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Antec Performance CPU Cooler
Review
When most people hear Antec they
think of Cases and rack enclosures, but Antec is more than just a one
trick pony. In addition to their line of award winning cases, Antec has
also developed a line of performance accessories. Today we look at the
Performance CPU Cooler. Is this the heatsink solution for you? We fire
one up right here at the Club!
The Performance CPU Cooler comes in
the familiar blister pack. The front simply describes the lightweight
aluminum fin and copper heat pipe construction. With this type of
packaging the actual product is on display.
The back of the package gives a
complete rundown on the compatibility of this unit and the
specifications. This heatsink is compatible with just about every
socket type out there, except the Intel Socket 775. So much for my
Pentium D build!
Once out of the packaging the CPU
Cooler has a simple, no frills look to it that is summed up by Antec's
Performance CPU cooler philosophy:
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"Affordable and Effective CPU Cooling - The
Performance CPU Cooler continues the tradition
set by Antec CPU coolers of offering affordable,
yet effective cooling for today’s modern
processors." -Antec |
The aluminum frame surrounds a set
of four copper heat pipes. Each of the different mounting options
attaches to the bottom of the unit via spring loaded screws.
The heatsink arrived with this
Intel back plate attached. By loosening the four spring loaded screws
the plate can be removed for mounting. Simply remove the white circular
paper pieces and attach to your Intel motherboard from the back. Trust
me it's pretty easy, but we will show the AMD Socket 939 install here.
Lets take a closer look at the AMD
plate. The AMD install consists of the two pieces shown here. The top
half is the back plate and the bottom attached to the heat sink body.
These two pieces replace the plastic heatsink mount found on most Socket
939 installations.
Switching the mount over is as
simple as removing the four screws found on the bottom of the unit. The
end result is shown here. Only two spring loaded screws are needed to
attach the Performance CPU Cooler to my ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe.
The accessories provided are shown
here. In addition to the two mounting brackets, Antec provides some
heatsink goop and a set of simple instructions. Removing the 3M paper
is required to correctly mount the back plate to the motherboard!
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