Antazone ASC1000 Copper Heatsink Review
Oct 23, 2006 - Frosty No.2021
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Taiwaneese company CompTake Technology Co., Ltd produces the Anatazone heatsink, and they are a newcomer to the stage of desktop cooling.
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Zalman Fatal1ty FS-C77 Heatsink Review
Oct 20, 2006 - Frosty No.2020
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Zalman Fatal1ty FS-C77 heatsink is the Zalman CNPS7700-Cu heatsink with a coat of red lacquer applied and a slightly beefier 120mm red LED illuminated fan.
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Zalman CNPS7700-Cu Low Noise Heatsink Review
Oct 20, 2006 - Frosty No.2019
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Zalman CNPS7700-Cu is an extension of the CNPS7000-Cu series, though it is about 30mm larger in total diameter, and weighs in at a hefty 918 grams.
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Gigabyte 3D Rocket II Cooler GH-PCU23-VE Heatsink Review
Oct 19, 2006 - Frosty No.2018
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Gigabyte 3D Rocket II GH-PCU23-VE heatsink FrostyTech is testing in this review can cool quietly when needed, and also ramps up for major heat loads.
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Zalman CNPS7000B-Cu Heatsink Review
Aug 02, 2006 - Frosty No.1992
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Zalman CNPS7000B-Cu is assembled from dozens of individual copper fins, joined together at the center by compressing the metal under great pressure and bolting the entire
assembly in place.
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Zalman CNPS8000 Low Noise Heatsink Review
Aug 01, 2006 - Frosty No.1991
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
A 90mm fan spins quietly at the center of it all, and with Zalman's Fanmate 2 fan speed controller noise can be reduced even further for true silent cooling (as low as 36.4 dBA in our real world tests).
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Zalman FC-ZV9 VGA Heatsink Review
Jul 28, 2006 - Frosty No.2319
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Zalman have produced a handful
of videocard heatsinks in the years since the original ZM17CU cooler was first patented.
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OCZ Tempest Heatsink Review
Jul 27, 2006 - Frosty No.1990
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
After a long absence from all things heatsink related, OCZ is back in the game with a compact little multi-socket heatsink called the Tempest. The design relies heavily on copper components...
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Verax Helado PWM-T Low Noise Heatsink Review
Jul 25, 2006 - Frosty No.1989
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Verax Helado PWM-T heatsink is the newest uber-quiet heatsink from the German manufacturer Verax Ventilatoren
GmbH. A couple other insightful thermal design aspects come into play
to create a nice low noise thermal solution.
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Apack ZeroTherm BTF80 Heatsink Review
Jul 24, 2006 - Frosty No.1987
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
If the insect shape makes you jump to conclusions on the effectiveness of the heatsink, you might be surprised to know that the Zerotherm BTF80 actually performs fairly well.
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Apack ZeroTherm BTF90 Copper Heatsink Review
Jul 24, 2006 - Frosty No.1986
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The 678 gram Zerotherm BTF90 is an all copper heatsink which is designed
to function with socket 775 Intel Pentium D/Core 2 Duo, and socket 754/939/940/AM2 AMD Athlon64 processors.
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Zalman VF700-AlCu LED VGA Heatsink Review
Jul 05, 2006 - Frosty No.1981
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The 80mm illuminated fan is set askew slightly from the center of the VF700-AlCu so that exhaust air passes through the copper and aluminum cooling fins to adjacent videocard memory.
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Zalman VF900-Cu VGA Heatsink Review
Jul 04, 2006 - Frosty No.1980
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Zalman's VF900-Cu offers wide GPU compatibility with the large variety of ATI and nVidia videocards that on the
market.
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Zalman VF700-AlCu VGA Heatsink Review
Jul 01, 2006 - Frosty No.1982
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Zalman VF700-AlCu heatsink is intended to cool overworked videocards quietly. The heatsink is constructed of the same fan-shapped fin design that has made Zalman a well known manufacturer.
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Verax Quattro 1 Ultra-Quiet Heatsink Review
Jun 19, 2006 - Frosty No.1972
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The two Verax ultra-quiet CAIRdB fans are the real selling point of the
Quattro 1 heatsink however, and under power both fans generate less than 31 dbA.
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Cooljag SFO-Q Socket AM2 / 939 Heatsink Review
May 29, 2006 - Frosty No.1963
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Cooljag SFO-Q heatsink relies upon a set of 6mm diameter copper heatpipes that connect the copper base to the aluminum fins.
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AVC Z7U7414001 Athlon64 Socket AM2 / 939 Heatsink Review
May 28, 2006 - Frosty No.1962
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Want to know what heatsink AMD rely's on for its socket AM2 Athlon64 FX and Athlon64 X2 reference platforms? The
AVC Z7U7414001 heatsink.
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Zalman CNPS9500-AM2 Socket AM2 Low Noise Heatsink Review
May 23, 2006 - Frosty No.1958
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The CNPS9500 AM2 heatsink is identical in materials and size to previous CNPS9500-series heatsinks, but since this cooler is being launched in conjunction with the nVidia nForce 500-series chipset and socket AM2 Athlon64, it has received a few special touches.
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nPowertek TTIC NPH K8-1 Heatsink Review
May 17, 2006 - Frosty No.1955
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
NPH K8-1 Socket 939 heatsink looks deceptively simple at first glance;
but at the heart of this socket 754/939/940 Athlon64 heatsink is a huge
copper cylinder.
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Scythe Samurai SCSM-1000 Heatsink Review
May 16, 2006 - Frosty No.1953
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
With this much copper above the CPU, it's easy to make quick assumptions about the Samurai's thermal capabilities that could be far from accurate.
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Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler-Pro PCU22-VG Heatsink Review
May 14, 2006 - Frosty No.1951
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The heatsink comes with a fan speed controller that allows you to dial in the speed (and noise) of the cooling fan to suit the situation.
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Scythe Shogun Low Noise Heatsink Review
May 13, 2006 - Frosty No.1950
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Scythe Shogun weighs in a hefty 790 grams, and stands to a towering height of 147mm above the CPU.
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Spire DiamondCool II SP741B3 AMD Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Apr 25, 2006 - Frosty No.1943
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The DiamondCool II SP741B3 is one of those heatsinks that's just hard to peg at first glance. It's a hefty AMD Athlon64 heatsink made of copper for sure, and copper means it has to be good right?
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Spire VertiCool II SP601B3 AMD Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Apr 24, 2006 - Frosty No.1941
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Gimicks and flashy chrome plated parts are absent on the Spire VertiCool II SP601B3 save for a UV reactive "Spider-Fan" frame.
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ASUS Star Ice Heatsink Review
Mar 05, 2006 - Frosty No.1927
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Asus Star Ice heatsink comes in
a couple different colour variations (blue, red, green) and is fitted to accept an additional 80mm exhaust fan at its rear.
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Noctua NH-U9 Low Noise Heatsink Review
Feb 28, 2006 - Frosty No.1924
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The 38 nickel-plated aluminum cooling fins are connected by four copper heat pipes to a copper base plate that pushes the overall weight to 570grams.
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Noctua NH-U12 Low Noise Heatsink Review
Feb 27, 2006 - Frosty No.1923
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The large 155mm tall heatsink resembles a Soviet-era apartment block and optimized for use with large fans which can operate very quietly.
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Cooler Master Hyper 48 KHC-L91 Heatsink Review
Feb 26, 2006 - Frosty No.1921
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Cooler Master KHC-L91 Hyper48 comes with a collection of brackets and mounting plates which enable its use on socket 478/775 Intel Pentium 4 and socket 754/939/940 AMD Athlon64 processors.
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Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 Heatsink Review
Feb 26, 2006 - Frosty No.1922
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 heatsink is an economical lower-noise AMD Athlon64 heatsink that allows consumers on a budget an option for reducing computer noise.
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Alpha Novatech PAL-8150 Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Feb 09, 2006 - Frosty No.1920
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Alpha PAL-8150 heatsink is built to cool recent single and dual core AMD Athlon64/FX/X2 & AMD Opteron processors, and so it's compatible with all socket 939/940/754 CPUs.
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Ajigo MF064-074 Stock AMD Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Feb 05, 2006 - Frosty No.1926
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The heatsink is sold by the manufacturer directly, and bundled in with mid-level Athlon64 retail processors.
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How Manufacturers Test Heatsinks & Thermal Compound
Jan 02, 2006 - Frosty No.1915
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Have you ever wondered how a heatsink manufacturer tests its new heatsinks to ensure what you buy will do the job?
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Cooling Overview 2005 - Lower Noise, Better Thermals
Jan 02, 2006 - Frosty No.1914
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Since this 2005 synopsis is mostly
an examination of heatsinks shot at recent trade shows, we'll jump right into the mix.
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EKL V8 AMD Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Dec 18, 2005 - Frosty No.1912
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
As we examine the EKL V8 heatsink more closely it will be with the intent of determining just how well it handles the heat when low noise levels are maintained.
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Vantec Mach 1 MP4-7015-FC Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Dec 18, 2005 - Frosty No.1911
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The 515 gram MP4-7015-FC Mach 1 heatsink utilizes a 70mm fan that generates anywhere between 48-57 dBA noise, depending on the manually set fan speed.
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Gigabyte G-Power Pro GH-PDU21-MF Heatsink Review
Dec 07, 2005 - Frosty No.1904
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Gigabyte G-Power Pro heatsink is a radical design that works very well at medium to high fan speeds. The heatsink is designed to work on AMD Athlon64 socket 754/939/940, Intel Pentium 4 socket 775/478, and AMD K7 socket 462/A/370 processors.
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Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Nov 29, 2005 - Frosty No.1895
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Freezer 64 Pro suspends its 2200RPM fan on four dualaxial rubber vibration absorbing posts.
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Arctic Cooling Silencer 64 Ultra TC Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Nov 28, 2005 - Frosty No.1893
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The heatsink is constructed from a simple aluminum extrusion, and aside from the rather odd-looking low noise fan is pretty straightforward.
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AVC Z7UB301 AMD Reference Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Nov 28, 2005 - Frosty No.1894
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The AVC Z7UB301 heatsink is one of the first stock Socket 754 heatsinks AMD shiped with its processors, and it is currently used with most Socket 939 Athlon64 CPU models too.
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Cooljag SFO-H (68YC) Skived Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Nov 13, 2005 - Frosty No.1889
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
One of the design elements incorporated into the Cooljag SFO-H (68YC) heatsink are four 17x18mm exhaust ports milled from the copper base plate.
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Titan TTC-K8ATB/825/SC Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Nov 13, 2005 - Frosty No.1888
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Titan TTC-K8ATB/825/SC comes with a fan speed controller used to wrangle in the 63 dBA, 3800RPM fan.
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Thermaltake Polo735 Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Nov 07, 2005 - Frosty No.1882
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The 732 gram heatsink is heavy, so care should be taken when installing it onto the processor; be that AMD Athlon64, AthlonXP or Intel Pentium 4.
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Thermaltake Venus 12 Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Nov 06, 2005 - Frosty No.1881
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The heatsink is completely made of copper components, and utilizes 5500RPM Everflow fan which moves upwards of 72CFM at full speed.
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Gigabyte Neon Cooler 8-BL Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Nov 06, 2005 - Frosty No.1880
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The copper pad is set into a machined recess in the aluminum base and helps to transfer heat energy from an AMD Athlon64 processor's IHS to the surrounding heatsink more efficiently.
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Thermaltake Silent Boost K8 Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Nov 05, 2005 - Frosty No.1879
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Silent Boost K8 heatsink does not come with any fan speed controllers, or temperature sensors, so it is a very basic cooling solution for standard desktop computers.
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Ajigo MF043044 Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Nov 05, 2005 - Frosty No.1878
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The heatsink comes with a pre-applied
patch of Shin Etsu G751 thermal compound on it, so installation is dead simple.
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Cooljag SFO-D(18SC) Skived Copper Opteron Heatsink Review
Nov 03, 2005 - Frosty No.1877
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The Cooljag SFO-D(18SC) is a heavy one piece skived copper heatsink intended
for use with AMD Athlon64 and Opteron processors.
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Dynatron A22 V-Shaped Skived Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Nov 02, 2005 - Frosty No.1876
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The heatsink at first appears to be
nothing more than a plain aluminum skived heatsink, but closer examination
reveals a couple very effective innovations, not the least of which are
the V-shaped fins.
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Dynatron A41 (SK-V24) V-Shaped Skived Athlon64 Heatsink Review
Oct 31, 2005 - Frosty No.1875
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Designed properly, a skived aluminum heatsink can leave an extruded aluminum heatsink in the dust.
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Evercool Magic Cooler MAG01CA Heatsink Review
Oct 29, 2005 - Frosty No.1874
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Will its compact 70mm fan deliver enough airflow? Can its slim 4mm thick disk of copper set into the base really make any difference?
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