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Posted
on October 19, 2001 by Per
Hansson
Vantec FCE-62540D
Vantec’s FCE-62540D uses a different clip than the
two previous coolers, and I actually found it to be better
in the way it’s shaped, but it still only
uses 2 of the total 6 cleats on the socket, a shame!
The difference is that on this HSF this could be a
problem, while the HSF itself is very lightweight the shape
of the fins make the HSF’s heavier point to be away from
the socket, which could cause the cleats to break of during
transport due to shock… Although mounting the clip is
easy, just like the other HSF from Vantec this one doesn’t
require a screwdriver to get the job done.
Performance
The cooling performance of the 62540D isn’t that
good, even though it has a big fin size and a fast Delta fan
on top, it wasn’t able to convince, if you need an
aluminium HSF, take a look to the 6030D below instead. When
I tried this HSF with the YS-Tech fan I got a blue-screen,
showing that it is incapable of removing the heat of modern
processors. Remember my CPU is “only” outputting 50w of
heat, the Thunderbird 1,4ghz releases 73w of heat!
Vantec FCE-6030D
The other aluminium cooler from Vantec’s is called
FCE-6030D but this one is much smaller and thus I can’t
complain much about that it’s clip only uses 2 of the
cleats on the socket because it’s extremely lightweight…
 
Performance
The cooling performance is tied to that of the FCE-62540D, but that one
is about twice as large! I guess that if you move your
computer around much, aren’t planning on overclocking,
your CPU is below the GHz mark and you get it at a real
bargain price. I would recommend this HSF to you, it simply
can’t kill your CPU because of its weight… This heatsink
just as the above aluminium cooler from Vantec gave me a
blue screen when I put the YS-Tech fan on…
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