OCZ Vendetta CPU Cooler
"The OCZ Vendetta CPU cooler is one of the most impressive copper heatpipe based coolers money can buy. With the bundled 92mm fan installed, it produced one of the lowest temperatures we've seen to date ..."
Posted on Oct 7, 2007, 8:00 PM UTC by Winston Chim
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Introduction
OCZ Vendetta Universal CPU cooler ... A silent heatpipe based cooler that's very impressive
Introduction
During this year OCZ have expanded enormously, taking onboard PC Power and Cooling, which specialises in industrial and high-end power supplies. They not only produce top quality award winning memory modules, but also produce thermal products including CPU coolers and heatsink & fans.
In recent months, you will notice that OCZ's brand name is now becoming more and more prominent among PC enthusiasts and mainstream users. They seem to have invested a lot, in terms of both R&D and marketing, and now it looks like the investment are starting to bare fruits. OCZ memory, PSUs and CPU coolers are pretty much available in most online/retail stores with good recommendations.
In this review will be taking a look at the OCZ Vendetta Universal CPU cooler. This cooler comes in a form of a tower, and features 3 large heat-pipes with plenty of aluminum fins for effective heat dissipation. The package also comes with a 12v - 92mm fan which spins at 1,200 to 2,800rpm, and has an impressive air-flow of 39-54.6 CFM. The fan is fairly quiet with a noise level of 22-34 dBA, it also has anti-vibration rubber connectors to help reduce excess noise.
What make's the OCZ Vendetta so attractive is the size of the cooler itself. For a heat-pipe cooler, it has one of the smallest footprint we've seen. The base of the cooler is made from a combination of the 3 copper heatpipes merged together inside an aluminum block. It rather looks like a piece of bacon rasher. It's an unusal design because most coolers have a solid copper base. I guess this new design allows effective heat disspation between copper and aluminum.
Although the OCZ Vendetta can be used without an additional fan, I would not recommend it. I would definitely advise that you use at least one chassis exhaust fan. With the additional 92mm fan installed, I expect the cooling performance of the OCZ Vendetta to be very good. I have a feeling that this cooler will be good enough to replace our aging test cooler ... the Thermaltake Tower 102.
Ok, let's take a closer look at the OCZ Vendetta universal CPU cooler, and see how well it cools our very toasty Core 2 Quad Q6600 (B3 stepping).
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