TTIC NPH-1000Provided by:
TTIC/npowertekTTIC has been an underdog in our CPU cooling roundup since the start, their first offerings for AMD Socket 462
tested here offered excellent performance at small heatsink size; over the years they have polished their product retail look, included better installation manuals, because their products were solid, it was the finishing touch which was missing in the “everything but the heatsink” department. This year we’ve received their first unit delivered in a fancy retail package; the NPH-1000 is compact copper tower heatsink with unique design and custom 92mm fan. Do note that the retail packaging is not final yet; we’ve been send a “final” product by TTIC and will review it once it arrives.
Platform compatibility: Intel Socket 775/AMD AM2/939
Fan Support: custom 92x25mm (~2200rpm – max 39.73CFM)
Dimensions: 99 x 45 x 118 mm
Weight: 522gr
Mounting gear for all platforms, custom size fan, installation manual, tube of thermal paste and fan speed controller makes the NPH-1000 retail package a complete deal.
Let’s start out with the fan, TTIC has used this design before, reducing the fan bracket size in order to fit a larger fan onto a heatsink normally destined for a smaller version; they also for the first time ever included a fan controller, the rheostat allows control of fan voltage, max settings gives 12v, minimum 5v, a good range to choose between high performance and silent operation.
This zoomed in picture might give wrong idea but the NPH-1000 is really compact, and the smallest heatsink in this roundup:
There are a total of four heat pipes joined in the base, two trail the outside of the copper fins, two cover the inside, it's a very unique design which we have not seen before; the fins cover the fan area perfectly, leaving room in the middle where the fan motor resides.
The base is machine lapped and nears perfection except for a few small scratches.
regarding fan tests: yes I have one lined up, no ETA though