 23.1 45.1 68.2 none 1 low easy
Vantec GSN-7015 22.4 47.5 69.0 none 1 loud stiff
Verax P16 21.8 49.2 75.8 none 1 none med
Arkua 848X-6B 27.2 54.5 80.4 none 1 low med
Dynatron DC1U-B02 20.9 53.8 88.3 none 1 loud stiff
50W 100W

For the purposes of our tests on the synthetic temperature test platform, we used a single 92mm x 92mm low-noise Zalman fan set at 6" and 12" distances from the TS Heatronics NCU-1000 heatsink to replicate typical computer case air flow in an impingement fashion. As we can see by the initial results, the stronger the airflow, the better the heatsink did indeed perform. For a passive cooler it looks as though we may see some fairly good results from the NCU-1000.

Rise Above Ambient Temp. (c)
Mfg. Model 27mm large copper block 27mm large copper block

50W

100W

Thermalright (high) SLK-900U 11.6 20.5
Alpha PAL8942 14.7 26.1
Zalman CNPS7000-Cu 14.1 27.7
AVC 117140 15.2 27.8
JMC 401100 15.6 27.9
Coolermaster IHC-H71 14.0 28.1
Taisol CEP447181 14.6 28.7
Arkua 8568 15.4 29.3
Intel Stock 3.06GHz 15.0 30.1
Spire SP411C5 17.3 31.7
Taisol CCP445172 17.5 30.7
Arkua Q85X-7J 16.7 31.9
Dynatron DC1207BMX 17.2 32.4
Thermal Integration (high) TI-V7035TN 18.1 32.7
Cooljag JVC661A 17.3 33.5
TS Heatronics (6" fan dist) NCU-1000 15.6 33.6
Dynatron DC1206BMY 18.6 33.6
Zalman CNPS6500-AlCu 17.2 34.3
Taisol CEP426151A 19.4 35.4
Spire SP420B8 17.4 36.2
Arkua 8456X-8T 18.6 36.3
Arkua 838T-7G 18.7 36.7
Scythe Kamakaze 17.9 36.9
Intel Socket 478 19.4 37.4
Dynatron DC1207BMW 19.5 37.9
Zalman CNPS5700D-Cu 18.9 38.3
Evercool NW9F715CA 19.1 38.5
Aopen ACP4LC 17.9 38.8
Globalwin VA476 20.8 39.3
Dynatron DC1206BM-S 20.8 39.6
AVC 117160 20.3 39.8
TS Heatronics (12" fan dist) NCU-1000 25.5 41.6
Arctic Cooling SuperSilent4 Pro 21.7 43.0
Dynatron DC1206BMV 22.0 45.1
Vantec GSN-7105 25.1 46.6
Arkua 848X-6B 27.3 53.2
Verax P16 27.4 54.0
Dynatron DC1U-B02 32.9 67.4

50W

100W

Looking at the final rise above ambient temperatures we can instantly see that with relatively strong passive airflow, the TS Heatronics NCU-1000 would prosper very well as a Pentium 4 cooler (Scythe handles the online retail of this Japanese heatsink). The results of the test with the 92mm fan placed 6" away may be difficult to directly emulate within a case considering the number of different variables that exist which can impede, or improve good ventilation, but none the less, the results are impressive.

As a passive heatsink, the NCU-1000 certainly has the means to perform very well indeed, and is obviously only limited by the airflow it receives within the computer enclosure. For the second test, we moved the 92mm Zalman fan back to a distance of 12" away from the NCU-1000, and watched what happened to the temperature reading on our digital thermometer....

Surprisingly, the temperatures only rose about 8-9 degrees Celsius. Considering the drop in airflow, the temperatures we see here for the 12" distances are still quite remarkable, though not as impressive as in the 6" test.

Ultimately, the TS Heatronics NCU-1000 is a passive cooler that is intimately tied to the benefits of an actively cooled computer chassis. The better the airflow from the front of the case, up to the powersupply, the better the NCU-1000 can perform. Thermal performance ranged from average to pretty good in our tests, an in each test that was without a fan directly mounted to the heatsink. Very cool indeed.

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Table of Contents:

 1:  TS Heatronics NCU-1000 Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
 2:  The Akachi heatpipe
 3:  Closer Examination of the Heatsink
 4:  Heatsink Thermal/Acoustic Test Parameters
 5:  Acoustical and Surface Roughness Tests
 6: — Final Temperature Results

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