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COOLINK Cool Tank1 Power
Cooling/CPU Cooling by jmke @ 2003-09-09
We test Coolink most powerfull Cool Tank1 heatsink/fan combo. Can this relatively inexpensive heatsink provide value for you money? Find out in this review
Results & Conclusion
Test Setup and Results
System setup:
P4T533, latest BIOS
P4 2.53, stock speed, stock voltage
256MB RIMM PC1066
Geforce4Ti4200
SuperFlower SF402 (two slow 80mm fans in front, one medium 80mm fan in back)
350W PSU with medium 80mm fan
I used the default Intel Cooler as comparison for the temperature tests.
Testing environment:
Room temperature was kept at 27°C (summer time!) and changing the heatsinks didn't change the case-temperature which remained at 35°C. And due to this the Cool Tank1's one remained running at full speed throughout the testing.
So without further a due, here are the LOAD temps after running Prime95 for an extended period of time
Outperforming Intel's cooler by 7°C puts this heatsink in a very good daylight. Almost one year ago I tested 2 high-profile Pentium 4 heatsinks: Alpha PAL8942 and Swiftech MCX4000, the test system was running at 2.7ghz using 1.7v vcore.
Please do note that the P4 2.7Ghz system was NOT installed in a case during those tests, which explains the lower temperatures. But still it shows that current heatsinks are evolving in a very positive way and can provide performance which was only obtainable by expensive products just one year ago!
Thermal Controlled FAN
When I opened the side-panel of the Superflower case I saw a drop in CPU load temperature to 40°C, shortly followed by a noticeable slow-down of the CPU fan, which then only produced a medium humming noise. When running at full speed it is considerably louder and can't really be called a "silent" solution.
Conclusion and Thoughts
I was pleased by the overall product quality and the user-friendly installation. The performance may not be comparable to the best of the best out there, but this product is not aimed at the eXtreme enthusiast. It is made for people who don't want to spend a fortune on a heatsink and still see some good temperature decreases when replacing their default cooling solution. In this aspect the Coolink does exactly that!
But this temperature decrease comes at the price of noise, it is louder then your standard Intel cooling, and even with the fan running at lower speeds it still can't be called silent. You could change the fan by a PAPST or other "silent" fan but you will be forced to cut through the wires of the temperature sensor.
If some extra noise doesn't bother you I can recommend the Cool Tank1 Power to any hardware enthusiast looking to upgrade their default P4 cooling. For people who like to keep the noise down you have the possibility to get the Cool Tank1 heatsink separately and stick whatever fan you like on it!
Summary
Good performance
Competitivly priced
Easy installation
Fan is LOUD at full-speed, medium Humming at lower speeds
Changing fans forces you to cut through the wires of the temperature sensor
I would like to thank Frank from Xtreme Tek Werkz for making this review possible.
Questions and comments: This thread @ our forums
System setup:
I used the default Intel Cooler as comparison for the temperature tests.
Testing environment:
Room temperature was kept at 27°C (summer time!) and changing the heatsinks didn't change the case-temperature which remained at 35°C. And due to this the Cool Tank1's one remained running at full speed throughout the testing.
So without further a due, here are the LOAD temps after running Prime95 for an extended period of time
Outperforming Intel's cooler by 7°C puts this heatsink in a very good daylight. Almost one year ago I tested 2 high-profile Pentium 4 heatsinks: Alpha PAL8942 and Swiftech MCX4000, the test system was running at 2.7ghz using 1.7v vcore.
Please do note that the P4 2.7Ghz system was NOT installed in a case during those tests, which explains the lower temperatures. But still it shows that current heatsinks are evolving in a very positive way and can provide performance which was only obtainable by expensive products just one year ago!
Thermal Controlled FAN
When I opened the side-panel of the Superflower case I saw a drop in CPU load temperature to 40°C, shortly followed by a noticeable slow-down of the CPU fan, which then only produced a medium humming noise. When running at full speed it is considerably louder and can't really be called a "silent" solution.
Conclusion and Thoughts
I was pleased by the overall product quality and the user-friendly installation. The performance may not be comparable to the best of the best out there, but this product is not aimed at the eXtreme enthusiast. It is made for people who don't want to spend a fortune on a heatsink and still see some good temperature decreases when replacing their default cooling solution. In this aspect the Coolink does exactly that!
But this temperature decrease comes at the price of noise, it is louder then your standard Intel cooling, and even with the fan running at lower speeds it still can't be called silent. You could change the fan by a PAPST or other "silent" fan but you will be forced to cut through the wires of the temperature sensor.
If some extra noise doesn't bother you I can recommend the Cool Tank1 Power to any hardware enthusiast looking to upgrade their default P4 cooling. For people who like to keep the noise down you have the possibility to get the Cool Tank1 heatsink separately and stick whatever fan you like on it!
Summary
Good performance Competitivly priced Easy installation Fan is LOUD at full-speed, medium Humming at lower speeds Changing fans forces you to cut through the wires of the temperature sensorI would like to thank Frank from Xtreme Tek Werkz for making this review possible.
Questions and comments: This thread @ our forums
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