Dan’s Data brings us a wonderful review of a special P4 cooler. This aluminium, heat pipe driven mass, is said to be able to cool a P4 2.8 GHz, fanless. But is it able to live our expectations?
The answer is easy. No. Not fanless. Well maybe if you only use it in internet/office purposes, no major load is allowed when using this equipment being only 143 mm (!) high. But, when used with a fan it becomes a nice cooling solution. Though without one, it is probably a nice cooking solution.
Or as Dan does put it:
“That’s still lousy for a P4 cooler, but should be quite adequate to cool a 1.8GHz Celeron or low-end P4 that’s working hard. No way would I count on a 0.78°C/W to keep a 2.8GHz P4 cool, though; the P4’s stock cooler is sure to be good for less than 0.5°C/W.”
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