One of the biggest issues we face as hardcore PC users and Gamers is heat, heat can cause a system to be unstable, it can even ruin a system so we are always looking for ways to keep our systems cool.
A big problem in my opinion is the fact that a lot of OEMs and Chipmakers ship their CPUs with heat sink and Fan that aren’t up to the job of keeping the chip cool, while they work for most if you are like me and push your system to perform at its max potential regularly you may run into trouble with the default heat sink and fan.
So that’s why a lot of us look to companies like Cooler Master to deliver a top of the line Heat Sink and Fan that can keep our CPU cool, and today we are checking out the Hyper N620.
The N620 will work on Core 2 Duo, Quad, Extreme, Core i7, Athlon FX, X2, Phenom X3 and X4 and I personally will test it on a Core i7 and Phenom X4. Check out our unboxing video below.
The N620 has six copper heat pipes attached to a copper base with a mirror finish, dual fan bracket designed to give you the best air flow possible, also built in neon lights to add a bit of bling to the inside of your desktop.
Installing the N620 on an Intel system was far easier than onto an AMD one, not sure why both setups were pretty much the same; I just had a harder time with the AMD setup than the Intel.
The first system I tested it on an HP system with a Core i7 CPU, after measuring my temps for a week without the N620 they hovered around 87 degrees F idle and when gaming it hovered around 102 F a 10 degree difference.
After installing the N620 the idle temp remained the same which sort of disappointed me. However after checking the temperatures after gaming there was a decrease in temperature as the system would average 98 degrees while gaming. That’s 5 degrees lower than the default heat sink and fan.
Might not sound a lot but that’s a significant decrease.
I saw similar results with my AMD Phenom X4 processor. The idle temps were able the same 85 degrees without the N620 and 83 degrees with. While gaming the CPU temperature was as high as 105 without the N620 and with 95 a 10 degree difference.
Why the bigger difference on the AMD system? I am not 100% sure but I do have more open area in that system than I did the Intel.
Something that disappointed me was the size of this fan, it’s so big yet I really didn’t see a decrease in temperature.
But something I noticed immediately was how silent the N620 was compared to the default heat sinks. I could barely hear it.
Overall the N620 is a great CPU cooler but because it really didn’t cool our CPUs as much as I expected we are only giving it our 4 Star Must have Award.
For more info visit http://www.coolermaster.com
Comments: (2)
HotChip on Fri, Jul 10th, 2009 at 01:57 AM
I got this HSF and man it is great. Keeps my system cool especially when gaming.
copper sink on Fri, Dec 25th, 2009 at 04:32 AM
If your CPU is Intel, then a bit longer than and Intel has built stepping technology into the CPU - that is, if the heat dissipation fails, the CPU will slow down and not generate as much head so it won’t melt itself into a useless piece of silicon and metal.
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