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Scythe NCU-2000 Pentium4 Heatsink Review
Scythe NCU-2000 Pentium4 Heatsink Review
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Abstract: It functions by making use of the air currents that exist within a computer case to keep itself, and the processor cool.

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Scythe   Cooling / Heatsinks   Sep 13, 2004   Max Page  

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Information not expressly stated in the Final Rise above Ambient Temperature Test Results List concerns the pre-applied thermal pad (we remove this for testing any way), the number of fans on each heatsink, general fan noise and clip force observations, and ambient temperature measurements. As always, FrostyTech's Synthetic Temperature Test results for the Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 platform are grouped according to the results for the 100W test die.

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

( Socket 478 - Pentium4 ) Rise Above Ambient Temp. (c)
Mfg. Model 27mm large copper block 27mm large copper block

50W

100W

Cooljag (high) CJC66IC-A 10.4 21.3
Gigabyte (high) PCU31-VH 12.5 22.3
Coolermaster (high) Hyper6 KHCV81U1 12.4 23.4
Asus (high) Crux P4 XB7N 13.9 24.4
Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu 12.4 24.9
Alpha S-PAL8952 12.7 25.4
AVC Z7U7408001 12.9 25.8
Alpha PAL8942 14.7 26.1
Gigabyte (high) 3DCooler-pro 15.6 26.6
Zalman CNPS7000-Cu 14.1 27.7
AVC 117140 15.2 27.8
JMC Products 401100 15.6 27.9
Coolermaster (high) Jet4 12.6 28.1
Taisol CEP447181 14.6 28.7
Jetart JAP416A 11.8 29.1
Thermal Integration TI-A8736N 12.4 29.1
Arkua 8568 15.4 29.3
Intel Stock 3.06GHz 15.0 30.1
Jetart JAP407A 13.8 30.2
TTIC NPH-101 13.4 31.2
Thermal Integration TI-RV108N 15.9 31.7
Vantec VP4-7245 18.0 31.7
Thermal Integration (high) TI-V7035TN 18.1 32.7
Verax Polargate AL S 17.0 32.9
AVC Z7H2403012 15.2 33.4
Scythe (6" dist.) NCU-2000 17.2 33.4
Cooljag JVC661A 17.3 33.5
Scythe Kamakaze 18.9 34.1
Zalman CNPS6500-AlCu 17.2 34.3
Taisol CEP426151A 19.4 35.4
Spire SP420B8 17.4 36.2
Arkua 838T-7G 18.7 36.7
Intel Socket 478 19.4 37.4
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
Scyth (12" dist.) NCU-2000 19.8 40.8
Evercool CUW8-715 21.8 40.8
Arctic Cooling SuperSilent4 Pro 21.7 43.0
Verax P16Cu 22.0 45.1
Verax (high) P17CuX 27.8 47.6
Verax P16 27.4 54.0
Dynatron DC1U-B02 32.9 67.4

50W

100W

If you were to compare these test results with that of the NCU-1000 model, you would find there is scant little difference between the two. Using the same test methods; a single 92mm x 92mm low-noise Zalman fan set at 6" and 12" distances from the cooler, the results are within a degree or two of each other on the 100W test. The differences are a little more pronounced for the 50W tests, especially with the fan positioned approximately 12" away from the NCU-2000...

In any case, as you can see from the test results, the stronger the airflow over the fins of the Scythe NCU-2000, the better the heatsink performs. As a passive heatsink, the NCU-2000 has the means to perform very well if there is sufficient internal case airflow. Ultimately, this means that thermal performance ranges from average cooling to satisfactory, all without any extra noise dumped into the PC. As a low noise solution, this potentially makes the Scythe NCU-2000 a desirable product (available online here). But, it all hangs on just how silent those case fans are...

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Table of Contents:

 1:  Scythe NCU-2000 Pentium4 Heatsink Review
 2:  The Akachi Heat Lane
 3:  Examining the Heatsink
 4:  Heatsink Thermal/Acoustic Test Parameters
 5:  Surface Roughness Comparison
 6: — Final Heatsink Temperature Comparisons

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