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May 21, 2008 by Lawrence
Lee
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Product
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Intel FCLGA4-S
LGA775 CPU Cooler |
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Manufacturer
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Intel
(Delta OEM) |
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Street Price
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~N/A |
Stock heatsink/fans that come boxed with retail processors are usually just
good enough to cool the CPU. It's understandable why. Users generally don't
make their decision on a CPU based on the included stock cooler, which is seen
as a giveaway, a freebee that often gets replaced with a much higher performance
aftermarket cooler. CPU makers don't see themselves as being in the business
of making coolers. There is very little incentive to include a high performance
or quiet heatsink/fan.
The Intel Core 2 Extreme series of quad core processors are rated for thermal
design power (TDP) of 130W or more, similar to the P4 Prescott or Pentium D
line of CPUs based on the old netburst architecture — a line plagued with
overheating problems. To avoid such issues this time around, the standard LGA775
stock cooler has been replaced in favor of something with more oomph. Generally
we find reference CPU coolers to be adequate, but much louder than we like.
Will this improved heatsink be good enough? Or will we toss it aside like we
usually do? Only one way to find out.
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An unusually long sleek black box is required to contain the retail box
QX9650 processor and accompanying cooler.
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The plastic clamshell holding the heatsink and processor is larger than
necessary, but not the worst offender we've seen by far.
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Intel FCLGA4-S: Specifications
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| Measured Dimensions (overall)
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133(L) x 133(D) x 78(H) mm
(minus mounting frame)
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| Measured Dimensions (lower
section) |
90 (L) x 90 (D) x 37 (H)
mm |
Measured Weight
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420g |
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Fan
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| Model |
DTC-AAS10 (Delta) |
| Measured Diameter |
105 mm |
| Rated Current |
0.80A |
| Power Input |
12V |
Connector
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4-pin PWM |
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