The German Watercool Co. has released a special water block version. The specialty, called Heatkiller IV PRO for Threadripper, is aimed at AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors and has larger dimensions and weight, than a basic model. At present this product is available in 4 versions.

 

The Pure Copper model’s base and cover are produced out of pure copper. The Copper Nickel sample is additionally nickelized, while Acryl Nickel Black and Acryl Nickel Red units obtained the copper nickel-plated base, transparent acrylic cover and a decoratory aluminium plate. On top of everything, they are supplied with an embedded LED-strip, compatible with the ASRock RGB LED, ASUS Aura Sync, Gigabyte Aorus Fusion and MSI Mystic Light illumination systems.

 

The water block possesses the dimensions of 118 × 78 × 18 mm. Samples with the copper cover weigh around 900 g, and products with the acrylic cover – 500 g. The upper part of the …

The Taiwanese company TSMC confirmed its intention to start production of chips using 20 nm technological processes in 2013. However, for now the company does not plan its production on an industrial scale and will release the first chips in a limited quantities, giving them a total of 1% of production capacity. According to the head of the company, the mass production of semiconductor chips with this technology will not begin until 2014.



Meanwhile TSMC Company is going to produce only one version of the chip, which will be able to enter into the wide range of devices, from smart phones with low-power to high-performance graphics cards. For comparison, the Taiwanese company currently has four different output chips on 28-nm technology. These are 28LP (poly / SiON) for low-power low-cost chips, 28HPL (HKMG) for use in low power applications, 28HP (HKMG) for high-performance chips and 28HPM (HKMG). The latest version combines elements of high-performance chips with high efficiency …

SilentiumPC, a comparatively ‘fresh’ player in the cooling market, has recently introduced a new CPU cooler for budget-oriented customers. Codenamed Fortis 2 XE1226, it features 130x95x155 mm dimensions and weighs 880 g. It is intended to support the majority of modern platforms, including Intel LGA 775/1366/2011/115x and AMD FM1/FM2/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+.



The model is all about two-section aluminum heatspreader with a copper polished base, six U-shape heatpipes (6 mm each), and a single 120 mm fan DF12025. The latter is based on a hydraulic bearing and supports PWM technology. It is able to alter speed from the minimal 500 RPM to the maximal 1500 RPM. Herein, the ultimate noise level does not go beyond 22 dBA.


The DF12025 fan requires 12V rail and 0.2A current to be powered via 4-pin PWM connector. On the maximal rotational speed it produces 65 CFM airflow. Besides, testing results prove that this fan is estimated for about 50.000 hours of fail-proof operation.


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