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Spire SPA04B4 WhisperRock IV Copper Core Heatsink
Spire SPA04B4 WhisperRock IV Copper Core Heatsink
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Abstract: The inward curve of the heatsink means that noise levels can be kept under control with the large 35mm thick fan above, while still maintaining the profile necessary to make it mountable.

 Manufacturer  Category  Published  Author 
Spire   Cooling / Heatsinks   Dec 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-AlCu 20.1 33.1 37.9 49.3 53.0 none 1 med easy
Tocools Novasonic 22.9 40.9 39.9 54.4 59.4 none 1 med stiff
Coolermaster (high) ASBV73U1 25.5 38.9 43.6 50.2 62.2 none 1 loud easy
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
AVC Tundra2 22.0 41.4 47.5 59.0 71.1 none 1 loud stiff
Aopen ACK7L 21.4 43.4 47.2 62.6 73.2 grey 1 low easy
Coolermaster HSC-V62 21.4 47.4 52.8 61.7 74.5 none 1 quiet easy
Arkua 728M-7N01 20.8 40.5 47.8 60.5 75.8 metal 1 med easy
Spire 5F263 22.6 44.7 51.8 64.3 76.2 white 1 low med
Taisol CGK760092 23.4 42.7 51.3 61.2 77.5 pink 1 low med
Zalman CNPS6000-Cu 24.8 46.4 53.8 65.6 78.2 none 1 very low easy
Titan TTC-CU9TB/SC 21.9 43.7 49.9 63.5 78.8 none 1 loud easy
AVC 112AM1 24.8 46.6 52.9 70.1 79.6 none 1 low stiff
Taisol CEK787172 21.5 38.4 53.5 57.3 82.0 PCM45 1 med easy
nPowerTek TTIC NPH-2 20.6 35.2 50.3 60.6 82.5 none 1 med easy
Titan D9TBCu35R1 21.5 44.5 53.2 68.7 83.0 none 1 med easy
Spire 5U213C1H3G 19.8 45.8 54.4 67.1 83.3 pink 1 low easy
Spire SPA04B4 21.5 45.9 55.1 70.1 86.6 none 1 low easy
ArcticCooling CuSilent2 20.1 42.7 57.4 68.1 86.7 none 1 low 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
50W 50W 100W 100W

True to form, this low noise heatsink falls in with the crowd of other low noise heatsinks in this reference list, including the models from Verax, Zalman, Arctic Cooling, and others. We'll have to jump forward and see what the final rise above ambient temperatures look like before making a final decision on the heatsink.

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
Tocools Novasonic-AlCu 13.0 17.8 29.2 32.9
Coolink U1P2 13.3 19.8 26.8 36.1
Tocools Novasonic 18.0 17.0 31.5 36.5
Coolermaster (high) ASBV73U1 13.4 18.1 24.7 36.7
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
Sibak AC06725TH 20.4 23.7 39.2 45.2
Coolermaster HHC-001 18.3 23.1 34.3 46.4
AVC Tundra2 19.4 26.5 37.0 49.1
Aopen ACK7L 22.0 26.0 41.2 51.8
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
AVC 112AM1 21.8 28.1 45.3 54.8
Arkua 728M-7N01 19.7 27.0 39.7 55.0
Titan TTC-CU9TB/SC 22.4 28.6 42.2 57.5
Taisol CEK787172 16.9 32.0 35.8 60.5
Titan D9TBCu35R1 23.0 31.7 47.2 61.5
nPowertek TTIC NPH-2 14.6 30.0 40.0 61.9
Verax P14Cu 25.8 31.9 49.7 63.2
Spire 5U213C1H3G 26.0 34.6 47.3 63.5
Spire SPA04B4 24.4 33.6 48.6 65.1
ArcticCooling CuSilent2 22.6 37.0 48.0 66.6
Akasa AK821 26.7 34.5 51.4 70.5
Verax P11T 35.1 43.6 64.8 76.6
50W 50W 100W 100W

The thermal test results speak volumes about the Spire SPA04B4 WhisperRock IV; the cooler is first and foremost a heatsink designed for low noise cooling. While I would have hoped for a slightly better set of thermal results from the SPA04B4, it is in line with other low noise heatsinks of similar acoustic output.

Given the close competition, it would be hard to decide on this model over one of the adjacent heatsinks that can offer slightly better cooling numbers, unless economics come into play. The Verax P14Cu is the prime example of this; while it is equally silent, it costs more than this Spire heatsink does.

In the end, the Spire SPA04B4 would make an acceptable low noise heatsink for a mainstream system where there is little if any gaming, or overclocking. There are other heatsink options which bring better thermals to the table, but most of those will also increase the noise levels slightly. When you shop for low noise heatsinks, the choice is often a complex mix of price, sound output and thermal performance, so study the results above before you make your decision.

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 1:  Spire SPA04B4 WhisperRock IV Copper Core Heatsink
 2:  Closer Examination of the Heatsink
 3:  Heatsink Thermal/Acoustic Test Parameters
 4:  Surface Roughness Comparison
 5: — Final Temperature Results

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