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Introduction
Arctic Cooling are
pretty big, they have made some of the highest
quality coolers for both CPU's and GPU's. Arctic
Cooling have just released their new nVidia
Silencer. But today we are reviewing their new
Copper Lite, otherwise known as the Copper
Silent 3.
Packaging
It is packaged in
a small box which is about the size of a normal
persons palm.
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Specifications
| Heat Sink |
79.5 x 78 x 45 mm |
| Copper Cylinder Overall
Dimensions |
88 x 82 x 79 mm |
| Rated Fan Speed |
2200 RPM |
| Power
Consumption |
0.13 Amp |
| Air Flow |
32 CFM / 55 m3/h |
| Weight |
298 g |
| Noise Level |
1.0 Sone (3
Sones and more: disturbing) |
| Therm.
Resistance |
0.49 °C / Watt |
| Warranty |
6 Years |
Compatibility
This cooler is
compatible with every Socket A motherboard, and
can be mounted on certain Socket 370
motherboards if there is a 60 x 78 mm space
around the socket.
What
you get
The box
includes:
- Copper
Lite Cooler
- Arctic
Cooling MX-1 Thermal Paste (1 Serving)
- Manual (On
back of box)
- Arctic
Cooling Sticker
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The
Copper Lite
The Copper Lite has a Arctic Cooling Fan on to
top, the Arctic Cooling fan is different from
any normal fan. It has been hung above the
cooler so that it doesn't touch or scrape the
cooler. This method also allows the fan to spin
faster whilst keeping low noise ouput.
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The Copper Lite is like any standard Socket A
cooler but with a few differences. One of those
differences is that it has a Copper cylinder
straight through the centre of the cooler,
that's why it is named the Copper Lite and not
the Aluminium Lite.
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Installation
The heat sink is very easy to install. A
mechanism similar to the one used on K8
Retention Modules is being used, a small screw
tightens or releases the Bracket holding down
the cooler.
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Test Setup
- AMD
Athlon XP 2200+ (Thoroughbred Core)
- ASUS
A7N8X-X
- Mushkin
Black CAS 2 Level 2 V2 512mb (Single Stick)
- Ge-Cube 9200SE 128mb
- Standard 450 Watt PSU
- 120GB Seagate HDD
- 40GB Seagate HDD
- Standard Case
Testing
Testing was done with the above machine.
SiSoft Sandra Burn In was used to
load the CPU during tests.
Ambient Temperature was kept at 25°C
Temperatures were measured in 40 minute time
periods.
Cooler Comparison:
- Arctic Cooling Copper Lite
- Cooler Master Aero 7 Lite
Results
Conclusion
The Copper Lite is a great cooler for those who
only want silent air cooling. But the fact is
people do want to over clock and not only that
even on hot days you might want to prevent your
processor from exceeding 50°C, this cooler could
really use some speed controlling even if it is
set via a back panel. Though look at the good
sides of this cooler, its really easy to mount
and really sets itself as a great silent cooler.
I would also like to point something out, although this cooler
is not made to be a performance type cooler, it still does a wonderful job at low noise output.
Pro's ( + ):
Con's ( - ):
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No high-en performance
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No Fan Speed Control
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