FrostyTech has posted an Arctic Cooling Copper Silent 2 Heatsink Review
Arctic Cooling have developed what is perhaps the oddest looking fan we've seen in a long time... The Copper Silent 2 is AC's heatsink for the socket A platform, and what it lacks in sex appeal it makes up for in acoustic stealth. After all this is a very quiet heatsink, clocking in at barely 38 dB - remarkable considering the many loud heatsinks out there for AMD processors. The trick really is to make a heatsink thermally efficient without sacrificing acoustics. Noise levels are important, but if the heatsink doesn't cool very well then what use is it? Arctic Cooling have created their heatsink with a rather unique spin on traditional fan design. The motor is suspended above the fan, and the impeller blades are positioned below, almost touching the tips of the aluminum fins.Read more
