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Just Cooler 80mm Cooler
I don't know what the model number
for this cooler is, and as far as I know you can't buy it yet outside Taiwan
and environs. I'll update this entry when I've got information on naming
and the cooler's price.
If the base of this cooler looks
a bit small compared with the fan, that's because the fan's an 80mm unit
- an ordinary low power case cooling fan, by default. It blows on a red-anodised
all-aluminium heat sink that wouldn't be very remarkable if it didn't flare
out so big at the top. If you want a cooler that Looks Serious, this is
a good choice.
The clip's a pretty straightforward
single-piece unit, with odd useless little tags out the side that engage
the outer hooks on the socket - if there are any - but aren't nearly strong
enough to do any real good. The heat sink's got a step-side design that
ought to let you install this cooler, despite its size, on pretty much any
motherboard.
With the stock fan, this cooler
managed an uninspiring, but not awful, 0.78°C/W. It's dead easy to swap
the standard low power Just Cooler fan for any other standard 80mm unit,
though. With a 4.3 watt Sunon fan in place of the standard one, it managed
a more pleasing 0.70°C/W.
That's not as great as you
might expect, given the big fan. But Just Cooler products tend to be cheap
and cheerful, and if this one ends up selling for little more than the price
of a basic low performance cooler, it'll be a good deal for people who don't
need monster performance. The stock fan's fairly quiet, and any other 80mm
fan won't scream nearly as loudly as a 60mm unit with the same air flow.
The lower rotational speed also keeps fan bearings alive for longer. So
this could be a decent option for anybody trying to silence their PC on
the cheap.
