Socket-A & Socket-370 Cooler Roundup - November 2000
by Tillmann Steinbrecher on November 21, 2000 1:36 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
The different clips: In the back, the old clip, in the front, the new clip with the revised pressure point.
Performance
The Alpha PAL6035 performed very well - but it could not stand out of the crowd as the Alpha heatsinks in previous cooler roundups could. Equiped with the YS Tech fan, its performance is on par with the Global WIN FOP32, Thermaltake Super Orb, Taisol, and Agilent ArctiCooler. The PAL6035 is still a great heatsink, and we still recommend it, but if Alpha wants to keep its reputation of making the most efficient coolers on the market, they need to come up with an entirely new model soon.
Equiped with the Sanyo Denki fan, the PAL6035 is much quieter, and only slightly less efficient - the difference was only 1°C in our test. Therefore we especially recommend the PAL6035/Sanyo Denki for people who want good performance, but still an acceptable noise level.
Installation
The PAL6035 comes in entirely disassembled form, but installation instructions are included. Because of the high pressure the new clip puts on the CPU, it is very hard to install - a common problem with Socket A coolers. Motherboard compability is good, we don't know of any Socket A boards that are incompatible with the PAL6035. The fan can be installed in two ways - either to exhaust air from the heatsink, or to blow air onto it. Alpha recommends to let the fan suck air from the heatsink; this is how we tested the cooler.
| Alpha PAL6035/YS Tech fan |
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Fan:
YS Tech 60x25mm
Fan
rpm (measured): 4311
Price: Around $30 |
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| Alpha PAL6035/Sanyo Denki fan |
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Fan:
Sanyo Denki 60x25mm
Fan
rpm (measured): 3788
Price: unknown (more expensive than YS Tech version) |
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