Spire Thermal Eclipse II review

Review Pages

1. Features
2. A closer look, installation
3. How we test
4. Results
5. Summary

Manufacturer	Spire
Model	Thermal Eclipse II
Price	$53
Category	Power users

Following up to the release of the original DT heat-pipe TherMax series, Spire has recently introduced the TherMax Eclipse II. Targeting overclocking enthusiasts, Spire's new heatsink is equipped with five 8mm Direct Touch U-Shaped sintered powder heat-pipes combined with black-nickel coated stamped heat-sink fins:

The TherMax Eclipse II is ready to cool the 130W to 150W processors made by Intel and AMD. The device can be installed in Intel 1156/1366/775 platforms in combination with the AMD AM3/AM2/940/939 platforms . Another welcome new feature are the possibility of mounting two fans simultaneously for even better cooling results. These can be easily installed with the included Anti-vibe rubber fan mounts.

- Product features

Five (5) 8mm all copper U-shaped direct touch heat-pipes
Straight lined heat-pipes allowing air to easily pass through
46 stamped aluminum wide fins for best surface rate
Dimpled surface fin for increased heat transfer rate
Black-Nickel coated heat-sink to preserve killer looks from oxidation
Two (2) 120mm BlackStar 9 blade fan design
Long MTBF Ball bearing
Anti-Vibe universal rubber fan mountings (crews)
Supports AM2/AM3 socket 939/940/ 775/1156 & 1366 incl. Intel Core i7 Extreme 130W

- Full specifications

Dimensions

Heat sink :	131×70×152 mm (l × w × h)
12VDC Fan :	120×120×25 mm

Material

Alu fin + CU heat-pipe DT base

Heatpipe

Five (5) 8mm all copper U-shaped direct touch

Bearing

Ball bearing

Rated speed

Cooler :	2200 RPM +/-10%
Only Fan :	2200 RPM +/-10%

Rated power

4.2 W

Rated Voltage

12 V

Noise level

29.0 dBA

Air flow

93.3 CFM

Current

0.35 A

Connector

3 Pin

TDP

150 W

Thermal resistance

0.091 oC/W

Thermal Grease

BlueFrost - SP802 blue grease(Injection Tube,0.5g)

Static Pressure

3.35 mmH2O

MTBF

50000H

Application

Intel :	Celeron D ~ 2.93 GHz (340J)
Intel :	Core 2 Duo ~ 3.33 GHz (775 Dual-core)
Intel :	Core 2 Extreme ~ 3.2 GHz (775 Dual-core)
	Core 2 Quad ~ 3 GHz (775 Quad-core)
	Core i3 ~ 3.06 GHz 1156
	Core i5 ~ 2.66 GHz 1156
	Core i7 ~ 3.2 GHz 1366
	LGA775 ~ 3.93 GHz (Prescott)
	Pentium D ~ 3.4 GHz (775 Dual-Core)
	Pentium EE ~ 3.93 GHz (775 Dual-Core)
AMD :	Athlon 64 FX-74 (K8)
	Athlon II (AM3)
	Athlon X2 (AM2/AM2+)
	Phenom ~ 9950 GHz (AM2/AM2+)
	Phenom II ~ 9600 GHz (AM2/AM3)
	Phenom II ~ 8500 GHz (AM2/AM3)