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Content

1. Introduction
2. Box and Bundle
3. Heatsink and Fan
4. Clearance
5. Installation and Guide
6. Xigmatek S1283 Vs Core-Contact Freezer
7. Test Bed
8. Fan Test Result
9. Fanless Test Result
10. Conclusion

1. Introduction

There are many kinds of CPU coolers out there ranging from fancy design, normal conventional, or gigantic cooler but what is most important aspect of a CPU cooler is the technology used by the cooler. The HDT is a recent new technology which can be seen from products like the Xigmatek 1283, Vendetta 2, etc. This technology has no doubt did a very good job on delivering greater and faster dissipation due to increased contact between the heat transport components.

From that, there is one product that uses this kind of technology which is the Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer . So lets go through this cooler and see how kick as* it can be

Feature
1. Core-Contact Technology
2. TX-2 Thermal Grease Included
3. 4 pcs High Performance 8mm U-shaped Heatpipes
4. Light Weight .(590g without the Fan)
5. Fan Controller Included
6. Easy Installation
7. Bent Fins Design Helps to Cool the Components on the Motherboard
8. Universal Clip Design

Specification
Dimensions(mm):125(L) × 104(W) × 155(H)
Weight: 590g
Bearing Type: MFDB
Rated Voltage: 12V DC
Rated Current: 0.16A
Air Flow: 90.65 CFM (Max)
Noise:16~20 dBA (+/- 10%)
Speed:1,000~2,000 RPM (+/- 10%)
Life:50,000 hours
Thermal Resistance: 0.092 (C/W)

Compatibility

AMD AM2 & AMD S-754/939/940
-Sempron
-Athlon 64
-Athlon 64 X2
-Athlon FX 62
-Opteron

Intel LGA 775
-Core 2 Quad Extreme
-Core 2 Extreme
-Pentium (64)
-Pentium D
-Pentium 4
-Celeron


Motherboard Compatibility

Motherboard With No Problems
-Abit AN9 32X SLi
-Albatron PXP35
-ASUS P5K-E
-Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe WiFi
-Asus x48 Rampage Formula
-Asus Striker 2 Extreme
-Biostar P35D2-A7
-Biostar TForce 590 SLi
-DFI DK P35-T2RS
-Foxconn Mars
-Gigabyte P35 DS-3
-Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3
-Gigabyte EP35-DS3
-Gigabyte EP43-DS3
-Gigabyte EP45 Extreme
-Gigabyte x48-DQ6

Motherboard With Problems
-Asus Formula Maximus 2

Note: for those user who use this cooler please tell me what mobo are u using for me to update the mobo compatibility list. thanks guys


2. Box and Bundle

The packaging seems strong and it has an handle for easy carrying. Although the box doesn't look very stylish but on the back of the box has list all the feature of the cooler including the MFDB fan, the heat sink and of course the TX-2 which they provide. Specification of the cooler s then listed on the side along with the compatibility list.

Front and Back



Side



Inside the box


Inside the box, you will see two package which is the accessories box (White) and the heatsink which i think is well protected. So posting your CCF would be very safe .



Accessories Includes:
1. Push-pin Bracket
2. Tuniq TX-2
3. Fan Clip
4. Fan Controller
5. Manual

For those who lost the manual, you may refer to the below link:
http://www.sunbeamtech.com/PRODUCTS/cooler...l-2008-05-8.jpg

This post has been edited by ham_revilo: Sep 2 2008, 02:30 PM

3. Heat sink and Fan




The Magnetic Fluid Dynamic Bearing fan is just amazing. although is look like a cheap fan but it pushes around 90cfm and i personally tested the full blast from the fan which is 2000rpm and the result was just marvelous. There is also the fan controller which is think its useful for silent setup. the speed at 2000rpm produce quite a loud noise but if the speed is reduce to 1200rpm which is lowest using the controller, you wont even notice that the fan is moving


Heatsink Base


As for the base, it uses HDT technology where the pipe touch processor directly for faster heat transfer from the processor to the fins. What i think make this cooler different from other HDT cooler is that the base of the heatsink is very smooth as though it has mirror finish and it is very flat (No bumps due to the gap between pipes).


Each pipe has a 8mm diameter the base length is 36mm long like it is shown on the picture above.


Contact Area of the Heatsink Base and Processor


This shows that the contact area of the processor with the base of the CCF. Basically it uses only 3 1/2 of the pipes. Hence, AMD user will certainly gain more advantages of this cooler because AMD processor is a larger than intel processor.


4. Clearance


As you can see that the clearance between the north bridge and heat sink. It's only approximately 10mm gap between the heat sink and the north bridge of my Gigabyte P35 DS3 but of course this will differ from other motherboard depending on the height of the north bridge.



For RAM clearance, it's different from the NB as it clashes with my Ram if i were to put my ram on the other slot (Yellow slot). This is due to P35 DS3 motherboard because their Ram slots are rather closer to the processors.


This is the clearance of the CCF and CM690 casing. It seems to be quite a gap there and this cooler should be no problem for most ATX casing.

This post has been edited by ham_revilo: Aug 27 2008, 08:13 PM

5. Installation and Guide


according to the manual, the bracket should be inserted into the motherboard first but i find it hard to hook the heatsink onto the bracket, so for me, i hook the bracket into the heatsink first then only push it into the motherboard using push-pin.

This is how i did it:



I firstly put hook the bracket on first on the heatsink, then after applying the TIM, i use the push pins to hold the bracket onto the motherboard. To do that, a lil force is needed to push the heatsink down to the motherboard. So far its still not too hard to install, just a lil force is need. maybe this is to ensure tightness as it will improve contact between the base and the processor. after ensuring the bracket and heatsink is well inserted, the fan is mounted to the heatsink and everything will go back into the casing.

Installation would be easier if it can be mounted without removing the motherboard. For me, i prefer removing motherboard due to lack of space in the casing. All and all installation was quite smooth and easy. i wont considerate it very hard to be mounted but it wasnt too easy too.

This post has been edited by ham_revilo: Feb 18 2009, 02:49 PM

Xigmatek S1283 Vs Core-Contact Freezer

Height With SSkit and Bracket


If you look at both the height of the S1283 and CCF, it look almost the same height. but look closer, the xigmatek is a little taller than the CCF. This may help for those user who has smaller casing.


Height WithoutSSkit and Bracket


Even the bracket of the CCF and the sskit of the Xigamtek is removed, still the xigmatek is taller. According to my measurements its difference is approximately, 5-8mm.

Heatsink Base


pics thanks to bro tkh_1001

Contact Area


From the picture, this prove that the CCF is more flat compare to Xigmatek as there is no gap line between the pipe on the thermal paste. Take note that this Xigmatek was lapped and its consider very flat but still i think that the CCF is flatter than it. So i think there is no need to lap this cooler. Besides that, Intel contact area is smaller. Anyway AMD test will be done soon. So lets see how AMD gain the advantages of the 4 pipes

Width of Heatsink




Test Bed

Software

1. Windows Vista Ultimate SP1
2. Core Temp (Link)
3. Intel Burn Test (Link)
4. CPU-Z (Link)
5. Everest Ultimate

Note: Why IBT (Intel Burn Test)? Click on the link for more infomation:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/766472

Hardware

Processor : Intel E6550
Motherboard : Gigabyte P35-DS3
Memory : Team Xtreem PC-6400
Graphic Card : Gigabyte 8600GT
Power Supply : Cooler Master eXtreme 430watt
Thermal Paste : Tuniq TX-2

This post has been edited by ham_revilo: Feb 18 2009, 02:50 PM

Fan Test Result

Idle


On Load



Fanless Test Result

Idle


On Load



Conclusion
Sunbeamtech has came out with an amazing cooler which is the Core-contact freezer and uses HDT technology. It is an enormous cooler with four 8mm pipes and the base of the cooler is flat and smooth as though it has mirror finish. Besides that, the bundle was just too irresistible. With Tuniq TX-2 (one of the best thermal paste) and a fan controller, that made the CCF even better. For the fan, it spins at 2000rpm producing an amazing 90cfm++ with only at around 30dbA++ noise. It may be a little loud during full blast at 2000rpm but with a fan controller, that wont be an issue anymore. Besides that installation of the fan was made easier with the fan clip.

Although the CCF is much larger than the Xigmatek S1283, but that doesnt matter when is comes to the performance of the CCF compare to the S1283. From the Result the Core-Contact Freezer beat the Xigmatek S1283 at both test. During the fanless test, on idle the CCF lost by a few degree Celsius but it came back to the race and pawned the Xigmatek S1283 on load. From what i tested and seen, the CCF do perform better on higher temp like the RS does but its better that the RS.

Overall the Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer is one amazing CPU cooler. With 4 pipes, it can be use for Intel processor and AMD user will gain more benefit from it. To me, this is the best CPU cooler for the time being.

Pros
-Good bundle (TX-2 and fan controller)
-Quiet fan during low rpm
-High airflow (cfm) during high rpm
-Great performance and value
-Easy installation and replacement fan


Cons
-Uses bracket (no spring and screw kit)
-Loud noise during high rpm
-Fiddly installation


Lastly, i would like to thank vincentlaw for his wonderful review layout which i use as a guide

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INTRODUCTION
OK, finally the review for intel quad core is done already sorry to have kept u guys waiting too long as we are quite busy this week with our work n studies

In this review i will compare the Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer with the superb Xigmatek S1283 Red Scorpion using an Intel Core2Quad processor. Other than that, i will also share with u guys bout some of the installation issues of the CCF and compatibility with mobo with tall NB heatsink. The two coolers will be using the same thermal paste for the test setup which will be cleaned and re-applied after the total test with either cooler is done. The test was conducted at bro ham_revilo's home at night in a normal room temperature without aircond. The test was done with the mobo installed into the casing n in a half-naked rig condition. After finish testing with CCF, RS was installed straightaway and the test was continued on the same night to avoid having different ambient temp if it were to be tested some other days. As for the temp reading, core temp 0.99.3 was used as it is the corrected version for 45nm procs with tjmax set to 100 while the realtemp 2.70 was set to tjmax 100 manually.

The test was ran by stressing it with Intel Burn Test as we thought we wana try to push the cooler to the max and see how good it can take the heat from a heavily stressed quad core processor. The Intel Burn Test was said to be up to 22c hotter than prime95 on load u guys can refer to the link provided by bro ham_revilo for more information

OK, so lets roll on to the review without wasting time already (cos i dont have idea on what else to explain liao )

ohya btw, i apologise if some of the picture quality is not good cos my camera ran out of battery halfway n i was forced to use a handphone camera


TESTBED

Hardware
Motherboard: DFI DK P35-T2RS
Ram: 2x2GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC2-6400
Processor: Intel Core2Quad Q9450 2.66ghz
Graphic Card: Galaxy G92 8800GTS 512MB
Psu: Silverstone Decathlon 750W
Casing: CM690
Thermal Compund: Tuniq TX2
Ambient temperature: Room temperature without aircond at night time

Software
Coretemp 0.99.3
Realtemp 2.70
Cpu-z 1.46
Intel Burn Test

Coolers
Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer installed using stock bracket n push pin
Xigmatek S1283 Red Scorpion installed using Spring and Screw kit


INSTALLATION ISSUES
First of all, here is the picture of the mobo. As u guys can see, the NB heatsink is quite tall n the cpu socket are surrounded by two mosfet heatsink.



During the installation, i tried to mount the CCF in a way that it exhaust rearwards of the casing. But due to the big bracket n the shape of the bracket which is oval, the bracket cant be installed in that manner as it was blocked by the right mosfet sink. U will understand more when u refer to the picture. So, i tried to install it the other way around which will make the cpu cooler exhaust upwards to the casing and this time the bracket will still come into contact with the same mosfet sink again. But it was not as bad n i am still able to fit it down by just pushing the mosfet sink to the side a lil.

This is the pictures showing the bracket installed in a position that will install the CCF exhaust upwards to the casing. The one that failed is the attempt to install the bracket in a position that will make CCF exhaust rearwards of the casing. The oval shape is sharper towards the hook in the 12 o'clock n 6 o'clock position respectively. So i guess u can imagine how its not gonna work if it were installed the other way round than the one showed in pictures



This is the pictures showing the mosfet sink being pushed to the side by the bracket



Another issue due to my way of installing the bracket is this. Apparently, i cannot fully push the out handle of the cpu socket locking plate cos it was blocked by the bracket already. But dont worry as this is solve-able, u only need to open up the cpu socket locking plate first before fitting the bracket to the mobo if u happen to install ur bracket like the way i did. But to those who are installing bracket it in a normal manner, that wont be an issue.



Next up, finally some pleasing news liao
Users have always asked whether this cooler will come into contact with the NB sink that is slightly taller like the case that happened to cooler such as S1283. The answer is no. As u can see from the picture below,using the fan as reference point, there are still slight clearance between the NB n the bottom fins of the CCF. So, u will most likely be able install it to exhaust rearwards eventho ur NB is slightly taller if u have no bracket issue.



Unlike the case with s1283 which will hit the NB sink n needed to bend 3 lower fins if it were to be installed in exhaust rearwards position (pictar stolen from mr.vearn27's post in buy club V2 )



OK, users also will be asking if this push pin will be able to provide enuf contact for the cooler and i will say yes. No doubt SS kit will give u the strongest contact, but this push pin is not bad too n the CCF is quite firm when installed. And i can actually lift the mobo up by just lifting the cpu cooler.


This post has been edited by tkh_1001: Aug 30 2008, 05:55 AM

RESULTS


IDLE



LOAD




CONCLUSION
As u guys can see, the results were all pretty close call. On idle, RS is always lower than the CCF. But once it comes on load, CCF is generally lower by 1-3 degree celcius and this is not bad at all considering it has got no SS kit. It might have been the case of the fan too, as CCF has got a stock fan that can produce 90 cfm at will while RS ones is only rated at 60 cfm.

From this review, i think that both cooler were great to be able to withstand the Intel Burn Test up to 3.6ghz up to 1.425v n yet maintaining the temp to around 70-75 only. Do bear in mind this is done in an non air-conditioned environment

Credits will have to be given to Xigmatek Red Scorpion too as it is smaller in overall size with lower cfm fan and yet still provides a close challenge to the Core-Contact Freezer. But this Xigmatek Red Scorpion do have the advantage of SS kit n complete coverage surface with IHS when the heatsink is installed tho compared to Core Contact Freezer which only have 2 pipes covered in the center and 1/2 pipe on each of the sides.

As for Core Contact Freezer i must say the installation needs patience to do it. Following the way that bro ham_revilo installed, it wud be easier in my opinion instead of following the manual book as the cooler might get really hard to be hooked to the bracket under that condition. If only SunbeamTech could come up with an improved version of installation device, this cooler would be flawless. One thing i like about this Core Contact Freezer is that it uses fan clip n there is no more hassle when installing and removing the anti-vibration rubber anymore. Other than that, the bundle for this cooler is pretty good as well as its come with a FULL bottle of tuniq tx2, a high performance fan and a fan controller which u dont find in any other cooler.


PROS
-good bundle
-superb performance for its price
-uses fan clip which is easy for removal n installation
-tall enuf to clear those high heatsink around the cpu socket
-can be installed without removing mobo
-fan controller provided to adjust for desired cfm n noise level


CONS
-possibility of bracket clashing with heatsinks around cpu socket
-installation n removal of the bracket is not really easy


PLS NOTIFY ME VIA PM IF THERE ARE ANY MISTAKES OR NOOBNESS OF MINE

I WUD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THANKS A LOT TO BRO HAM_REVILO AND BRO ALIVE88 FOR HELPING ME OUT IN THIS REVIEW



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TESTBED
Athlon X2 3800+ Windsor F3
Biostar TForce590SLi
Crucial Ballistix 2GB
MSI 8800GT G92
Gigabyte Odin Pro 550watt



comparing the two cooler which uses different technology. Wide n Plain base vs HDT.(add on achilles)




Clearance

CCF
nice space, but without fan..

CCF
with fan


Achilles


Tuniq





This post has been edited by alive88: Aug 30 2008, 07:54 PM

CCF base


maximised


ONLY LOOK AT THE AREA COVERED..DO NOT MIND ABOUT THE THERMAL PASTE SPREADING ..
accidentally wiped before capture photo.(i forgot )
Achilles base


Tuniq base



This three are able to fit in a case(mine is centurion 5)

Tuniq


Achilles


CCF


This post has been edited by alive88: Aug 30 2008, 07:09 PM

Final Result







CONCLUSION
First of all, Achilles fan rated at 60cfm (1500rpm), compared to CCF which is 90cfm(2000rpm). Still, the result is quite closed with the gap that is not more than 2c. IMHO, CCF beat Achilles at higher vcore and clockspeed is because of the fan cfm. What if Achilles fan runs at 90cfm? What i like most is the item bundled, full tube of Tuniq TX-2, compared to Achilles bundled TIM, which I dont recognize the brand, and Tuniq Tower, which comes with Tuniq TX-1.
After all,CCF is indeed have a very good price/performance ratio.. it perform great as claimed by various review.
Build quality wise, all of them is good . What should be noted here that, installing CCF on AMD took less than 5 minutes
But removing it took me NO less than 20 minutes.

PROS
-Comes with TX-2..
-Great Performance at low price
-Integrated clip. Advantageous for AMD (easy to hold when clipping at the bracket)
-Shortest among the three cooler
-Easily installed


CONS
-The hardest cooler to remove. (you wont mind, really )
-Its fat, its looks is not too catchy. (Black fan should be replaced with some bling2 to catch buyer eyes )

By The Way, whos this person after me who reserved the post?

This post has been edited by alive88: Aug 30 2008, 08:18 PM

All tkh kaki ah

This post has been edited by OC4/3: Aug 27 2008, 01:23 AM

all got poison by him

been using this quite for sometimes edi back around one or 2 month ago,i may say that performance real good..
just a few quirk mobo with masive heatsink on it having instalation problem using its standard bracket,like mine i hate to use my tuniq tower bracket since my push pin breaks coz it got stuck to north bridge heatsink..

This post has been edited by kaiser_falco: Aug 26 2008, 11:16 PM

so i guess you are using asus ROG Rampage Mobo? then i'll include it in my list

anyway i think the capacitor and mosfet will be a problem during installation. luckily for me there is no problem during installation but i dislike using the bracket. its much easier using sskit. but so far there is only 1 mobo that cannot support the bracket which is asus maximus 2...

This post has been edited by ham_revilo: Aug 26 2008, 11:39 PM

i'm having headache with my blood iron NB heatsink, its too tall and my noctua heatsink is blocking too

i wonder will this block as well?
below is the picture of blood iron in case u can't remember

hmm...that NB sink is same tall like DK right?

i will try tomoro n let u know

This heatsink can fit in Biostar Tpower i45 perfectly?

Cant wait for AMD Processor review..I wonder how it performs..

i was waiting for someone to comment on whether this heatsink will fit nicely into a gigabyte p35 board...thanks for the info...but one question, is it necessary to take out the board to install the heatsink? its quite leceh to take it out as u have to unplug all the power cables, sata, ide, gc card, unscrew mobo....zzz

Why post another core contact freezer review while there is another same review thread by kaiser_falco? Anyway, below is my comment quote from kaiser_falco thread :




My pc is in a non air conditioned room, so usually the room is very warm. But this cpu heatsink can keep my cpu temp to run at 35-36c. Another great thing is after I improved my case air ventilation, the temperature drop down to 33c-34c. Nice CPU heatsink!

to be honest its easier to take your mobo to install the cooler. that is what i did and i think it will be difficult if you were to install it with the mobo in the casing. but at last you will feel it satify because the performance is surely to be good

i wanted to do more detail review on this cooler. hope you dont mind bro

anyway mind telling me what mobo are you using?

bro when can u finished this review????
cant wait anymore for the result.....

hopefully by tonight coz im still waiting for a xigmatek S1283 bacause mine was already lap.

anyway thanks for waiting bro

a new one??
so want to let go the old one????
im interested....

I just install my Core contact freezer . The result is pretty good, but not as good as i expect. I run Intel Burn test 10 loops and use Real Temp to get the maximum temp. My X3320 was running at 3.33ghz and the max temp i get is 72C . My Ex heatsink is Thermaltake sonic tower pair with delta triple blade give me almost the same result which is 74C.

But overall, i still love this CCF due to easy mounting . I dont have to take out my whole board when i want change processor.

but what i read from another forummer saying its near to impossible to mount the hsf without removing the board from casing
somehow i'm a bit phobia to clip type edi after my friend's BT VX's mounting giving trouble

my mobo model is in my sig: Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3

ok bro...just tried just now....

i am quite sure this cooler will fit perfectly on ur mobo no problems altho the heatsink for nb is a lil bit tall, but actually the fins of this cooler is kinda slightly bent upwards at the bottom....

just checked the clearance, it will be touching but still it is mountable.... but it will surely come into no clashing with whatever things if it is mounted to exhaust upwards the casing instead of conventional rearwards exhaust....


but for those mobo with mosfet cooler fitted..they might be able to fit only with exhaust upwards setup....

as the retention bracket is oval in shape, it might come into blocking with the mosfet cooler...i will explain more with pictar when updating my review post

To TKH and all,i want to see some of these data:
Scaling to cfm(70,120 and 180cfm or something like that)
Scaling to vcore(Temp difference between vcore,say .05 increment,1.25v-1.5v)

cfm scaling may be hard abit, but if according to fan speed, it is possible..
and yes,scaling vcore, but through difference clockspeed..thats what im gonna do..

CFM scaling just take time.Find 70cfm,110cfm and 180cfm fan,plug molex and stress test and get the temp record
That what i want to see

that may be a problem for me, coz i dun have all the high cfm fan except my delta 120..
furthermore, would like to see how it performs on stock fan..

Provided you are in kl,i got Yate Loon 70cfm .3A and Delta 150cfm .9A

u provide the fans...we will do

but u need to post it to melaka lor..haha

sunbeam seems awesome,too bad it couldnt fit in my motherboard

I'm using GA-EP43-DS3 and CM690, do you guys think it have enough clearance?

depends on your casing.

on Centurion 2 (from CM la) i was using the Albatron PXP35 board and SB CCF - totally cannot, spent 15 minutes. failed. had to remove mobo to install.

now using the same board on Centurion 590 - installed it without removing board.

on the side note, take note of the clearance. in my case, I can't use DIMM 1 slot due to the size of the heatsink and my RAM being OCZ Reaper with that huge sink on top - won't fit la.

some more i mounted it differently from most people. even as seen on this thread, the guys mounted it FAN blowing air towards the back of the casing. mine is mounted differently and it's running fanless.

I can tell you that I'm almost dead sure that all boards can use this heatsink on any casing - sure have clearance. just that casing room will decide whether you can mount it without detaching the board.

the thing that is of bigger concern would be the surrounding area of the board, eg capacitors, heatsinks and RAM slot but usually it's fine.

I had it mounted on Albatron PXP35 and ASUS P5K-E fine anyway.

yea thanks for the explanations goldfries...that said, giving much thought i guess i would have to take out the board to install this heatsink if i were to change it from tuniq tower 120 which i'm currently using....so based on ur experience, is it worth upgrading? coz when i run my proc at 4ghz max load temp alredi hitting 70...a bit worried....

running orthos 70C ?

imo i think the temp difference wont be much. from the sunbeam website, the tuniq 120 lost by 3-6c. but if you wanna give HDT a try then i think its worth it. for me, i think the bundle and performance is worth the price

Provided you come LYP to yamcha I can provide

yes bro...

that mobo have nothing in it surrounding n i am sure it will fit no problems

yea running orthos....stressing both of the cores...

hmm...if its 3-6c then i might stay with my current tuniq...wait until something unbelievable comes out then i'll jump ship...thanks for the info tho ham_revilo

hopefully today can get the final result of all the review..

This sunbeam is good for those want a quiet setup. I manage to run stable at 3.33ghz fanless and the temp is quite reasonable during IBT which is 80+.

results for 3.6ghz 1.425vcore during IBT with fan coming soon

this cooler performs great, but its fat and i dunt like fat.. lol..

well, this cooler perform quite strong !

this thing beat tuniq tower..but how does it perform on amd platform??
well, just wait n see

This post has been edited by alive88: Aug 29 2008, 07:21 PM

nope im from tuniq tower 120 to this cooler and with this cooler i can oc to 3.66 stable with 9450 at same temperature as tuniq at 3.4ghz...

my idle now with this quad core 50-53c while if on tuniq my idle will be 65-67
on load 66-68c ccf, but tuniq is reaching 80++

and both are using same fan and same bracket mounting
fm123 silverstone fan
tuniq x clamp mounting

hrmm... any kind soul willing to borrow us this great CPU cooler to compare with Deepcool KillerWHALE? even better if got thermalright ultra-120 extreme.

kaiser: judging from your statement, the Deepcool KillerWHALE and this Core-Contact Freezer should fare in a close fight. sup3rfly tested it with his QX9770@3.6G, 1.328v and got 64 degrees running orthos. room ambient was at around 24 degrees.

it will be very interesting to put these 2 famous CPU Cooler against Deepcool KillerWHALE in a roundup.

This post has been edited by Sanko: Aug 29 2008, 07:44 PM

coolice got ccf today...he will do comparision tonight i guess..

aHHH.... bro syafiq just offer to borrow us. thanks. coolice didn't tell me yet. i guess he has the same feeling to compare both too. hehe..

so are we looking at a 4th CCF review?

and this one isnt even finish yet....
maybe that is the reason for the coolice review.

yea actually i supposed to borrow my unit to coolice for him to do review but then since i already bolt mounted by using tuniq tower bracket and its such a pain to remove it out,i decline the offer from coolice...frankly i also curious to know deepcool performance since coolice did told me that deepcool pawned the archilles quite good..

result are out bros... sorry for the late result

lorr,u guys again..
so this cooler better than xigmatek ya..
any bench for quad?that tkh guy post ur result here la

yeah... its better than xigma.. hopefully all result will be out by todday..

cheh i thought start the thread because got all results already.

k la..all we wait till tonight..

ok.....results for intel quad core is out already...


sorry to have kept u guys waiting too long

pls let me know via PM if there is any noobness of mine

sorry bro for the lateness

yeah finally its out...

so now its only AMD result

nice cooler but damn big.. afraid buying then cant be mounted onto my MB later..

finally a result.
the result is good but too bad i already ordered hyper 212...

heard that this cooler have problem fit in cm690+biostar 1p45?

Here is a graph on vcore to temp scaling of Core Contact Freezer vs HDT1283
On E6550 Dual Core,HDT1283 scale better while it is opposite on Q9450


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really??

i look at the mobo i think still have clearance for mounting it lo... but im not too sure too as i dont own that board
anyway is it comfirm what you heard is true??

erm... may i ask what mobo.. coz so far most of the mobo have no problem with this cooler.. its just that the direction of mounting the heatsink only...

maybe after u tried using hyper 212 then you might wanna considerate this cooler

thanks for that bro

This post has been edited by ham_revilo: Aug 30 2008, 07:36 PM

hmm dunno what to say...readings i get from realtemp using zalman 9700NT and ccf is the same

AMD result uploaded.

yeah.. finally

thanks alot bro alive88.... appreciate your effort on this review

NP bro. looking forward to work with u again

thanks for giving me opportunity to test this impressive cooler

i'm not surprise wit the result.

Core-Contact Freezer has 1 more heatpipe & the heat sink is twice the size of Xigmatek S1283.
i actually expect better from Core-Contact Freezer bt no doubt, dis is 1 very good cooler.

can someone compare it against the new CoolerMaster V8....
but when it arrives at malaysia lah..

mm..not really..sorry,still thinking either biostar or dfi board..will inform u guys if i saw the thread again

im not getting good results with this cooler ><

Can provide result for 30% fan and 100% fan?

wa...u so free ar?

thanks alot anyways

erm...really ar bro?

seems weird la, did u check whether u installed it properly n run it at the same ambient temp?

mind telling us more detail? i mean your spec and how you install it and stuff... i hope i can help you bro...

coz this cooler has been review from other sites and mostly they get good result...

wa... i'll try to do that lo... but need to wait after around 2 weeks because currently my exam is just around the conner.. isnt your too??

My exam is like october
I will post updated scaling graph when I can post