Low Profile Socket-A/Socket-370 Cooler Roundup - December 2001

Testing in open space

Two tests were done. The first one was a test in open space. The purpose of this test was to see how the 1U coolers perform compared to large coolers for "normal" PCs. These test results allow direct comparison to the coolers reviewed in the September '01 Socket cooler roundup and the March '01 Socket cooler roundup. For comparison, we also included one larger, but still compact cooler from Spire suitable for 2U servers

Cooling Performance in Open Space Temperature in Degrees Celsius (lower is better) Spire 5E198B1H3R** CoolJag JAC311C Alpha PAL153U (blow) C&COM Tech S6612P-30CU Thermaltake TFCF014-1 Spire 5R52B3 TennMax Max7 Alpha PAL153U (exhaust) Thermaltake Low Profile Orb* 21.8 24.3 26.1 27.3 27.7 30.3 30.7 32.8 40.2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 40 | 5

* The Low Profile Orb is for Socket-370 processors only
** This Spire cooler will not work in a 1U chassis