Thermaltake's SuperOrb.
Thermaltake has become a leading player in
the market with their cooler's performance and value. This trend seemingly
continues with the SuperOrb. Essentially it's a double-stacked version of the
Chrome Orb with two fans, one at the top, rated @ 5000RPM's/23CFM, and one in
the middle rated @ 5500RPM's/21CFM. Although designed for Socket A systems, I've
been able to successfully and safely mount their Chrome Orb on a couple of
Socket370 system boards. In today's case however, neither of the boards I tried
(both Socket370) would jive. the heatsink just wouldn't stay down tight enough
on the P3 core, and I had some clearance problems with capacitors to the sides
of the socket in both cases. This is hardly Thermaltake's fault, as it IS
designed for Socket A. It will however leave Thermaltake out of part1 of my
tests. Part 1 of my tests were problematic anyway, which is why I tested these
sinks with two different methods. But more on that later. Next, the Alpha PEP66T
Alpha's PEP66T
Alpha is one of the leaders in heatsink design. Our PEP66T is a redesigned model, designed to be cross compatible with both SocketA and Socket370. The primary differences, are the lack of plastic standoff feet (for Socket370) preinstalled, and a smaller 60x10mm fan. It still contains Alpha's signature copper heat transfer plate embedded in the base. The Alpha comes with small add-on feet, should you install this on a Socket370 board, and the fan and it's shroud can be flipped around, in case of interference. On the two Socket370 boards I tested on, I ran into interference problems, and was able to alleviate them by doing this. Next, my tried and trusty FCPAL28.
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