Bij HardOCP is een enorme vergelijking verschenen tussen verschillende Socket A koelers. Totaal worden 33 koelers getest op performance en geluidsproductie. Opvallend is dat praktisch alle koelers geheel of gedeeltelijk van koper zijn, slechts twee exemplaren zijn gemaakt van aluminium. Met zo’n grote hoeveelheid koelers is het moeilijk om een winnaar aan te wijzen aangezien alle koelers verschillende voor- en nadelen hebben, maar op het gebied van performance is het duidelijk. De Alpha PAL8045, de Kanie HedgeHog met dual fans en de Swiftech MC462 nemen respectievelijk de eerste, tweede en derde plaats in beslag. De conclusie:
One thing to keep in mind here is that with temperature, as we all know, lower is better, hands down. For all of you [H]ardCore OCers out there, I would suggest you shoot for a heatsink that is going to give you 125°F or less when it comes to temp. Overall, it is my personal suggestion that nobody use a heatsink that is giving them over 135°F or so. If you ever lose a fan on your CPU, you are also likely going to lose your CPU with a cooler that has such little ability to shed heat. Of course, if you want to cross that 115°F barrier shown on our chart, get ready to pony up the big cash. Also, if you are looking at investing the big cash in cooling, you might take a look at some water cooling solutions as well.
Decibels can be deceiving. Our decibel readings were taken a foot away from the top of the fan at a 45 degree angle. HERE is a page that will get you more in touch with just what a decibel means to you. Now keep in mind that being annoying and being loud are not always the same thing. From personal experience, I would rather sit next to the four loudest coolers any day than have to hear the Zalman buzzing its high-pitched whine in my ear. One more thing to keep in mind here is that most of you will have your HSF unit in a case, whereas our reading would be equivalent to having your CPU taped to your head.
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