Aerocool Extreme Socket 478 HSF Review

Former staff writer - October 13, 2003
Category: CPU Cooling
Price: $32USD +/-

Introduction
Having been involved in the North American cooling market for only 2 years, AeroCool has established itself as a major player in this catagory, offering over 17 different heatsink & fan (HSF) packages that cater to varying levels of the "overclocking enthusiast." Today I will be looking at the AeroCool Extreme, one of the two heatsinks from AeroCool that can be used on the socket 478 platform.

Specifications

Heatsink Dimensions: (63 × 70 × 31) mm

Heatsink Material: Copper

Heatsink Type: Bonding Fin

Fan Dimensions: (80 × 80 × 25) mm

Bearing: Sleeve

Fan Speed: ~2600 RPM (closer to 2700 during testing)

Air Flow: 34CFM

Unit Weight: 330g

Usable on s478 (up to 3.6GHz) and sA (Duron, Athlon (TB), AXP up to 3000+)