SocketA Coolers Roundup. Q1`2004
Spire FalconRock II and WhisperRock III
A year and a half ago we tested the Fanner 5F263 WhisperRock II cooler. Since then, the exterior of the company products has almost not changed: the box design, the aluminum fan with a protective grid are the same. But in the WhisperRock III, even the fastening clip hasn't changed.
The coolers are thoroughly packaged: there are plastic caps placed over the top and the bottom:
The lower caps are meant for preserving the thermal interface layer applied on the base. By the way, the processing quality of the base is good (8/10).
Note that the FalconRock II (right, on the photo) has a copper insert in the base which favors to faster heat distribution over the radiator.
The FalconRock II also has a more reliable fastening to all the teeth of the processor socket.
As I already said, the housing of the fans are made of aluminum. The FalconRock II fan's dimensions are standard: 80x80x25 mm; rotational speed 2300 RPM. The noise level (as per the manufacturer) does not exceed 25 dBa, with the air flow being 28 CFM. On the WhisperRock III, there is a fan of the same dimensions, but with different characteristics. In particular, the rotational speed = 2700 RPM, the noise level has gone up a bit to 26.5 dBA, and the air flow has reached 37.87 CFM.
The interim conclusion is: these are two standard coolers of slightly different characteristics, whose only shortcoming is too short power supply wires.
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