JMke's INTEL Test Setup
CPU	Intel P4 2ghz "A" @ 3 Ghz
Mainboard	Asus P4C800
Cooling	* Zalman CNPS-7000Cu * Hypercool HC I+ * Hypercool HC II+
Memory	2 * Corsair PC3200 Pro 512Mb
Video	nVidia Geforce 4 Ti4600

The Hypercool heatsinks trail 4-5°C at low and high speed, the difference between the HC I and HC II is negligible.



When we increase the heat the difference simply doubles, the Zalman is still able to cool the CPU at low fan speeds; the Hypercool could not keep the system stable unfortunately.

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JMke's AMD Test Setup
CPU	AMD Athlon XP 2200+ @ 2025Mhz - 1.8v
Mainboard	Abit KX7
Cooling	* Aerocool Extreme * Evercool CUF-715CA * Primecooler HC I+ * Primecooler HC II+
Memory	1 * 256Mb PC3200 Corsair
Video	nVidia Geforce DDR

The Evercool CUF-715A was included in a heatsink roundup back in December 2003. It performs quite well and comes at a decent price, graphed below compared to the default AMD HSF and the current pricy Socket A cooler champ (for more info on those tests click the graph):



The Aerocool Extreme is small copper heatsink which features a thin base and a quite noisy 80mm fan, we will have a closer look at this HSF near the end of the week.

So how do the Hypercoolers stack up?



At its lowest fan setting we see the HC II+ equal the Evercool in performance, which features a louder 70mm fan. On the other hand we have the HC I+ which makes the CPU temperature rise to dangerous levels with a low spinning fan , luckily however both heatsink excel when we increase the airflow.

Why is the Zalman CNPS-7000Cu missing you might ask? Unfortunately the –Cu version doesn’t come with AMD AXP mounting gear.

Onto pricing and the conclusion ->