A Roundup of cheap coolers for powerful processors (SocketA): Q1-2`2003
Evercool CUE-610
This cooler caught my sight by its small dimensions and fairly high price. "Means there must be some tricky stuff inside", - I thought and asked the sales assistant to show me the cooler at a closer distance :)
Upon a closer look, I found out the following: the cooler has a copper insert in the base.
The processing quality is very good, although not mirror-like. The base is protected with a special film (not shown on the photo) that guards it against scratches. The good contact between the copper and aluminum parts of the radiator did appeal to me. However, sadly, the thickness of the copper plate is still unknown.
The contact between the CPU core and the copper base proved so good that even after removing the cooler no traces of the thermal paste left.
The fins of the cooler are in fact aluminum needles a few millimeters in thickness.
On top of it there is a low-power 4800 rpm 60 mm fan that produces a 20.26 CFM air flow. As per the manufacturer's data, the noise produced is below 32 dBA, which in my view is quite enormous.
Besides the noise, the cooler has another shortcoming - the fastening clip is not very handy at all. First, to fit the cooler you would need a screwdriver; secondly, the stop for the screwdriver is very small. That is why you've got to be very careful installing the cooler.
As you see, the clip has a hook for one socket tooth only. Anyway, the cooler is not very heavy at all, and the fastening meets necessary requirements.
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