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Product:
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Spire SPB601B3 VertiCool II HSF Cooler |
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Price:
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$41 (CDN) / $36 (U.S)
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Supplied By:
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Spire Cooling Solutions
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Author:
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Mars
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Date:
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April 16th, 2006
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Rating:
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Spire has stamped arrows in the shroud to remind the user how the air flows through the cooler, and should be installed
with the exhaust directed toward the rear of the case. As the cooler base is slightly smaller than the I.H.S of my
CPU, I elected to apply the supplied thermal paste to the cooler base, rather than the CPU itself.
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With the fan removed the hold down screws are easily accessible. Take turns tightening down the screws a little at a
time until the CPU cooler is just snug down on the CPU, and replace the fan.
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The Spire VertiCool II fan is sleeved and finished off with heat shrink tubing on the ends, a nice touch to keep the
wiring clean and tidy. The fan is also U.V reactive, I did not have a U.V cold cathode on hand and ould not get one in
time for this review. With the motherboard installed in a case, we can see that the VertiCool II does not take up as
much room as some other coolers using heat pipe technology.
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