Conclusion

Our tests have shown that Auras SLC-747 and LPT-700 coolers haven't demonstrated any remarkable results. Their mediocre performance with an overclocked quad-core CPU and their rattling fans can hardly attract an overclocker. Moreover, their recommended price of over $30 doesn’t make them competitive on the market. On the other hand, there have been examples when the pricing of a product would be corrected after an unsuccessful debut. Perhaps it will be the case with these coolers, too.

The unfolding Auras CTC-868 is unfortunately the main disappointment of this review. At a recommended price of $55 its performance is inferior even to the twice cheaper Cooler Master Hyper TX, let alone the super-cooler. I guess the problem is not only with the moving side sections (I mean the contact with the pipes in the base) but also with the small area of contact between the pipes and the heatsink ribs. The medium heatsink with two heat pipes is also too small while having to cope with the biggest thermal load. Anyway, I think that modders who prefer original and attractive coolers may like the Auras CTC-868 as well.

Thus, the Auras LPT-709 model is in fact a really useful new product. With its four heat pipes, thought-through heatsink design, vibration-absorbing hanger of the fan and superb finish of the base the Auras LPT-709 can cool an overclocked CPU effectively even in the quiet mode. At the max speed it delivers the performance of a super-cooler even. The highlighting of the fan and the nickel plating of the whole cooler are going to be just as attractive in the system case as the unfolding halves of the CTC-868.

So, there is one brand more on the market of coolers for desktop computers and workstations. If Auras products find a short route to the market and the distributors aren’t too greedy, we’ll have an even broader choice of CPU coolers, which is of course good.