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Here
it is folks , one of the newest coolers to come from Arkua Taiwan ,
the 628 . Again , I have to comment on the packaging , its strong
well thought out , and well made , just like the coolers that come
inside . 
SPECIFICATIONS:
For socket 370 / socket 462 up
to 1.7ghz Cooler
Dimension
: 64x64x66mm
Weight : 282g
Heat
Sink
Dimension
: 60x60x42mm
Material
: AL6063-T5
Core
: Copper 
Fan Dimension
: 60x60x20mm
Bearing
System
: Ball
Bearing System
Rated
Voltage
: 12V
DC
Speed
: 4,800
+ / - 10% RPM
Noise
Level
: 33.0
+ / - 10% dB (A) Air
Delivery
: 22.8
+ / - 10% CFM FIRST
IMPRESSIONS: This
cooler is built to the same excellent standard that I have become accustomed
to from Arkua . I have to mention the retaining clip , never have I
had to adjust , tweak or bend , the clip , on these fine
coolers . They have gone on and of my MB as easily as a mountain
goat would walk up a hill , as easily as you or I would get out of
bed , were it so that I could say the same for all Manufacturers ,
which I can not , kudos to Arkua for not overlooking this small
detail . Looking at the pic above you can see the X design of the
heatsink allowing air to flow straight through the heatsink thereby
maintaining air velocity , as well as allowing air to blow directly
onto part of the CPU. Running
the Arkua 628 next to my fav cooler , the Arkua 7528 , with both
hooked up to the AT power supply , it wasn't hard to tell which cooler
made less noise , the 628 was a little more quiet over
all . ( Arkua 7528 is rated at 39dBA and the 628 is rated at 33dBA ) HOW
IT PERFORMS: When
it comes down to performance vs noise , Ive personally found the
Arkua 7528 to be the cooler of choice , excellent performance at a
low level of noise . ROOM
TEMP 23deg Celsius , AMD xp1700 cpu @ 1.53ghz on a Asus A7v133c TEST
= 3dMark2001 demo looped for 30min followed by a benchmark . Side cover on . Arkua
7528 = 
Actually
the temp was 44deg C but dropped to 43deg C before I could do a
screen capture of MBM5 . Time to test the Arkua 628 . Arkua
628 =  Ok
, thats a rather good result , it took a minute longer for the temp
to drop down to 43deg C from 44deg C than with the Arkua 7528 . I
was expecting the performance to be slightly worse , taking the
smaller size and lower airflow of the 628 into account . CONCLUSION: Taking
the size of the heatsink and airflow (23cfm) into consideration , this
is a truly awesome performer . Arkua have done it again , a
small , light , quiet , high performance cooler , that is actually
capable of doing what it is advertised to do . Arkua have in no way
pushed this product as an overclocking tool , it is meant for stock applications
, and dont forget that my cpu is already overclocked from
1.47ghz to 1.53ghz , and its almost as good as the 70mm 7528 (
36cfm ) in keeping my cpu cool . I have nothing bad to say about
this cooler , in fact I have to highly recommend this cooler to
anyone who is noise sensitive , I dont think that a cooler capable
of this level of performance can possibly be made more quiet ,
smaller , or lighter , in the near future , that can run with the big
dogs . 10
out of 10 Arkua , a truly amazing performance . 
I
would like to thank ARKUA for
making this review possible . Matt
Korhonen : Webmaster OCplus
March 13 - 2002 |
