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Spire VertiCool II and DiamondCool II Spire VertiCool II and DiamondCool II
Silverstrand
06-26-2006


Testing






As we can see, both coolers performed better than the stock cooler. However, the VertiCool II pulled ahead of the DiamondCool II. I found this interesting, as I had initially thought that the DiamondCool II would be the better of the two. Why is this not the case? I think that the reason is surface area. Heatsink performance depends on, among other things, surface area. While the VertiCool II had a fair amount of surface area, the DiamondCool II had... well, less. Going along with this idea, having heatpipes that attach to the base and bottom of the fins, and then curve slightly and go back into the fins doesn't provide much extra surface area either.

Regardless, both units run cooler than the stock equipment while producing less noise, which is something that we can all respect. But in the end, the VertiCool II is the better performer, and thus, the better cooler.




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