XP01 S2683 – Bigger Copper Core and greater Contact Pressure
Intel realized that the Performance FMB with its more than 60 dB(A) operating noise would not be a viable solution for the vast majority of users. Therefore, Intel drew on the design of its retail box coolers, expanding on it to create the XP01 S2683 which featured a larger copper core. In order to further improve the cooling performance, Intel also increased the cooler’s contact pressure. Although this model uses the same pushpin design as its predecessors, its copper base is slightly higher, increasing the pressure with which it interfaces with the CPU. This change has been implemented in all models since.
Like the Performance FMB, the cooling fins of the XP01 are oriented towards the left, with the fan spinning in the opposite direction. Thanks to its enlarged copper core, the XP01 was able to cool our quad-core processor down to 84°C. Before you point out that this is higher than the Performance FMB’s temperature, let us mention that is achieves this result at a much lower fan speed of only 2800 rpm and a noise level of much more bearable 47 dB(A).
| CPU | 100% load | idle |
|---|---|---|
| Temperature PWM | 84.5 °C | 40.5 °C |
| Noise | 47 dB(A) | 41.1 dB(A) |
| Fan speed | 2900 rpm | 2250 rpm |
| Weight | 534 grams | |
| Intel socket | 775 |
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You slip into German on page 7 around half way up.
You slip into German on page 7 around half way up.
I thought hes got to be kidding then I looked down page 7 and lmao. Its a whole paragraph in German.
Question to the article creator; Is this the last in the cpu cooler charts 2008?
lol @ the German
How come the Arctic Freezer Pro 7 was not covered in this series? It's quite a popular cooler and I would be interested in seeing how it compares (as that's what I'm using).
that german has got to be the best typo ever. you tested stock coolers but didnt test an arctic cooler 7? the articles all say that arctic cooling is represented in this test but I fail to see where?das ist nicht los!!
You slip into German on page 7 around half way up.
My apologies.
Thanks for the heads-up...
We translators also have our off days. Consider me awake now
I think box coolers have to compromise between price and performance, so it's pretty much a foregone conclusion as to one's expectation.
However I have had some pleasant surprises; a lot of the boxed AMD processors I have bought (S393 and AM2 in medium speed ranges), have had pretty good coolers. Granted they run on cool processors so they aren't really pushed to the limit, but they do perform excellent: low-noise, good cooling, good MTBF, and decent overclocking results.
Something else I've also noticed - price doesn't buy a good cooler. Some of the more expensive devices are very noisy, bulky and (as I did), you end up wondering where you went wrong. I've bought expensive coolers with copper fins and small fans and had to remove them..they're simply too noisy. I replaced them with devices from Cooler Master etc (some of which were the cheapest I could find i.e. bargain basement), and have had no problems whatsoever. I don't work for Cooler Master but credit is where credit's due - they do their job and they generally do it well.
I think you can get a good boxed cooler, but it's the luck of the draw depending on the platform and particular processor model. If you have an overtly noisy cooler you can always alter your BIOS settings to only spin the fan up when a critical point is reached. Most CPU's just run idle a lot of the time so there's no point suffering or wasting electricity.
p.s. Please..please..manufacturers, you know the LED fans? Please put a switch on them will ya?