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Vantec VA4-7245 Aeroflow 2 Socket A Heatsink Review
Vantec VA4-7245 Aeroflow 2 Socket A Heatsink Review
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Abstract: It's no surprise that heatsink makers like Vantec are still creating newer Socket A heatsinks for the mass markets.

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Vantec   Cooling / Heatsinks   Aug 29, 2004   Max Page  

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You'll note that I've dropped out the actual test figures, and so FrostyTech is only showing the final rise above ambient temperature results in heatsink reviews from now on. With the number of heatsinks we have reviewed, the list was simply getting too long; and given the choice of keeping one long list of comparative heatsink results, or two shorter ones, we chose the former.

Information not expressly stated anymore concerns the pre-applied thermal pad (we remove this for testing any way), the number of fans, general fan noise and clip force observations, and ambient temperature.

As always, Frosty's Synthetic Temperature Test results for the Socket A AthlonXP platform are grouped according to the results of the 100W test die.

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

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
Thermalright SLK-900A 16.8 23.4 34.5 44.9
Sibak AC06725TH 20.4 23.7 39.2 45.2
Coolermaster HHC-001 18.3 23.1 34.3 46.4
Jetart JAKS29 15.1 25.2 30.9 46.8
Thermal Integration TI-A8641L 17.3 22.1 33.0 47.7
AVC Tundra2 19.4 26.5 37.0 49.1
Vantec VA4-7245 22.5 25.9 41.3 49.2
Thermaltake Silent Boost 17.6 24.6 36.9 50.3
Evercool CUF715 23.8 25.0 42.3 51.1
Aopen ACK7L 22.0 26.0 41.2 51.8
Thermalright SK-7 19.3 22.8 37.9 52.1
Coolermaster HSC-V62 26.0 31.4 40.3 53.1
Zalman CNPS6000-Cu 21.6 29.0 40.8 53.4
Scythe Kamakaze 18.9 27.2 34.1 53.6
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
Thermalright SK6+ 17.0 30.7 33.2 58.7
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

Like most things, mainstream heatsinks are the most common of coolers (and that isn't a bad thing either). They are the most affordable, and offer good performance for what they cost consumers. The Vantec VA4-7245 is not a high-end Socket A heatsink, and it is not the quietest Socket A cooler we have ever tested either. It is inexpensive, it does offer reasonably good cooling for moderate overclocking situations, and it is bound to be available just about everywhere. Vantec's coolers are sold all over the place, and that is often what decides which heatsink is successful, and which isn't.

While the Vantec VA4-7245 will provide years of good cooling for non-overclocked PCs, overclockers will probably find it limiting. Apart from that, we were left wishing that Vantec had used a slightly quieter fan, and in so doing appealed to the low-noise cooling movement a little more. Other than that, the test data speaks for itself; nice thermals, and well made.

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Table of Contents:

 1:  Vantec VA4-7245 Aeroflow 2 Socket A Heatsink Review
 2:  Examining the Heatsink
 3:  Heatsink Thermal/Acoustic Test Parameters
 4:  Surface Roughness, Acoustic recordings and measurements
 5: — Final Heatsink Temperature Comparisons

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