AMD XP Aircooling - Heatsink Roundup Q4 2003

Cooling/CPU Cooling by jmke @ 2004-01-07

We go for silent! The average AMD setup still sounds like a jet taking off. Swiftech, Thermalright and other heatsink manufacturers are trying their best to provide us with a silent solution to cool these hot potatoes. Do they succeed? And which one does it best?

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Evercool CUF-715CA & MAG-01

Evercool has been in the CPU cooling business for quite some time now, they provide solid solutions for AMD and Intel. They send us 2 of their Socket A coolers for review.

These heatsinks are aimed at replacing the standard AMD cooler to provide better performance at lower noise levels with your system running at stock speeds.


Evercool MAG-01:

This heatsink is a combo of aluminium and copper, it provides mounting material provided for Socket 478,A,370,754! Sporting a flashy colour:

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And a copper insert at the bottom

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The fins on the heatsink dissipate the heat easily with the included 70mm fan which pushes air through them

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Included 70mm fan stats:
* Ball bearing
* 3500 RPM +/-10%
* <30 dba
* 27.96 CFM at 3500 RPM

With the help of a small flat screwdriver installation took only 2 minutes, quick and easy!

Evercool CUF-715CA:

The other heatsink Evercool send us is made out of copper and sports the same fan as the MAG-01. This fan has been painted gold and sure makes this heatsink a looker:

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the bottom is sufficiently lapped:

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a series of small copper fins leave enough room for cool air to pass through them:

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As you can see on the photo below, the fins are mounted onto the base instead of being skived out of a copper block as seen with the Coolermaster X-Dream SE.

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This heatsink can be mounted on any Socket A/370 motherboard with the help of a small screwdriver, as with the MAG-01 installation was quick and easy.
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