Sunbeam and NorthQ CPU Coolers review @ DH

Zardon · Jan 12, 2009, 04:30 PM

Read The Review Here
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Over the years we’ve seen countless designs spanning across a huge range of coolers on the market. Due to the ever increasing thermal output of modern components, companies have been evolving their cooling solutions over the years to keep up with the demands. Today we’re going to take a look at three coolers which use an exposed heatpipe design, providing the heatpipes with direct contact to the core as opposed to transferring heat through a base.

Mac Daddy · Jan 13, 2009, 01:35 AM

Nice review Nathan and to me theoretically having the heatpipes directly contacting the CPU is ingenious

Saw the details on the mounting issues and does look pretty tight from the pics. Overall they seem to work well and on the fan noise on the smaller cooler unfortunate!

sal117 · Jan 24, 2009, 01:48 AM

"It doesn’t perform as well as the best heatsinks on the market but it also doesn't cost as much."

Great review. So, regardless of cost, what ARE the best heatsinks (air) on the market?

Jan 12, 2009, 04:30 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Sunbeam and NorthQ CPU Coolers review @ DH Read The Review Here ______________________ Over the years we’ve seen countless designs spanning across a huge range of coolers on the market. Due to the ever increasing thermal output of modern components, companies have been evolving their cooling solutions over the years to keep up with the demands. Today we’re going to take a look at three coolers which use an exposed heatpipe design, providing the heatpipes with direct contact to the core as opposed to transferring heat through a base.

Jan 13, 2009, 01:35 AM	#2
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Re: Sunbeam and NorthQ CPU Coolers review @ DH Nice review Nathan and to me theoretically having the heatpipes directly contacting the CPU is ingenious Saw the details on the mounting issues and does look pretty tight from the pics. Overall they seem to work well and on the fan noise on the smaller cooler unfortunate! __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Jan 24, 2009, 01:48 AM	#3
sal117 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Re: Sunbeam and NorthQ CPU Coolers review @ DH "It doesn’t perform as well as the best heatsinks on the market but it also doesn't cost as much." Great review. So, regardless of cost, what ARE the best heatsinks (air) on the market?