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AMD FX-Series Liquid Cooling Heatsink Review
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 11/09/2012 07:46 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
FrostyTech posted a review on the AMD FX-Series Liquid Cooling Heatsink
AMD's FX-Series Liquid Cooling Heatsink ships pre-filled and is no more difficult to install than a standard heatsink. The CPU cooler installs onto any AMD socket AM2/AM2+/AMD3/AM3+/FM1/FM2 processor using standard hardware, the liquid-to-air heat exchanger needs only a 120mm rear case fan cut out to hang from. That being the only real requirement, AMD's liquid cooling system is basically orienting itself towards performance computer systems housed in full tower cases.
Like many of the self contained liquid cooling systems on the market right now, AMD's FX-Series Liquid Cooling Heatsink is a made by Asetek. From what we can tell, this unit is a modified version of the 130W TDP rated, Asetek 570LC liquid cooler. AMD provide scant little in the way of specs on this heatsink, which is why this review has taken longer than normal to get out the door... Now assuming AMDs FX-Series Liquid Cooling heatsink is a cross between the Thermaltake Water 2.0 Pro and the Asetek 570CL (all three of which are made by Asetek), we can expect thermal resistance on the order of 0.124C/W and a good MTBF of 50,000hrs.
What makes the FX-Series Liquid Cooler stand out is that AMD ship it with Chill Control V software and extra functionality the 570LC and Water 2.0 Pro units lack. The CCV software communicates with the pump by means of a USB header, monitoring fan and pump speeds, coolant temperature, the status of trigger alarms and a few other settings. If you like to monitor CPU temp religiously, this is the heatsink for your AMD Phenom or FX-Series processor!
Like many of the self contained liquid cooling systems on the market right now, AMD's FX-Series Liquid Cooling Heatsink is a made by Asetek. From what we can tell, this unit is a modified version of the 130W TDP rated, Asetek 570LC liquid cooler. AMD provide scant little in the way of specs on this heatsink, which is why this review has taken longer than normal to get out the door... Now assuming AMDs FX-Series Liquid Cooling heatsink is a cross between the Thermaltake Water 2.0 Pro and the Asetek 570CL (all three of which are made by Asetek), we can expect thermal resistance on the order of 0.124C/W and a good MTBF of 50,000hrs.
What makes the FX-Series Liquid Cooler stand out is that AMD ship it with Chill Control V software and extra functionality the 570LC and Water 2.0 Pro units lack. The CCV software communicates with the pump by means of a USB header, monitoring fan and pump speeds, coolant temperature, the status of trigger alarms and a few other settings. If you like to monitor CPU temp religiously, this is the heatsink for your AMD Phenom or FX-Series processor!
AMD FX-Series Liquid Cooling Heatsink Review
