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For
the past couple of months, Taiwanese
Thermosonic Tech has been "shaking" up the high end
CPU cooling market through the introduction of their patented
thermoengine heat sink. This aluminum alloy heatsink sports
a slightly redesigned fin pattern, and a hollow core at
the center of the unit. Using only a small (and quiet) fan,
this cooler is certified for use with PIII 1GHz and up,
as well as the AMD Athlon up to 1.5GHz.
Specifications
- Dimensions:
63x63x58mm
- Weight:
258.6g
- Bearing
system: Ball bearing
- Rated
Voltage: 12V DC
- Fan
Speed: 3500-5500 RPM
- Noise
Level: 29.8-35.7 dBA
- Air
Delivery: 16.3-19.8 CFM
- Heatsink
Material: Aluminum Alloy
The
unit
The first thing one would notice about this unit is the modular
fan design. Thermosonic added a nice little "cap" to the unit,
which allows for the fan to be easily replaced by other fans
of the same dimensions. This is great if you want to upgrade
the fan to something a little more powerful, such as the Delta
6800rpm fan.
Upon
installing the unit I noticed the latches seemed a little to
tight for my taste, making it somewhat difficult to install
this unit without busting the core of your precious T-bird or
Duron processor. To make matters worse, my copper shim posed
another problem whilst installing the unit, as I could not get
it on at all with the shim underneath! This could have also
been made worse because my Iwill KA266 has resistors placed
a little close to the latches on the socket adapter.
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