News Multi-Site HSF Roundup

Quite a few Heatsink reviews today! Firstly, FrostyTech take a look at the Arkua Q85X7J Heatpipe for the Pentium 4:

"Heatpipes have been finding their way into more and more heatsinks for a couple of very good reasons. They are very efficient at moving thermal energy, so heatpipes allow designers to try new things, and that helps to distinguish their product in a sea of other designs. Heatpipes have also come into their own for practical reasons. The challenge then becomes not noise production, but maintaining the thermal efficiency of the heatsink as a whole. Once the fins are moved away from the base of the heatsink the equation becomes somewhat more complicated than a standard skive or extruded heatsink. All of a sudden there are joints where the heatpipe interfaces with the base, and the fins, to worry about. If the manufacturer doesn't join the components correctly we're left with a heatsink that can't do its job."

Full Akura review here. Once you've read that, take a squint at BoPC's review of the Heatlane HCU-1000 - another (odd) P4 cooler:

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"Well, I was quite interested in reviewing this unit from the beginning, it took a while to finish, but I presume it's for the best, a clear review is always better than garbage Anyway, the cooler does cool, but I'm not to sure if my p4 would survive long enough holding at 75c sometimes!"

More of the highrise cooler here. Next, Big Bruin take a look at Thermaltake's 'take' on CM's aero HSF's:

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"The TR2TT TR2-M4 has a very interesting appearance. A unique fan, referred to as the X-Blower by Thermaltake, sits atop the heatsink and is designed to evenly cool the entire surface of the heatsink. The fan works well at all RPM levels, but noise sensitive users will really appreciate the TR2-M4's available whisper quiet performance."

More on the Aero look-a-like here. Finally, ipKonfig look at the SLK-947U from Thermalright, which can be used on both P4's and Athlons:

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Thermalright has been in the heatsink business for some time now, and without any doubt has produced some of the best on the planet. While it tends to appeal more to enthusiast users, the heatsinks are not cheap. But with Thermalright heatsinks you always get a product that performs, complete with everything needed for mounting. The SLK 947U comes with a bit more than your typical heatsink and because of this it is able to support both AMD and Intel processors. The good news is that this doesn't include any additional parts or accompanying extra costs. So you get everything needed in a top quality workmanship heatsink that is designed to perform, and perform it does.

Full review here