14 DAY TRIAL // Computer hardware maker Enermax has recently unveiled two new CPU cooler models that employ a top flow design and promise to deliver improved performance thanks to a series of technology advances that decrease thermal resistance to 0.12°C/W.
The two new ETD-T60 coolers feature identical specs, but the ETD-T60-VD model comes with a red & blue LED fan with no less than 11 switchable lighting modes.
In order to draw the heat away from the CPU core, the ETD-T60 is equipped with six heatpipes measuring 6mm in diameter that Enermax says use an enhanced soldering technology to ensure flawless thermal conduction from CPU to heat sink.
The fin stack was also optimized for high performance operation using Enermax' proprietary VCF (Vacuum Effect Flow) design which creates an air channel with the fin flaps.
Thanks to this design approach more air is sucked through the fins by utilizing the differential pressure between the heatsink’s internal and external air temperature.
Furthermore, the ETD-T60 is attached with Enermax' new patented AAP (Auto-Adjustable-Pressure) universal Brackets.
The so called AAP brackets support various CPU sockets and delivers improved contact pressure (from 18 to 28 Kgw) between the CPU and the cooler.
This should remove the risk on not providing enough pressure when mounting the cooler and should also help improve the thermal performance of the ETD-T60.
The AAP retention mechanism is compatible with a wide range of Intel and AMD sockets, including LGA 775, 1155, 1156, and 1366 as well as AMD's AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, and FM1.
Enermax' ETD-T60 cooler should be available as we speak and the ETD-T60-TB, equipped with a non-illuminated 120mm fan, has a recommended price of $59 (about 43.4 Euros). Its LED sibling, the ETD-T60-VD, has an MSRP of $69 (50.8 Euros).
