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Roundup of Eight Horizontal CPU Coolers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the welding-is-bad dept.

ThinSkin writes "ExtremeTech has done a roundup of eight sideways-gusting CPU coolers under fifty bucks to see if they can keep an overclocked Athlon FX-60 from welding itself to the motherboard. In addition to temperature testing, much emphasis was placed on noise reduction, which with some coolers can be improved by adjusting fan speed or even removing the fan from the cooler."

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  1. Re:Different stock AMD coolers? by Nesetril · · Score: 3, Informative

    the AMD stock coolers are really respectable. about the only drawback is the fact that the grills are made out of aluminum, not copper, like the heatpipes. too bad that most of the uber high end coolers are overweight by like 300 grams or more (the cpu bracket thing has a weight limit for each socket type).

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  2. No Zalman?? by Dahamma · · Score: 3, Informative

    How can they have real review of CPU coolers without a Zalman?

    http://www.zalman.co.kr/usa/product/view.asp?idx=1 93&code=

    I haven't used this exact model, but I put their "CNPS7000" CPU cooler and their "VF700" Gfx card cooler in my PC. Combined with an Antec Phantom power supply and AcoustiPack case dampening material, acoustically it went from "this is really annoying" to "is this thing turned on?" (and is running a lot cooler, too)