Articooler installation

[the FooL]

Can anyone point me to some sites with pictures on how to install this mother on a KT7?

I got mine from newark.com, and I'm wondering if the darn clips on it are what's needed to put it on the mb.

The capacitors on the MB make it hard for me to get the proper angle to slide it under the clips, and I'm worried that if I do get it on, the angle might increase my chances of cracking the core.

Anyone have a picture of this thing so I can verify if the clips are correct?

Thanks.

 

[Technonut]

The Arcticooler even with the "improved" clips is a nightmare to install on the KT7 or other boards for that matter. I know what you mean about the angle, I had to spend a lot of time to get it right, and then it did not cool as well as I expected. I got rid of it. I saw a couple of HSF shootouts where they either damaged the mobo or processor attempting to install it, and ended up not including it in the shootout. My advice to you is not to use it, and get an Alpha or Taisol. If you want to install it, get a copper spacer. The Arcticooler does not line up with the pads on the T-Bird and Duron, and that makes it dangerous as well if a mistake is made.

 

[Galadala]

The ArtiCooler HS did need some ajustments before I installed it on my CPU but I got it on and now it cools very well. I believe it is more of a point of having enough cooling in your case over the HSF.

Those Alpha HS's run so damn fast (7000 RPM's) that is too loud. The ArtiCooler only runs at 4000 RPM's and cools just the same or better, the hotter it gets the better it cools. I have had no problems with it.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Arcticooler's do not cool the same as alpha's. Wiht Socket A temps measurements, they cool the same but that is due to temp compression in the readings.

Plus, you can get an alpha with a quiet Sanyo-Denki Fan(under 26dba) or equip it with an even quieter fan and you'll still get decent performance.


Mike

 

[dakost]

Actually the articooler is quite effective. My own tests show that it keeps both the cpu idle and full load and motherboard temperatures around 1 degree celsious cooler than the Alpha pal with a 24cfm Sunnon. With an 27 cfm Ystech on the Alpha the roles are reversed and if the Alpha has a 38 cfm Delta the cpu temperatures are about 4 degrees lower than the Articooler. The reason the articooler is so good is exactly its clip !! Its a pain to install and deinstall, but it keeps the heatsink on the cpu with much more force than the Alpha and thus better heat transfer is achieved. One can easily test this, just push the Alpha while it is mounted and it will shift after you apply a bit of pressure. To shift the Articooler you will probably need a hammer ! On the other hand this can be very dangerous for a cpu !! In one installation - deinstallation the articooler slightly scratched one of the edges of my p iii even with a copper spacer beeing present. And that is the reason i don't use it any more amd wouldn't recommend it. In terms of performance and considering its size its an impressive cooler.

Regarding heatsink cooling, i haven't seen a proper way to measure the effectiveness of heatsinks yet ! I am not an expert, but thinking about it, even the testing in www.overclockers.com has a number of flaws.
For example :

1) the heatsinks were tested in ambient air velocity, while a heatsink inside a case with a couple of intake and exhaust fans is a rather different situation, especially when one has a couple of intake and exhaust fans in the case

2) an Alpha set with the fan sucking air inside a closed case pushes air away from the motherboard and towards the wall case just about towards the region that usually people mount their 8 cm exhaust fans (the fan right next to the location of the paralel, serial, ps2 mouse, etc) thus the hot air is then exhausted out of the case much faster than in the case of a globalwin heatsink or the articooler

3) as a result of the above, the air that the alpha sucks out forces air to flow from the capacitors around the socket towards the heatsink, and thus the capacitors are also cooled, as well as the chipset heatsink, that doesn't happen with other fans and it can not be simulated in open ambient air speed environment, the articooler and other heatsinks which use the fans to blow, push hot air onto the motherboard, and the regions between the socket and the memory and the capacitors around the socket