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Conroe Heatsink Group Test - TechAmok
Conroe Heatsink Group Test - [hardware] 10:05 AM EDT - Aug,01 2006 - post a comment
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take a look at the best heatsinks on the market for the LGA 775 socket. If
you're looking to get a Core 2 Duo, check out their opinions on the best cooling
options:
Although it's not the cheapest cooler in the group test, Arctic Cooling's
Freezer 7 Pro isn't far off the mark. Like the cheaper Akasa heat sink it has a
copper base and three heat pipes carry heat from the base to the aluminium fins.
While its constituent parts may be similar, it's a considerably more efficient
design. Instead of blowing air through its fins and down onto the motherboard,
the Freezer 7 Pro blows air through the fins and straight into the mouth of the
case's exhaust fan and out of the case. This helps to keep the temperature
inside the case considerably lower. In fact the motherboard, or system, sensor
reported two degrees cooler than it did when using the Intel stock cooler.
Noise: The Freezer's 92mm fan is caseless, which helps to reduce the
whooshing sound normally produced by fans. In an effort to further reduce fan
noise, the fan is attatched to the heat sink by rubber taps this isolates the
fan and stops it from rattling against the fins. The fan also uses a four-pin
connector, so its speed is properly controlled by the motherboard. When the
CPU's idling, the fan is near inaudible. When it spins up under load the noise
increases and some whooshing is heard from the fan, but there is no mechanical
noise.
Performance: At a whopping 20C below the Intel reference temperature,
when the CPU was running at load, the Freezer managed to beat all the other
coolers but the Cooltek Auras, which is almost identical to it in design.
Conclusion: It's easy to recommend the Freezer 7 Pro. It's both the best
performance and cheapest cooler we tested. On top of that it's impressively
quiet, only breaking above a whisper when the fan spins up to maximum RPM. It
didn't manage to keep the case as cool as the Auras 775, but the four-pin
connector and three pounds in the pocket steal the deal.
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