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Globalwin CPS25603-16 Heatsink Review
Globalwin CPS25603-16 Heatsink Review
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Abstract: Choosing an OEM class heatsink means you get an inexpensive heatsink with questionable performance characteristics.

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Globalwin   Cooling / Heatsinks   Apr 30, 2001   Max Page  

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Synthetic Test Results:

FrostyTech Synthetic Temperature Test Platform (50W heat load)
Mfg. Name Model No. Ambient Temp. (C) Large block (C) Small block (c) Thermal compound Thermal pad No. Fans Fan Noise Clip
1 Thermoengine V60-4210 25.0 43.9 47.6 AOS52029KY grey 1 low mod
2 Zalman CNPS3100 25.2 54.0 48.0 silver goo - 1 lg low med
3 Blizzard S370-L 25.8 52.4 54.7 silver goo - 1 low easy
4 GlobalWin WBK 38 25.0 43.9 49.4 AOS52029KY pink 1 high stiff
5 Thermaltake Volcano II 26.5 51.7 53.2 AOS52029KY yellow 1 low hard
6 Zalman CNPS3000 26.0 53.4 53.5 silver goo - 1 lg low med
7 Zalman CNPS2005 27.0 56.5 54.8 silver goo - 1 lg low med
8 Thermaltake Superorb 25.6 49.2 60.1 AOS 52029KY none 1 (2) low easy
9 Vantec GSW-6015 26.0 48.0 64.2 AOS 52029KY none 1 low easy
10 Globalwin CPS25603-16 25.9 64.6 70+ silver goo none 1 low easy

The Globalwin CPS25603-16 can shake its OEM tendencies when compared to our reference heatsinks. Out of the 10 heatsinks we compared it against, it comes in dead last - better than the stock Intel, but still dead last. This isn't really surpr ising since many of the other heatsinks are more geared towards performance.

Lets take a look at the rise above ambient temperature results.

Rise Above Ambient Temperature (C)
Mfg. Model with large block with small block
1 Blizzard S370-L 26.6 28.9
2 Thermoengine V60-4210 18.9 22.6
3 Zalman CNPS3100 29.5 22.8
4 GlobalWin WBK 38 18.9 24.4
5 Thermaltake Volcano II 25.2 26.7
6 Zalman CNPS3000 27.4 27.5
7 Zalman CNPS2005 28.8 27.8
8 Thermaltake SuperOrb 23.6 34.5
9 Vantec GSW-6015 22.0 38.2
10 Globalwin CPS25603-16 38.7 44.1+

Again, the Globalwin comes in dead last out of all the reference heatsinks. Our thermistor only reads up to 70 degrees C which is why the temperature is listed as 44.1+ degrees. While this heatsink would be acceptable on a older socket 370 PGA Celeron, it most definitely is not suitable for any FC-PGA or Socket A processors.

The CPS25603-16 simply doesn't have the capability to handle and remove the heat it absorbs from the processor effectively.

Conclusions:

The old adage, you get what you pay for is more than obvious with the CPS25603-16. This Globalwin cooler looks menacing, but really has no bite. For its size we really expected it to deliver results with the small copper die template of under 70 degrees, a feat which it was unable to do. For older processors like the PGA Celerons, this now outdated heatsink would have been more than adequate. For the current line of processors coming out from AMD and Intel it really isn't equipped to deal with them.

If you encounter this heatsink in a store you'll be better off moving to something better designed for FC-PGA or socket A processors. The era of thick stocky pins is over in heatsink design, newer thinner fined heatsinks are leaving scant room for competition.

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 1:  Globalwin CPS25603-16 Heatsink Review
 2:  The CPS25603-16 from several angles:
 3: — Final Results and Conclusion

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