Performance
System Specifications
AMD XP1800 @1.53GHz
256 Megs PC2100 DDR SDRAM from Micron
MSI K7T266Pro- Ru Motherboard
Maxtor 7200 RPM 61.5 Gig Hard Drive
300 Watt ATX 2.03 Power Supply from Ultra
Gainward GeForce 2 Pro 64MB AGP

Review of the Silicon Valley Compucycle's Golden Gate 40

Index:

Introduction

Benchmarks

Conclusion

Introduction

What really matters in a good cooler
The SVC Golden Gate 40 Heat Sink Fan is shorter than many of the other HSFs, which have passed through my lab, but does that mean it is not an effective cooler, no. In fact, this heat sink fan combo is better at keeping Athlon thunderbird CPUs cooler than many of the big name brands out there, such as Global Win. Having a solid copper structure helps this unit, but the key lies in the thin fins, which increase surface area for cooling.

So What's New?
This unit has some unique features that are not seen on many other HSFs. When you install this unit, you will notice the easy to use clip that has a nice latch. This latch allows the unit to be installed without the use of a screwdriver. Once on, the unit is very secure and does not shift or move from side to side upon the CPU. HSFs that do move can chip the core of the CPU, so this was rather comforting. The other thing that is nice, is that this HSF willl fit on any socket A or Socket 370 motherboard out there.

Check Out This Powerful Fan!
The SVC Golden Gate 40 has one powerful fan that pushes through over 40 CFM! Most 80 MM fans do only about 30 CFM, so a 60 MM throwing out that much air, must be moving fast. according to my recording device the fan rotated at around 7500 RPMs. This big fan, matched with the many thin copper fins is the key to the success of this HSF.


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Benchmarks

By Daniel L. Berry

2001