Socket A heatsink review/comparision at OCworkbench...WHOA

[Davegod75]

Check out this review/comparision of many socket-a heatsinks
socketA HSF shootout

Where can i get that BLIZZARD S7-N??????????

 

[goggleax]

SWEET LORD! The MOTHER load!!!!

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Nice to see people finally doing alternative tests to the stupid-socket-thermsitors...


Mike

 

[dirkdaring]

Wow, now THAT is a review! He spent a LOT of time on this!

Very impressive.

Dirk

 

[Smart]

Hey Dave.. the article had a little link to www.blizzardheatsinks.com on the conclusions page.. (page 14.. damn that's a long article..) the S370 is like $60.. methinks I'll buy a globalwin or the vantec that was reviewed instead...

 

[Nerdwannabe]

It's great that someone does try a more accurate way to test the heatsinks. One thing I should note, the temp of the review is still way off from actual core temp. The problem is the location of the probe. To get the most accurate reading, the probe must be locate at the center of the die instead on the edge of the die.

The most proper way is to drill a very small hole on the heatsink so the thermal couple can reach the center of the die.

Anyway, the test on that site is just for comparing purpose. The test should give a consistant result for comparing purpose.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Agreed, plus looking at his thermal-epoxy setup, it reads a significant portion of pcb temp.

Also, his cpu is only some 47W at peak, but with his loading programs, its more like 42W.


Mike

 

[Davegod75]

yeah i saw that link but i was wondering if anyone here knew of a place to get it cheaper?

 

[Mikewarrior2]

I doubt you'll find a lower price, as I believe the Blizzard Copper Units are forged out of copper, rather than manufactured separately like the hedgehogs...


Mike

 

[beebop]

Umm...looks like the missed this puppy

Ordered one the other day, check the cool mounting system. Shipping was not too bad considering it weighs 560gm (1lb,4oz) without a fan! What I really liked about it is that I can use a quiet 80mm fan and get some sleep while I'm downloading ;-)

 

[thermite88]

AMD has published explicit instruction on how to measure heatsink performance in their Thermal Design Guide. Go to the AMD Tech Support site and download document 23794 for more information.

I wish everyone who publishes HSF review, discusses measurement methodology would read the AMD document. If you propose to do it in some other way, you better have a good technical justification. Otherwise, just read and follow instruction from AMD.