The Candidates In Detail
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The Candidates In Detail
AMD Box Cooler
Old Friend: The AMD box cooler
The AMD box cooler sits on a stout solid copper base that's about 4 mm thick, and features soldered-on aluminium cooling fins. A fan is bolted on top of these fins, and blows warm air away from the cooler. This original cooler design is now over two years old, and must therefore prove itself capable of handling dual core CPUs.
Installation
Installing the AMD box cooler is quick and requires no tools. After spreading a thin layer of thermal paste on top of the CPU package, the cooler must be seated in the plastic collar around the chip socket, and retaining tabs on each side dropped into position. Next, a lever is flipped over to lock the cooler firmly into position. This whole operation takes less than a minute to complete.
A simple locking lever enables lightning fast installation, but is delicate and breaks easily
CPU cooler fastening: a flathead screwdriver comes in handy when releasing the clamps.
You will only need a screwdriver when removing this device; it's handy for lifting clamp arms away from the cooler supports.
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