Features and Specifications of the DiamondCool II
Features
• All new UV-reactant 90mm Spider-Fan design
• Amazingly silent at just 21.0 dBA
• 4 Thermally improved heat-pipes
• All copper 55 stamped Micro-Fin heat-sink design
• Supports all new AMD K8 micro-processors
• Dual-Core (M2) & FX-60 ready!
Specifications
Socket 754 / 940 / 939 Cooling kit
Dimensions Heat sink : 89×80×53 mm (l × w × h)
12VDC Fan : 90×90×25 mm
Bearing Ball bearing
Rated speed 2400 RPM +/-10%
Rated power 2.40 W
Noise level 21.0 dBA
Air flow 41.15 CFM at 2,400 RPM
Current 0.20 A
Life hours Ball: 50.000
Features Blue transparent spider-fan, 4 heat-pipes, all copper stamped fin technology
Connector 3 pin, mainboard
Application AMD : Athlon 64 ~ 4800+ (K8)
Athlon 64 FX-51 (K8)
Athlon 64 FX-53 (K8)
Athlon 64 FX-55 (K8)
Athlon 64 FX-60 (K8)
Opteron ~ 2.6 (K8)
Sempron ~ 3300+ (K8)
Thermal resistance 0.285 °C/W
Thermal type Stars-420 white grease (Injection tube)
*All Spire CPU cooling products come with thermal compound either pre-applied onto the cooler or in an injection tube. Compound will begin to function at its optimum potential, after a gradual increase in heat-dissipation, approximately 168 hours (7days) after initial application.
Packaging and Contents
The package for the DiamondCool II is a blue/white themed box with pictures and specificaions, just like the VertiCool II. Inside the box you'll find the eye catching opper cooler. Also included is a steel backplate with an adhesive pad applied and a syringe of thermal paste. Also, there is an installation manual.
A Closer Look
When you pull the DiamondCool II out from the box, the first thing likely to be noticed is all the copper. It just screams "heat dispersion!" For cooling, Spire has chosen to use their UV reactive 90mm spider fan, rated to run at 2400RPM, at a noise level of 21dBA, delivering 41.14CFM of airflow.
Looking at the side, we see the four heatpipes, which attach to the base, curve, and then run through the 55 copper fins. It is an interesting design as the copper fins contact the heatpipes at both the bottom of the fins and in the middle of the fins. All other designs I've seen have the heatpipes attached to the cooler base, which then run upwards and have the fins mounted off of them.
Looking at the base, we see that it is not as nice as the base on the VertiCool II. It's still a flat and smooth base; it could just use a minor lapping job to polish it up.
Installation
Seeing as how the DiamondCool II is ready for socket 939 right out of the box, there is nothing to change around. Unlike the VertiCool II, the screws are both easily accessible.
Installation involved nothing more than removing the previous heatsink, cleaning the CPU with rubbing alcohol and cotton balls, and placing the DiamondCool II in place and screwing it down. This is assuming that you have the stock mounting bracket off and a decent backplate, as discussed in the previous page.
Acoustics
Like the VertiCool II, the DiamondCool II is respectably quiet and is inaudible from 4+ feet away when within a closed case. Without equipment to measure the actual sound output, I would have to say that both coolers are equally quiet.
