The Coolermaster
DP5-6H51 utilizes the same heatsink as the DP5-6H11, although the incorporate
of the slightly larger fan results in better performance result at an incredible
price of only $15, and offers the best performance out of any of the three
"budget coolers." The noise level was not overly loud compared to the other
coolers tested in the roundup, and I was definitely pleased with the performance
results of the unit, so this definitely gets our recommendation for the
budget overclocker. The spring clip mechanism is one of our complaints regarding
the unit, as it is identical to the OCW Ofrio retention clip, which also
means that it will probably require a flathead screwdrivers or some other
third party object to successfully install and uninstall the unit from the
Socket-A processor.
OLD
VERSION
I tested both
versions.
The old round-surround version managed
0.86°C/W; the square one did 0.82°C/W. That's a pretty unexciting result,
but not at all bad for a cooler this cheap, and more than good enough for
non-overclocked CPUs a bit off the current cutting edge. Any non-overclocked
Socket A chip running at or below 1GHz should be fine with one of these
coolers. And you can't complain about the price.
