2PCOM PS1264U

PC-Cooling.de send us the 2PCOM low cost (€24) tower heatsink with codename PS1264U, a mix of copper base, heatpipes and aluminum fins, large enough to fit 120mm fan, puts it straight into the heart of the competition.


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2PCOM was founded in 2007 from Priority Pioneer Co. Ltd. 2PCOM is a new brand to offer the outstanding IT peripherals, accessories and consumer electronics. Our head quarter is located in Taiwan, China branch office is located in Guan Dong and factory is located in Guan Dong, too.

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2PCOM PS1264U

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2PCOM PS1264U
- Intel S775 / AMD AM2/939
- Heatsink : 570 gram (426gr without fan)
- 700~2300rpm 120mm PWM fan
- ~€24

The PS1264U (they really need to come with a more user-friendly name) is quite a light weight, but features all the necessary ingredients of a high end product, 4 heat pipes which directly touch the CPU’s IHS, a series of compact aluminum fins (with extra fins at the rear to deflect airflow to the motherboard power circuitry) and a high speed 120mm PWM fan.

Inside the package you’ll find a bag of thermal paste and plastic paddle, a detailed installation manual, and mounting gear for AMD/Intel platforms. The fan is mounted on the heatsink with two metal clips, they work with any 120x120x25mm fan. The 120mm fan (DT1212HSHP) runs at 2400rpm@12v and 593rpm@5v, that’s quite a range to choose from, going from high end CFM to dead quiet low CFM.



The attention to detail on the heatsink is acceptable, the base shows clear signs of machine lapping, the aluminum fins are slightly thinner than seen on competitive products, looking at the price of the PS1264U these things can be easily forgiven.

Installation is plug and play on both AMD/Intel products, the S775 mounting uses the Intel push-pin method. As this tower cooler is not very big there is no compatibility issues at all, plenty of space around the CPU socket left.



This is one of the most affordable heatsinks tested in this roundup, at €24 there not a lot of other tower coolers available that have 120mm fan support or HDT technology, in fact there are none at this price. Finding an enthusiast cooler at that price is quite hard actually, the Freezer 7 Pro from Arctic-Cooling is the only real competitor so let us compare the PS1264U with that one, we’ll also throw in the Ultra-120 which costs almost twice as much, just to see how they all stack up:



Going by the performance numbers alone we can see that the PS1264U does pretty ok, not as good as a more expensive HDT cooler, but far from bad either, the included fan is definitely loud at full speed, performance is quite good with high CFM fans. If you want lower noise the stock fan can also provide, it’s much better than the Freezer 7 Pro and coupled with the reference 120mm NCB fan the PS1264U is only 5-6°C behind the Ultra-120. Now take into account the fact that this cooler is extremely affordable and those performance/noise numbers are very impressive.

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In summary here are the strong/weak points of the 2PCOM PS1264U:



+ Good Performance/noise ratio
+ Easy installation
+ Extremely competitively priced

- unpronounceable product name?