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A look at aftermarket chipset cooling

Written by Cadaveca

Saturday, 18 November 2006

Article Index
A look at aftermarket chipset cooling
Introduction
ZALMAN ZM-NBF47
Thermaltake Extreme Spirit II
Thermalright HR-05
Stock Solutions
Testing
Conclusion

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This is the stock cooler, our reference point. It comes from an ASUS A8N-SLI, the motherboard used for testing. Prior to doing any testing, the heat sink was removed from the board, and re-attached, using “Artic Silver5”, or AS5. By using the same thermal interface material, we can ensure that the factor that may affect any performance differences between these heat sinks is minimized. On to the testing!

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