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The Freezer 64 Pro does not try to impress you
with a great deal of fancy packaging, like all
Arctic Cooling products the purpose of the packaging
is purely to get it to you in one piece and in our
case that is exactly what it did. Removing
everything from the carton we find the heatsink has
been nestled in between two plastic inserts to give
it even more protection. It's
always a good indication of how well a product is
made when the company goes to a great deal of effort
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The fan used on the Freezer 64
Pro is rated at 2200 rpm and its speced to move 40 CFM of air,
during our testing the fan was barely audible so
much so that I though it wasn't running. The
is one other thing that helps keep
everything nice and quite is the "Patented Vibration Absorption". The four
rubber connectors on the fan frame act as a
vibration damper to absorb the vibration of the
running fan. This can reduce significant vibration
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From the side and rear you can
clearly see the forty individual fins that are
pressed on to the three heatpipes running to the
base of the heatsink. In case you forgot the
principle of a heatpipe here is a quick run-down for
you.
"A heat pipe is a
simple device that can quickly transfer heat from
one point to another. They are often referred to as
the "superconductors" of heat as they possess an
extra ordinary heat transfer capacity & rate with
almost no heat loss.
The idea of heat
pipes was first suggested by R.S.Gaugler in 1942.
However, it was not until 1962, when G.M.Grover
invented it, that its remarkable properties were
appreciated & serious development began.
It consists of a
sealed aluminum or copper container whose inner
surfaces have a capillary wicking material. A heat
pipe is similar to a thermosyphon. It differs from a
thermosyphon by virtue of its ability to transport
heat against gravity by an evaporation-condensation
cycle with the help of porous capillaries that form
the wick. The wick provides the capillary driving
force to return the condensate to the evaporator.
The quality and type of wick usually determines the
performance of the heat pipe, for this is the heart
of the product. Different types of wicks are used
depending on the application for which the heat pipe
is being used."
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