Gigabyte's 3D Cooler Pro

**MIG-31** · Feb 12, 2004, 01:02 PM

A Cooler Debut

"Ninety-nine percent of the CPU coolers on the market follow a simple principle of construction: a trellis of cooling fins is mounted on a base plate, which is several millimetrers thick. An axial flow fan blows cooler air onto the heat sink, causing heat to dissipate quickly into its surroundings. So far, two types of models have become widely accepted: one is made out of cost-efficient aluminium, the other out of expensive copper, which also has better heat conductivity."

Review: tomshardware

Matth · Feb 12, 2004, 09:32 PM

It's a bit of a beast - at 430 grams, somewhat lardy for a socket-clip heatsink.

Compared to a boxed AMD cooler, a little worse, but a LOT quieter at minimum
A good bit better, but a LOT noisier at max RPM.

It's really hard to beat some of the cheaper Cu-Al 80mm fan coolers for quiet performance.
In every review I've seen, I become more convinced that there is little merit in "exotic" cooler designs, other than in looks.

Feb 12, 2004, 01:02 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Gigabyte's 3D Cooler Pro A Cooler Debut "Ninety-nine percent of the CPU coolers on the market follow a simple principle of construction: a trellis of cooling fins is mounted on a base plate, which is several millimetrers thick. An axial flow fan blows cooler air onto the heat sink, causing heat to dissipate quickly into its surroundings. So far, two types of models have become widely accepted: one is made out of cost-efficient aluminium, the other out of expensive copper, which also has better heat conductivity." Review: tomshardware

Feb 12, 2004, 09:32 PM	#2
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	It's a bit of a beast - at 430 grams, somewhat lardy for a socket-clip heatsink. Compared to a boxed AMD cooler, a little worse, but a LOT quieter at minimum A good bit better, but a LOT noisier at max RPM. It's really hard to beat some of the cheaper Cu-Al 80mm fan coolers for quiet performance. In every review I've seen, I become more convinced that there is little merit in "exotic" cooler designs, other than in looks.