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Articles: Coolers

Roundup: Seven High-Performance Coolers for AMD and Intel Processors (page 7)

Category: Coolers

by Doors4ever

[ 04/26/2006 | 09:44 PM ]

Real-time Pricing and Availability:

Cooler Master Hyper 6+ CPU Heatsink & Fan Products

CompuVest - $34.99

Cooler Master Hyper L3

This cooler comes in a transparent plastic box with paper inserts that have a lot of information for you to read.

Specification	CoolerMaster Hyper L3 (RR-LCH-P9E1)
Socket	Socket LGA 775
Compatibility	Intel Pentium D 3.4GHz Intel Pentium 4 4GHz Intel Celeron D 3.33GHz
Heatsink dimensions	90 x 112 x 41 mm (L x W x H)
Heatsink material	Copper sole with nickel plating aluminum plates 3 copper heatpipes
Fan	92 x 25 mm (compatible with 80mm)
Fan rotation speed	1100~2800 RPM ±10% (managed by mainboard)
Air flow	49.56CFM
Air pressure	3.31mmH2O (max)
MTBF	50 000 h
Bearings	UFO bearing
Voltage rating	12V
Current	0.22A (max)
Power	2.64W (max)
Noise	18 dBA (min)
Heatsink weight	333g (with retention)
Fan weight	90g

The cooler looks like is made of aluminum, but the manufacturer says the base is copper coated with a layer of nickel.

Three copper heat pipes help in the heat transfer.

The max specified fan speed is 2800rpm, but SpeedFan reported a speed of 3000rpm. So this is the fastest fan among the coolers I’m testing in this review.

There’s a high-efficiency (as the manufacturer claims) thermal interface of the Cooler Master PTK series on the base, but I removed it after my first unsuccessful attempt at overclocking and then tested the cooler with Zalman’s thermal paste, the same as I used with the rest of the coolers. The cooler’s base lacks any polish.

The results of the Cooler Master Hyper L3 were somewhat disappointing. It managed to overclock the Intel Pentium 4 512 only to 275MHz FSB while the CPU temperature rose to 70°C.

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