Athlon Cooler Roundup (March 2000)
by Tillmann Steinbrecher on March 13, 2000 12:00 PM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
The Vantec cooler does not fit the ASUS K7M. The heatsink Vantec is using looks
very similar to the Global WIN FKK50:
Almost twins, but from different
manufacturers: Vantec (left) and Global WIN FKK50 (right) side by side. The
FKK50 is slightly larger, but the Vantec unit has finer fins.
The fans
Vantec uses 50x20mm Top
Motor fans for their dual fan Athlon heatsink - and these fans clearly outperform
the 50x15mm fans found on the Global WIN FKK50. The noise level is similar
to the FKK50. Both fans support rpm monitoring; Vantec includes a MOLEX Y-adapter
with their heatsink, so you can either connect both fans to
a single fan connector and have rpm-monitoring for one of them, or you can
connect both fans to your motherboard if you have enough free fan connectors.
Installation
Vantec's heatsink uses clips with large handles that can be very easily installed and uninstalled, without any tools. The heatsink comes with a large thermal transfer pad - Vantec is one of the few manufacturers that are still using graphite pads as an interface material; most other manufacturers have switched to "high tech" thermal pads that have better thermal transfer characteristics. Removing the pad and using thermal compound instead is always a good idea, but with the Vantec heatsink this is especially important, since the graphite pad is even worse than other pads.
Conclusion
This heatsink isn't the supreme product, but the performance is above average. For those who have considered buying a Global WIN FKK50, the Vantec unit is the better choice - the heatsink is very similar, but the fans Vantec is using are stronger.
| Vantec K7T-5030 at a glance |
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Fans:
Two 50x20mm Top Motor
Fan
rpm (measured): 6016
Weight: 285g |
| Advantages |
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| Disadvantages |
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