[jaydee]

Originally Posted by Got KarmA?

I think you guys will enjoy this:

http://techreport.com/reviews/2004q2...r/index.x?pg=1

I've always been a fan of the tech report and their endorsement of the product does seem like good news.

53C load is certainly good enough but it is not relatively cool by ANY standard except OEM stock HS provided with retail CPU's which not only are quiet but actually cool just about as well. Who in their right freaking mind would drop over $200 to be just slighly quieter and cooler than stock air cooling? Better to get a 60mm to 80mm adapter ($5) and drop a volted down 80mm fan ($5) on a decent heat sink ($20).

At idle, the Reserator is only marginally cooler than a stock AMD heat sink/fan. However, the Reserator managed much lower CPU temperatures across the load portion of our test and leveled off at a relatively cool 53C.