Coolink U1L2 Heatsink Review
Mar 10, 2003 - Frosty No.1347
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
In an effort
to improve the standard issue socket heatsink, Coolink have done something
a little different.
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Coolink U1P2 Heatsink Review
Mar 10, 2003 - Frosty No.1346
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Sitting above the heatsink are two 25mm thick 5000RPM fans. If Coolink have the equation right, the U1P2 should be an interesting heatsink to test out.
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Zalman ZM80-HP VGA Heatpipe Cooler Review
Mar 09, 2003 - Frosty No.1345
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Zalman ZM80-HP was
one of the first two coolers to be introduced.
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Zalman ZM50-HP VGA Heatpipe Cooler Review
Feb 12, 2003 - Frosty No.1338
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The ZM50-HP cooler has a slightly less complex appearance than its larger brother, but
is based upon the same principles and construction methods.
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Taisol CGK760172A Copper Base Heatsink Review
Feb 05, 2003 - Frosty No.1335
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Cold forging is a process by
which metal is shaped within a closed die with continuous pressure, or
impact.
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Eumax EU01 Copper Heatsink Review
Feb 05, 2003 - Frosty No.1334
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
As the Eumax EU01 is composed of two separate sets of components - a copper base and many thin copper fins - the thermal interface between these two components is very important.
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Coolsonic CS1672A Copper Skive Heatsink Review
Feb 05, 2003 - Frosty No.1333
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
It's hard not to be a little impressed each time a TMD fan spins up creating
its distinctive whirling sound.
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Coolsonic CS1662K Copper Skive Heatsink Review
Feb 05, 2003 - Frosty No.1332
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Skive technology for those who are unfamiliar with the term is based on a few
principles which make it exceptionally good for heatsinks.
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Thermal Integration TI-T707TN Heatsink Review
Jan 29, 2003 - Frosty No.1329
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Stick a nice big cylinder of copper into the center of a radial fin heatsink and you have one very unique Pentium 4 cooler.
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CPUmate DIA-10500 Heatpipe P4 Heatsink Review
Jan 28, 2003 - Frosty No.1325
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
As a new company in a highly competitive market which is often "cut throat," innovation is the only way to survive, and thrive.
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Taisol CCP445172 Copper Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Jan 28, 2003 - Frosty No.1327
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
he one-piece folded copper fin is folded and
soldered to the thick copper base.
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Eumax DW-45 Copper Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Jan 27, 2003 - Frosty No.1326
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
However, just like adding a super fast fan to an everyday heatsink to improve cooling performance, making that same heatsink out of just copper is another
shortcut.
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Akasa AK821 Copper Base Heatsink Review
Jan 25, 2003 - Frosty No.1324
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
With the copper insert
the Akasa AK821 makes direct contact with a metal which
has a high thermal conductivity.
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NengTyi KA03 Copper Heatsink Review
Jan 22, 2003 - Frosty No.1413
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The copper fins have been bonded to the base of this heatsink with solder making for what should be a very efficient thermal interface.
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Zalman ZM80A-HP VGA Heatpipe Cooler Review
Jan 22, 2003 - Frosty No.1323
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Each component in the ZM80A-HP package is well
finished, and the instructions (which are a must read) are clear, concise, and
illustrated very well.
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Arkua 838T-7G 2U Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Dec 30, 2002 - Frosty No.1312
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Blessed with a very efficient fin design, and solid copper core, let's see
just how well this little heatsink performs!
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Tocools Regal Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Dec 30, 2002 - Frosty No.1297
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
This is a factor brought about by Extrusion technology, and to circumvent
this, Tocools cut each fin from the aluminum block with a machine.
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Arkua 648N-6B Copper Core 1U Heatsink Review
Dec 30, 2002 - Frosty No.1311
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
To spice things up, and ensure that those PIII or Athlon processors don't
catch fire, Arkua have added a sweet copper core of 19mm in diameter.
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Akasa AK350 Copper 1U Heatsink Review
Dec 23, 2002 - Frosty No.1307
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
In the case of the AK350, the entire heatsink
appears to made by cold forged from one small billet of copper.
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Globalwin CAK4-76T Copper Heatsink Review
Dec 22, 2002 - Frosty No.1306
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
When installed properly, the thermistor should be able to sense the temperature at the base of the heatsink and adjust fan RPM to compensate.
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Globalwin CAK4-86 Copper Heatsink Review
Dec 22, 2002 - Frosty No.1305
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
True performance coolers are starting to fall by the wayside as consumers have gradually picked up the call to arms for quieter, low-noise cooling over raw fan power, and high decibels.
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Fortis Tech A93 Copper Heatsink Review
Dec 22, 2002 - Frosty No.1304
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The design of the Fortis Tech A93 is pretty
simple with copper fins soldered to a punched out copper base.
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Fortis Tech Monster 90 Heatsink Review
Dec 19, 2002 - Frosty No.1299
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
At the heart of no less than two outer rims of extruded
aluminum, lies a copper core.
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Tocools Novasonic Heatsink Review
Dec 18, 2002 - Frosty No.1296
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
There
have been other examples of similar techniques, but nothing quite like Tocools
application on the Novasonic.
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Vantec Nexus NXP201 Fan-Controller Review
Dec 09, 2002 - Frosty No.1291
Category: Cases
A fan speed rheostat (as they were originally called) is meant to bring
RPM control to the users' finger tips.
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Vantec Nexus NXP101 MultiFunction Controller
Dec 09, 2002 - Frosty No.1289
Category: Cases
In addition to the styling good looks of brushed aluminum,
Vantec include three shades of translucent covers to give the NXP101 you own personal touch.
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Computer Maintenance: Spiral Cable Wrap
Dec 09, 2002 - Frosty No.1290
Category: Cases
Believe it or not, even the least expensive white box relies on a few basic principles of internal case air-flow for cooling.
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ATI R300: Thermal Problems Caused by the Shim
Dec 04, 2002 - Frosty No.1288
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
To put it bluntly, there is problem with the ATI R300 processor package that impacts just how well heatsinks
can cool on the Radeon 9700 Pro.
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Akasa Silver Mountain 2Q Copper Heatsink Review
Nov 27, 2002 - Frosty No.1282
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The
silver mountain is a unique breed among coolers - it's based upon a solid
copper foundation.
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GlacialTech Igloo 4300 Heatsink Review
Nov 27, 2002 - Frosty No.1284
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
As with other Glacialtech heatsinks, the Igloo 4300 uses fairly thin
fins of varying height to dissipate the heat.
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Thermalright SLK800 Copper Heatsink Review
Nov 26, 2002 - Frosty No.1280
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Okay, an all silver heatsink would be better, but since such a thing doesn't exist in the mainstream cooling world, we'll just have to settle for the Thermalright SLK-800 and plug our ears.
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Thermalright AX-7 Heatsink Review
Nov 17, 2002 - Frosty No.1274
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Thermalright have another heatsink which is almost identical to the AX-7.
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Kuthtec KTM2101 CHAOS Copper Core Heatsink Review
Nov 11, 2002 - Frosty No.1267
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The swiss cheese appearance of the horizontally mounted cooling fins
will give anyone cause for pause, but the central copper core should reassure
you that this heatsink is built for one reason.
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Kuthtec KTM3000 Copper Core Heatsink Review
Nov 11, 2002 - Frosty No.1265
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Kuthtec use a larger copper center than most manufacturers, extending it the full 30mm height of the heatsink,
30mm.
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Kuthtec KTM2001 Honeycomb Copper Core Heatsink Rev
Nov 11, 2002 - Frosty No.1263
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
So while the KTM2101 has 1mm spaced fins, all the cooling on this heatsink occurs within the 120 or so "multi wind tunnels."
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Spire 5R266B1H3 Copper Core Heatsink Review
Nov 06, 2002 - Frosty No.1261
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The copper insert makes direct contact with the processors core to help spread out the heat to the remaining aluminum body.
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Vantec VP4C7040 Copper Core P4 Heatsink Review
Nov 06, 2002 - Frosty No.1260
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Traditional brushless DC fans cause a dead spot
directly under the fan motor where air doesn't circulate very well.
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Vantec VA4C7040 Aeroflow Heatsink Review
Nov 06, 2002 - Frosty No.1259
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Vantec
Aeroflow VAC7040 copper core socket A heatsink is one of the most unique
heatsinks Vantec have produced.
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Kuthtec KTI2000 P4 Heatsink Review
Oct 24, 2002 - Frosty No.1251
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Kuthtec have brought in a little extra innovation and added some bottom cooling fins and a venting cut to the side.
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AVC Tundra 2 Copper Skive Heatsink
Oct 24, 2002 - Frosty No.1250
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Improving on the original Tundra heatsink, AVC have increased the size of the fan from 60mm to 70mm, enlarged the height of the copper fins to 28mm and added a little plastic fan guard.
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Evercool ND18-715 Heatsink Review
Oct 24, 2002 - Frosty No.1249
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
This is not a silent heatsink, but it is fairly low on the noise levels which
is always a welcome aspect.
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AVC 112C81 Copper-Core Heatsink
Oct 24, 2002 - Frosty No.1248
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The copper core in the AVC112C81 extends roughly 5mm into the base in a pre-drilled hole, bringing better thermal conductivity into the equation.
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Thermalright AX-478 Heatsink Review
Oct 23, 2002 - Frosty No.1246
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
In this configuration it is the
absolute loudest, most annoying, and hazardous-to-fingers heatsink we have ever tested.
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Coolink U2P Heatsink Review
Oct 22, 2002 - Frosty No.1245
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Built with a body of nickel plated 6063-T5 extruded aluminum and a 2mm thick C1100 copper base, the Coolink U2P already seems pretty formidable by description alone.
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Titan MT1AB5 Heatsink Review
Oct 19, 2002 - Frosty No.1243
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
As anyone can plainly see, the Titan MT1AB5 is blessed with a lot of fins, but the effective use of airflow paths is what will really make the grade.
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JMC 400094 Socket 478 Heatsink Review
Oct 14, 2002 - Frosty No.1239
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The actual heatsink is composed of two parts; the
first being the central fined extrusion, and the second being the base plate.
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Verax GmbH P16 Silent Heatsink Review
Oct 14, 2002 - Frosty No.1238
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
From the acoustic standpoint we have already
established that the Verax fans are the quietest we have ever tested (on the
order of 35dB).
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Tocools Crown Prototype Heatsink Review
Oct 01, 2002 - Frosty No.1294
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
So now that we have our Frosty little hands on this prototype cooler, what is so special about it?
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Coolink H1T Heatsink Review
Sep 30, 2002 - Frosty No.1234
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
What makes the Coolink H1T standout from the crowd is first of all its copper base plate.
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Tocools S1 Pentium4 Heatsink Review
Sep 28, 2002 - Frosty No.1298
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The body of the heatsink is machined aluminum, with each fin individually cut
from a solid block by what we can tell.
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