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Battle of the CPU Coolers - March 2008

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8. Spire Starflow SP519S7

 

 

Manufacturer
Spire
Model
Price 

$15
Category
Entry Level

The StarFlow is the next extremely silent retail cooler from Spire.

The new fan is an evolved version of the "CoolBlue" DC fans.

Spire engineers have reduced the spokes that hold the fan motor and elevated these to create a greater air intake area and to reduce the resistance of spokes which sometimes can cause a high-pitched sound.

It reaches a maximum noise level of only 19dBA and still manages to push a whopping 42.28 CFM at a 2.000RPM.

- Features

* Extremely silent BlueStar DC Fan
* Aluminum based Star-Heatsink design
* Secure and solid installation
* Silent at only 19.0dBA!
* Retail packed in full color packaging

- Specifications

Dimensions
Heat sink :        72×72×32 mm (l × w × h)
12VDC Fan : 90×90×35 mm
Bearing Sleeve bearing
Rated speed 2000 RPM +/-10%
Rated power 1.92 W
Noise level 19.0 dBA
Air flow 42.28CFM at 2,000 RPM +/-10%
Current 0.16 A
Life hours Sleeve: 30.000
Features 'StarBlue' inverted 90x35mm DC fan, Radial finned heat sink
Connector 3pin, Mainboard
Application
Intel :   Celeron D ~ 3.2 GHz
Celeron D ~ 2.93 GHz (340J)
Intel  :   Core 2 Duo ~ 3 GHz (775 Dual-core)
Intel :   Core 2 Quad ~ 2.66 GHz (775 Quad-core)
Core Duo ~ 2.33 GHz (775 Dual-core)
Pentium 4 ~ 3.73 GHz (775 Prescott)
Thermal resistance 0.335 °C/W
Thermal type Stars-420 white grease(Injection Tube,0.5g)
*All Spire CPU cooling products come with thermal compound either pre-applied onto the cooler or in an injection tube. Compound will begin to function at its optimum potential, after a gradual increase in heat-dissipation, approximately 168 hours (7days) after initial application.

- Retail package

The retail package of Spire Starflow is very small, this cpu cooler aims for entry level users.

Inside the box there is a backplate for Socket 775 motherboards, thermal paste and of course the cpu cooler.

On the the base you can find some thermal paste already applied.

- Installation

The installation time is very short. The backplate matches perfectly the Socket 775 holes and the mounting process is very easy.

While the cpu cooler has enough volume we didn't had any problem, probably due to the fact that the aluminum fins are very thin

- Ratings (without benchmarks)

Retail package
Design
Motherboard compatibility
Installation time
Copper Base quality

 

 

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