360° View - Asus Silent Square EVO 
            Heatsink 
             
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       The Heatsink 
      Fan:         
      The 92x92x25mm fan set within the body of the Asus 
      Silent Square EVO heatsink is PWM controlled. The fan spins at a quiet 
      2300RPM. Power is supplied over a 4-pin PWM compliant motherboard fan header 
      and is backwards compatible with 3-pin connectors. Four blue LEDs internally illuminate the fan, 
      which gives it a nice halo effect within the PC case. The body of 
      the Silent Square EVO is 105x120mm   | 
  
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       Heatsink Frame With the fan shroud and 92mm fan removed 
      from the Asus Silent Square EVO heatsink we get a better view of what goes      
                   
       into making this cooler. The heatsink is actually made of two 
      separate fin arrays, each 100x32mm in size, and standing roughly 
      90mm high. Five 6mm diameter copper heatpipes work to ensure heat is conducted 
      evenly across the intake and exhaust fin surfaces. At the center of the 
      heatsink, a plenum on either side of the 25mm thick fan of 12mm is 
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       Heatsink Side 
      B:    Five 6mm diameter copper heatpipes weave through the 
      body of the Asus Silent Square EVO heatsink. All joints are soldered. 
      Each aluminum fin measures 0.39mm thick and is spaced 2.0mm apart from       
        the next. If fin spacing were too tight the 2300RPM 
      92mm fan may have a hard time drawing air into the body of the heatsink, 
      and even more trouble expelling it out the opposite side.   | 
  
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    Heatsink 
      Side C: The Asus Silent Square EVO 
      heatsink stands 141mm tall, and the fins make up about 88mm of that 
      height. The 92mm PWM fan is set within the cooling fins so noise is muffled somewhat, and 
      a collection of blue LEDs give off a nice glow. The bulk of the Silent Square 
      EVO heatsink is elevated 48mm above the base to provide clearance for adjacent 
      motherboard components.      | 
  
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       Heatsink Base:    The copper base of the Asus Silent Square EVO heatsink 
      is plated with nickel to resist oxidation, and has a sanded finish. It measures 
      38 x 40 mm in size. The base surface is generally flat, but not 
      perfectly so.  Surface roughness is at or better than ~32 microinches, which is 
      considered good. The five U-shaped heatpipes are soldered the base block and to the each of the nickel 
      plated aluminum fins.   |