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May 4, 2009 by Lawrence Lee
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Product
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ZEROtherm CORE92
LGA775/1366 CPU Cooler |
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Manufacturer
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ZEROtherm |
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Street Price
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US$32~40 |
It has been over a year since Xigmatek made a splash with their direct-touch
heatpipe CPU coolers. The HDT-S1283 in particular, set a new standard for value,
performing at a level that almost matched the best CPU coolers, while costing
$20 to $30 less. It was also amazingly efficient, weighing only 600 grams —
the best tower coolers weigh close to a kilogram. The HDT-SD964, a smaller
92mm fan version also performed well, though it was overshadowed by its bigger
brother due to the small difference in price.
Since then, direct-touch heatpipes have spread, permeating throughout the industry
as other manufacturers jumped on the bandwagon. The basic design has not changed
however — most of them are simply clones of the original design, with minor
alterations if any. Nothing new, exciting, or simply different featuring these
heatpipes has really emerged.
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The box.
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ZEROtherm's CORE92 is an exception. ZEROtherm's designs have typically
been pleasing to the eye, and their first foray into direct-touch heatpipe coolers
follows the trend. The CORE92 is a LGA775/1366 direct-touch cooler with a fan
embedded into the center of the heatsink body.
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Box contents. The CORE92 uses a single set of installation brackets for
both LGA775 and LGA1366 installation, and with the fan embedded, there
really is a need for many accessories.
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Feature & Brief
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Our Comment
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| Best Performance among 92mm air cooling
CPU coolers |
That remains to be seen. |
Heatpipe Direct Touch
Effective 6-line Heat pipe effect |
Coolers with Direct Touch heatpipes are
proven performers. |
| Automatic Fan Speed Control (PWM) |
Standard issue. |
Fin-Fan-Fin Structure
Max 29.5 dBA at 2,500 rpm |
Coolers with imbedded fans usually disappoint. |
Easy to install
Push-pin-type Universal LGA 775 / 1366 Clip |
Not ideal, but for a light weight heatsink,
it's an acceptable method. |
Supports Intel LGA1366
Core i7 and LGA775
Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo
and Pentium 4 |
Only supports Intel platforms. Developing
an AMD mounting bracket would've been simple enough. |
| Super Bright LEDs |
If you're into that kind
of thing. |
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