Heatsinks Roundup Q4 2005 Holiday Edition
 

We are proud to present you with our last heatsink roundup of 2005. Featuring the latest offerings from Arctic, Scythe, Silverstone, Sharkoon and newcomer Noctua. We compare them to the best out there in 3 different test configurations.

http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=384

something must be wrong, I can't see how the regular Freezer gets better performance than the pro

I'll see what I can get done with mine on the x2 4400+ :)

Keep the fan speed in mind... And the enviroment and ..

Both were at 100%, I guess margin of error.

I spent days verifying those results.. as I'm with you on this one, the results look odd. However in the test setup I used I could not get different results, the normal freezer marginly outperformed the Pro version.


here's what the Managing Director R&D of AC had to say about this

I have some stock x2 4400+ results now. (2x2.2 GHzs 1 MB cache, 1.33V according to motherboard)

with 1400RPM, it stays nicely at 44° after rising from the idle temp of about 30°.


However, Im using a motherboard which has the CPU nicely in the middle with a lot of air around and the airflow of the 120mm exhaust and the 120mm PSU fan helping as well.

n/o Rutar, but those performance numbers mean practically nothing :) (all we learn is that your PC is not overheating)

Well, it means it works even with a slower moving fan =P, now I got to find a way to silence the x1800XT :(


I'm aware it's impossible to do a comparison to the review results.

Size of graphic card plays a role in case ventilation. The bigger it gets the more it negatively impact case air flow.

As for as BTX form factor is concern in having a fix CPU location; Intel boards (ATX) have always been in a fix position ..... making it irrelevant in the explaination.

but relevant for the roundup and the results as this is tested on A64 :)

but I get your comment on the BTX note, since AMD won't adopt to it any time soon.

but having one company provide case&cpu cooling will (hopefully) garantuee optimised airflow

@Rutar, at 2.2 with 1.33v you can run that fan at 5v for sure:)

The idea of AC having the entire cooling solution already fails at the PSU. Todays PSU needs vary so much from the cheap Internet PC to the SLI Dualcore setup that it's pointless. to put in a fixed PSU but it's clear that the dominant design for PSUs is a single fan at the bottom of the PSU right now, which is logical considering it allows the biggest fan and keeps the fan inside the case so less noise gets outside.


@jmke, Motherboard goes up to 1.75V so I'll overclock it once the MX1 is burned in :)

That was the best article I've ever read on heatsink fans for cpus. It was so good I went to register just to post this, haha.

You should make it the standard to test with an overclocked computer and a non overclocked comp when it comes to testing HSFs. Always testing .2-.3 volts away from stock, and measuring the heat around the cpu. So informative.

Thank you and great job.

thank you so much for these kinds words, we aim to please.

When will this "stock" AMD A64 cooler be bundled with all of their CPU's? :)

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_cont...2C1B7C4DECB7BA

I will most definitely try my Opty 165 using stock cooling first.:)

it's the 2xx series only apparantly? can you check?

no, I got one with my 4400+ as well

it looks a bit different, the fan is deeper but it's still only a 80mm one despite the fact a 92mm would fit it nicely


I still say they should let AC design the stock HSFs. That would make them cheap and quiet.

A64 FX series have the same (or look a like). I've seen it at Gamers place some time ago.

should get my mittens on one of them