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AeroCool Xfire Heat Sink Fan Review
| Manufacturer: | AeroCool |
| Product: | AreoCool Xfire Cooling Solution |
| Date: | Sun, Oct 01, 2006 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Nathan Kirsch - |
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The Test System
If purchase a retail box Intel Conroe or Allendale processor this is how the system is going to look. The Intel fan does a great job keeping a stock processor cool, but we are going to test both stock and overclocked settings to see how the Aerocool Xfire does.
Here is the Intel Test Platform:
| Intel Test Platform | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Component | Brand/Model | Live Pricing | |||
Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 | ||||
Motherboard | ABIT AWD9 MAX | ||||
Memory | 2GB Corsair PC2-8888 Dominator | ||||
Video Card | ATI X1900XTX | ||||
Hard Drive | Western Digital 250MB | ||||
Cooling | Intel Reference and Aerocool Xfire | ||||
Power Supply | Corsair 620W PSU | ||||
Operating System | Windows XP Professional | ||||
A side benefit of using the Aerocool Xfire is that it will blow air across the heatpipe heatsink that ABIT used on the AWD9 Max motherboard and surrounding areas. The retail boxed Intel heat sink would do the same thing, but the airflow isn't enough to really impact board surface temperatures. The Xfire looks great as the white LED's on the white fan combine for a look that most don't use in case mods.
Next Page - Temperature Testing
| Review Index |
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Page 1 - Sometimes Stock Cooling Just Wont Cut It
Page 2 - The Test System Page 3 - Temperature Testing Page 4 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions |
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