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Then lay the heatsink over the CPU. Because, as mentioned earlier, the base is symmetric, there is really no wrong way to attach the cooler, although the conventional way is to latch the end that the CPU is closest to. Latch the oddly angled clip first by pushing it down with a screwdriver. The odd angle makes it very easy to catch, though when it is latched, it does not look very secure. </a> <a href="cuf715/index.php">Next, push down on the hinged clip until it catches. Finally, when the cooler is properly mounted, plug the power cable into the designated spot on the motherboard.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/cuf715/12.jpg"><img src="atruereview/cuf715/12th.jpg" alt="Evercool CUF-715 Athlon XP HSF" title="Evercool CUF-715 Athlon XP HSF" width="250" height="216" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p><b>Testing:</b></p> <p>The CUF-715 will be tested against the <a href="http://www.atruereview.com/gcrown/index.php">Aerocool Golden Crown</a>. The test unit will be an AMD Athlon XP 2400+ @ 2.20GHz on an ECS K7S5A Pro. For the first idle temp, the computer is turned on and left alone for five minutes. Then, Sandra’s Burn-In Wizard (CPU Arithmetic and Multi-Media Benchmarks only, run time 20) is used and the temperature of the last run is recorded as the load. Lastly the computer is left alone for another five minutes for the second idle temp. The room temp was 16°C (61°F).</p> <p align="center"><img src="atruereview/cuf715/graph.gif" alt="Evercool CUF-715 Athlon XP HSF" title="Evercool CUF-715 Athlon XP HSF" width="380" height="204" border="0"></p> <p><strong>Results:</strong></p> <p>For a noise level of <34dBA, the CUF-715 ran pretty quietly, being only a smudge louder than the Golden Crown, which has a noise level of 26dBA. Idle temps are both one degree higher than the Golden Crown while the load is two degrees higher. With an AMD processor the temperatures are going to vary a degree or two due the external thermal diode.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong></p> <p> If performance was purely based on the material of the heatsink, these temperature results would not make sense, for the Golden Crown is aluminum and the Evercool CUF-715 is copper. But performance is determined by more than just the material of the heatsink. At a higher rpm, the CUF-715’s fan is smaller and has a lower air flow. The lap job is appalling and the welding of the fins to the base could have been done better. Though the CUF-715 is a step up from stock coolers, it’s not stepping anywhere else.</p> <p><strong>Pros:</strong></p> <ul> <li> Relatively quiet</li> <li> Nice looking fan support</li> <li> Nice looking fan</li> <li> Affective finger guard</li> <li> Easy to latch clips</li> <li> 3 pin clips</li> </ul> <p><strong>Cons:</strong></p> <ul> <li> Horrid lap job</li> <li> Sub-par welding</li> </ul> <p><strong>Rating:</strong></p> <table width="227" border="0"> <tr> <td width="105">Overall:</td> <td width="183">Fair</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Performance:</td> <td> Good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Installation: </td> <td>Very Good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Price: </td> <td>Good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Packaging:</td> <td>Very Good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Quality:</td> <td>Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Compatibility: </td> <td>Very Good</td> </tr> </table> <p>(Ratings Possible: Terrible, Very Bad, Bad, Fair, Good, Very Good, Excellent)</p> <table align="center" border="1" width="75%"> <tbody> <tr bgcolor="#0066ff"> <td><div align="center"><strong><font color="#ffffff">More Information</font></strong></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center"><a href="http://atruereview.pricegrabber.com/search_attrib.php/page_id=363">Compare Prices</a></div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><a href="atruereview/cuf715/index.php"></a> <a href="cuf715/http://www.atruereview.com/gcrown/index.php">Previous (Introduction & Features)</a></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div id="footer" class="clr"> <div class="rk-1"> <div class="rk-2"> <div id="the-footer"> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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