- Oct 20, 1999
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Anand's Heatsink Review
Hmmm... Quite honestly, I am disappointed in this review. The reviewer fails to mention that socket A temp reading is highly inaccurate, as this review clearly shows.
First off, there is only a 2C difference between a Chrome ORB and a an alpha pal6035. Only 2c difference between a heatsink that rated at .82c/w versus a heatsink rated at .38c/w.
Hmm, math aside, the difference between the two heatsinks(core temp wise), would be at least 15C, if not more.
This serves are more reinforcement for the fact that these readings, by virtue of reading from a secondary pathway, do not show the cpu load temp, nor does it show differences between heatsinks very well. not only are all the heatsink results highly compressed, they are not good reference for the unknowing Anandtech reader.
Any particular reader may come to the Anandtech website, and say, ooh, the Chrome orb is good enough, because it performs within 2C of an Alpha. The truth of the matter is that the chrome orb performs significantly worse than an alpha, only that the temp measurement method is so unreliable that is hows almost no difference. To the unknowing reader, he doesn't see this, and assumes the c-orb as a great heatsink.
This is truly the first time I have been utterly disappointed by a review here. While almost every single review provides an excellent reference for anyone from a beginner to intermediate to expert user, this review clearly does not. THis review does not provide neither an accurate, nor a good reference for those in the socket A heatsink market.
Lastly, for those who say the review is fine because they used the same mb, it is above-mentioned that the results are only a fraction of what cpu core temp would change in the test situations. A 2C difference in the review may be a 10C difference in core temp.
Mike
Hmmm... Quite honestly, I am disappointed in this review. The reviewer fails to mention that socket A temp reading is highly inaccurate, as this review clearly shows.
First off, there is only a 2C difference between a Chrome ORB and a an alpha pal6035. Only 2c difference between a heatsink that rated at .82c/w versus a heatsink rated at .38c/w.
Hmm, math aside, the difference between the two heatsinks(core temp wise), would be at least 15C, if not more.
This serves are more reinforcement for the fact that these readings, by virtue of reading from a secondary pathway, do not show the cpu load temp, nor does it show differences between heatsinks very well. not only are all the heatsink results highly compressed, they are not good reference for the unknowing Anandtech reader.
Any particular reader may come to the Anandtech website, and say, ooh, the Chrome orb is good enough, because it performs within 2C of an Alpha. The truth of the matter is that the chrome orb performs significantly worse than an alpha, only that the temp measurement method is so unreliable that is hows almost no difference. To the unknowing reader, he doesn't see this, and assumes the c-orb as a great heatsink.
This is truly the first time I have been utterly disappointed by a review here. While almost every single review provides an excellent reference for anyone from a beginner to intermediate to expert user, this review clearly does not. THis review does not provide neither an accurate, nor a good reference for those in the socket A heatsink market.
Lastly, for those who say the review is fine because they used the same mb, it is above-mentioned that the results are only a fraction of what cpu core temp would change in the test situations. A 2C difference in the review may be a 10C difference in core temp.
Mike