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Introduction

Finally we are back with a new review. This time, we’re going to talk about the new cooler from Coolermaster, the Hyper6 cooler.
The last year Coolermaster introduced a series of new cooler like the Aero 7, Jet 7, Xdream Se, … . These were all good coolers, so we have big expectations for the Hyper6. Let’s begin reviewing !


First impression – what do you get ?

You get a nice box, which is easy to open. Once opened, what do you get? Here is a little list :

The Hyper6 heat sink

A Retention Module

A Back Plate

2 spring clips

1 fan

4 screws for P4

2 screws for K8

4 screws for the fan

Thermal grease
When I first had the stuff in my hand, the weight impressed me. Should this be good or bad? Well, we’ll see later on.



Features and specifications

Features

Six embedded heat pipes that provide heat conduction

Special heat sink design

Raised base design to avoid interfering with components surrounding the CPU such as capacitors

100% copper fins and a special welding technique enables perfect connections between fins and pipes

High-density fins provide a large surface area for heat dissipation

Users can choose to use an 8cm fan with higher speed that provides greater cooling performance

Suitable for all K8 and P4 CPU’s
Specifications

Socket Type: AMD K8 (socket 754/940) and Intel P4 (Socket 478)

Heat Sink dimension : 96 x 82 x 120 mm

Heat sink material: 6 heat pipes + 100% copper stacked fin with copper base

Application: P4 all frequencies and K8

Fan dimension: 80 x 80 x 25 mm

Fan speed: 1800 ~ 3000 rpm

Fan life expectance : 30,000 hrs

Bearing type : Sleeve bearing

Voltage rating: 6 ~12 V

Noise level: 21 ~ 34 DB(A)

Connection : 4 Pin (power input), 3 Pin (speed detection)



Installation

The installation is rather easy. You get an installation guide, which is easy to follow. The only thing that I have to search, was how to get the screws in the fan. You must press a little bit on the screws to get them half-in. But overall, it was very easy to install.





Testing

Test system :
CPU : Intel Pentium 4 2.6GHz
Memory: 2x 512 MB RAM
Graphics card: Geforce 4 128 MB
HDD: 120 GB
OS : Windows XP with SP1


Now, let's take a look at the heat sink. The fins were done really good. They're completely intact with the copper block and the air comes trough better than with other CPU Coolers I got.
I do not completely like the fan, because it makes a lot of noise. But you can always use a more silent fan of your collection. With an other fan on it, it’s realy more silent.
The Hyper6 cooler realy reduces my temperatures. 5° lower than with my previous cooler idle, and 4° in load.! Good job Coolermaster.


Conclusion

Coolermaster impresses us again. A very good new cooler, only the noise level is a bit to much. The rather heavy heatsink has proven his quality, so as Coolermaster did again.

The Hyper 6 from Coolermaster receives a 8/10 from Dvhardware.net