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Review: LGA 775 CPU Cooler Mega Test

by Matt Davey on 1 June 2007, 14:45

Tags: Gigabyte (TPE:2376), Thermalright, Zaward, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Zalman (090120.KQ), Akasa, Cooler Master, Thermaltake (3540.TWO), OCZ (NASDAQ:OCZ), Scythe, SilverstoneTek, Arctic, Tuniq, Noctua, TITAN Technology

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--- Appearance, Specification and Compatibility

Appearance

The Cooler Master Eclipse has an almost-bug-like appearance, with the shaped aluminium fins shrouded by a smoked plastic shell; forced cooling comes from a fan mounted inside the central core.



The Eclipse has four heat-pipes rising up from a solid copper core. Unusually, these are each of different length, with the outer two making the shortest hops into the aluminium fins.



The plastic shroud on the Eclipse seems a clever touch. It's shaped to fit over the heat-sink and has an opening on one side to channel the warm air out the back and – so the theory goes - towards the PC case's exhaust fan. But, with dimensions of 132(h) x 120(w) x 105(d) mm and weight of 670g, it's neither small nor light.



Keeping with the unusual, the Eclipse is the one of only two coolers here that has uses heat-pipe cooling while also having contact between the cooling fins and base. The idea is to further improve thermal performance so we were curious to see how well that aim is achieved.

Specification

Specifications - Cooler Master Eclipse
Composition Copper, Aluminium
Weight 670g
Dimensions (H x W x D) 132 x 120 x 105mm
# of Fans included 1 x 66mm
Fan Controller? Yes, jumper on wire attached to cooler.
Thermal Paste? Yes, small syringe

Compatibility

The Cooler Master Eclipse is compatible with the following socket formats:


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