“After our two main test beds for heatsink testing developed intermittant defects, we’ve rebuilt our test bed for the fourth (or is it the fifth) time so we can continue to bring you quality heatsink reviews. At the same time, we’ve brought our article on testing heatsinks up to date — a long overdue update that brings it out of the era of Athlons and P-IIIs into the present day where Socket 775 now rules the roost. We’ve also tossed in some gems about VRMs and testing CPU power, as well as a quick re-test of some old favorites to kick things off.”Here are some more Cases & Cooling reviews from around the web:
- Noctua NC-U6 Northbridge Heatsink Review @ Madshrimps
- Noctua NF-S12 and RF-8 Cooling Fans Review @ Bigbruin
- Noctua NF-R8 and NF-S12 Cooling Fans @ Overclock3d
- Noctua NF-S12 & NF-R8 Fans @ Phoronix
- Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 PRO @ A True Review
- Antazone ASC-1000 CPU Cooler @ Pro-Clockers
- Silverstone Tundra TD01 External Liquid Cooling System @ ExtremeMHz
- Spire VertiCool 3 Heatpipe CPU Cooler Review @ Tweaknews
- Noiseblocker CoolScraper V2 review @ DH
- Heatsinks and TIMs @ PC Apex
- Thermalright HR-05 Northbridge Heatsink Review : How much is your performance worth? @ OCModShop
- Zalman Makes a Killer Fan Controller! – ZM-MFC2 Exclusive Review @ BCCHardware
- mCubed T-Balancer bigNG Advanced Fan Controller Review @ Madshrimps
- Spire Verticool III CPU Heatsink Review @ Technic3D
- Thermaltake Swing Case @ Modders-inc
- NZXT Adamas Premium Crafted Chassis @ OCC
- Antec Nine Hundred Gamer Tower Review @ Technic3D
- Sunbeam 9-Bay Acrylic Case Review @ ThinkComputers
- NXZT Lexa case @ motherboards.org
How a heatsink gets tested
SPCR has redone their heatsink test bench, and have published an article describing the new system, and the exact process used to test the heatsinks. If you have ever been curious how some hardware review sites go about determining the performance of heatsinks, this article will fill you in.
