Thermalright SI-97 @ InsaneTek

Zardon · Nov 20, 2004, 10:01 PM

"Thermalright has been reigning king of aircooling for quite some time now. The SP-94 and SP-97 were proof that aircooling still has a future. The only competition Thermalright is facing seems to be themselves, and with the release of the XP-120 and XP-90, no other manufacturer is capable of reaching their level of performance. The XP-120 and XP-90 were great solutions for Intel Socket 478 and AMD K8 CPUs, but Thermalright has not forgotten about the widely owned Socket A platform. Thermalright now introduces the SI-97, a cheaper and lighter solution than the previous SP-97 as part of the Light 'N' Easy tradition."

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The_Neon_Cowboy · Nov 21, 2004, 02:48 AM

ROFL

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The base of the heatsink is copper and is nickel plated to give a nice all silver look. Contrary to what many people believe, the base does not have to be reflective to have good contact with the CPU.

Yes but reflective means verry verry verry flat meaning the best possable material to material contact...

a mirrir suface creates a bond 2nd only to super glue... you can pull the cpu right out of the socket id you remove it improperly

I'm verry glad thier are nickel cating the heatsinks saves alot of cleaning but the base will still need lapped to get the best possable heat transfer

Nov 20, 2004, 10:01 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Thermalright SI-97 @ InsaneTek "Thermalright has been reigning king of aircooling for quite some time now. The SP-94 and SP-97 were proof that aircooling still has a future. The only competition Thermalright is facing seems to be themselves, and with the release of the XP-120 and XP-90, no other manufacturer is capable of reaching their level of performance. The XP-120 and XP-90 were great solutions for Intel Socket 478 and AMD K8 CPUs, but Thermalright has not forgotten about the widely owned Socket A platform. Thermalright now introduces the SI-97, a cheaper and lighter solution than the previous SP-97 as part of the Light 'N' Easy tradition." insanetek