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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Thermaltake is a respected leader in computer thermal solutions technology. Thermaltake has increasingly enjoyed the adoption of its thermal strategies by OEM and ODM companies worldwide. Its engineers are masters of airflow analysis, material conductivity and efficiency design. Thermaltake's unwavering devotion to quality and customer satisfaction has earned its products the approval of computer enthusiasts everywhere.PRODUCT FEATURES:Application for INTEL Prescott 478;Silent solution, 21dBA only;All copper, Opti-Fin Technology, gives good heat dissipation properties;Tool-free clip, requires no tool to install. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 3.75 inches | | Product Width: | 4.1 inches | | Product Height: | 5.75 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.25 pounds | | Package Length: | 6.0 inches | | Package Width: | 4.2 inches | | Package Height: | 3.8 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 13 reviews |
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| | Features | Designed for Intel Prescott 478 FMB1.5 3.6GHzSilent solution, 21dBA onlyAll copper, Opti-Fin Technology, gives good heat dissipation propertiesTool-free clip, require no tool to installQuality budget solution
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 Good, but a bit noisy Sep 26, 2009
Bottom line: does a good job cooling the CPU, but a bit
noisy.
My testbed was a Supermicro P4SCE w/P4 Prescott overclocked
to 3.5GHz w/hyperthreading enabled.
I salvaged this motherboard from an old rack mount server
and installed in a full height tower desktop running Linux.
CPU junction temps given are for idle and about 20 minutes
into a full Linux build; they're also rounded to nearest
5 degC. Thermal throttling was set to Supermicro default of
75 degC. Tower has 2 120mm fans, one blowing onto motherboard,
one blowing out case back; plus 2 80mm power supply fans, one
drawing air off motherboard, one blowing out case back -- plenty
of air flow over motherboard.
First configuration was w/OEM low profile heatsink w/high
cubic ft/min. blower w/crappy 1.5g white thermal grease. I
could not run this configuration overclocked, clock = 3GHz.
Idle: 55 degC
Build: >75 degC (never managed to complete a full build;
board crashed)
Second configuration was w/OEM low profile heatsink but
w/CoolerMaster ThermalFusion 400 grease (3.5g, 2.89 thermal
conductivity -- one of the best non-electrically conductive,
non-curing greases). This config was overclocked to 3.5GHz.
Idle: 45 degC
Build: >75 degC (never managed to complete a full build;
board crashed)
Third configuration was w/OEM heatsink w/ThermalFusion
grease, but w/2 60 cubic ft/min. 1 in. fans placed
6 in. above CPU blowing onto CPU. Overclocked.
Idle: 35 degC
Build: 70 degC
Fourth configuration was w/Thermaltake TR2 M12 A4012 CPU
Cooler instead of OEM heatsink w/ThermalFusion grease.
Again overclocked.
Idle: 30 degC
Build: 55 degC
The fourth configuration was about half as loud (-6dB) as
the third configuration, but still a bit too noisy for my
tastes. Thermaltake could probably lower their noise level
by at least half (>6dB) if they would use a more efficient
fan blade design.
Installation was difficult in cramped case but not
excessively so (the Northbridge heat sink was an order of
magnitude more difficult than this one). My installation
gotcha list:
- make sure heat sink retainer is flush with motherboard
- make sure to use good thermal conductivity thermal grease
- remember to remove white crappy thermal grease pre-applied
by manufacturer before applying good stuff
- make sure that clips have attached properly
All in all I'm happy with my purchase.
 Silent? No way!! Sep 19, 2009
I have one of these. The reason I'm looking for a fan and heatsink now is to replace this one. It is NOISY - much louder than the cheap generic 478 cooler in the other PC. Louder than all the other fans in the case put together. It is also a HUGE paint to attach to the CPU. the mounting clips are offset for some reason and it is very tricky to get these on the holes in the mounting bracket, especially in a crowded PC case. If anyone knows of a truly quiet 478 cooler, I'd like to know about it.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Noisy Jul 04, 2009
I bought this because I thought the original Intel CPU fan was too noisy. This one is just as bad if not worse so it was a waste of money for me. I didn't have any of the problems installing it that other reviewers seemed to have.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Much quieter than OEM. Jun 28, 2009
I was tired of hearing the processor fan when trying to sleep. After replacing the OEM fan with this one, the computer became almost whisper quiet, and the processor runs a few degrees lower than before. I would recommend purchasing this fan to anyone looking for a replacement.
Works, and that's what counts! Jun 19, 2009
I bought this for an overheating computer and it cured it (duh!), and in my book that is what counts.
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