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ARKUA 7528 COOLER REVIEW by Matt Korhonen
SPONSORED BY ARKUA TECHNOLOGY Co., LTD ( http://www.arkua.com.tw )
SPECIFICATIONS.
Cooler Dimensions: 75x75x77mm
Weight: 321g
Material: AL6063-T5
Core: Copper
Rated Voltage: 12v
Fan Speed: 4500rpm +/- 10%
Air Delivery: 36.26CFM
Noise: 39Dba
Fan Dimension: 70x70x17
FIRST LOOK
Out of the two socket A coolers sent for review , the ARKUA 7528 really caught my eye. A note on packaging, the coolers came in the sturdiest boxes , I have ever seen , if the quality of the packaging is anything to go by , then Im expecting this cooler to be really good. And if looks are anything to go by then this cooler already rocks my world, heck , they've used some of the best alloy around 6063-T5 , we used this material to make con rods for racing engines in control line flying. The fins on my cooler have been finished in black ( anodizing ? ) , and out of all the colors black is said to improve heat dissipation . This fan is quiet when compared to 7000rpm ones , and makes more of a whooshing sound as the air is forced through the cooling fins. Check out those dimensions , 75x75mm , just make sure your MB can handle a cooler this size . So enough of me telling you how good it all looks , onto the testing .
SYSTEM
ASUS A7V133c Mother Board running a T-bird 1ghz CPU @ 8x133=1066mhz. Room Temp 20-21deg Celsius. To stress the cpu I will run 3Dmark 2001 in loops for about 20min or so, testing will be with the side cover off , as this would seem to have become the accepted norm . So first lets see what my Thermaltake Volcano 6Cu can do. Idle is 39deg Celsius and after looping 3Dmark 2001 got 43deg Celsius.
TESTING THE ARKUA 7528
Lets start with the Idle temp , down from 39deg C to 38deg C . Not dramatic , but an improvement never the less.
Time to loop 3Dmark 2001 for a while and see how things go.
40deg C , not to bad at all , that's a 3deg C improvement over my Volcano 6Cu.
TIME TO OVERCLOCK
1.2ghz seems to be the speed that makes or breaks a cooler , my Volcano 6cu cant do it ,not even with a 38cfm fan fitted , the Dragon Orb 3 made it , 1.2ghz stable, lets see if the ARKUA 7528 can make 1.2ghz Well I ran 3Dmark2001 and unfortunately the program crashed, the temp reached 42deg C.
CONCLUSION
An extremely well packaged cooler, this is a high quality item , and it shows. This cooler is extremely easy to put on your cpu, the clip being easy to manipulate , and its quiet, so if overly noisy coolers drive you crazy then the ARKUA 7528 requires your serious consideration. This cooler beats the Volcano 6Cu hands down , and is the equal of the 6Cu+ , without the penalty of a 7000rpm fan. I can highly recommend this cooler to anyone looking for a high performance cooler that's only lacking high speed fan noise , now the only problem is , I don't know if this cooler is available in Australia yet , as the cooler was sent to me by the manufacturer ARKUA Technology in Taiwan. So if you can find it , don't hesitate to buy it , I highly recommend this cooler , esp to noise sensitive people such as myself, and I hate to say it , but it looks like ive found a new quiet cooler to replace my Volcano 6Cu , Thanks ARKUA.
I would like to thank ARKUA TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd. Taiwan. for making this cooler available for testing.
Matt Korhonen .