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The Mighty Roaring Cube: CoolerMaster HCC-002

1:08 PM - September 16, 2002 by Harald Thon
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: a, cool, bunch
Topics: Business, Buyer's Guides

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Table of Contents:
15 – The Mighty Roaring Cube: Coole...
  1. 1 – A Round-up Of 55 Coolers For AMD Processors
  2. 2 – The Theory Behind The Dream Cooler
  3. 3 – Don't Lay It On Too Thick: The Tight Grease
  4. 4 – One By One - 55 Coolers On The Blocks
  5. 5 – Not Much Room Around The CPU: ALPHA FC-PAL15
  6. 6 – Plagiarism? ARKUA 6228 And 7528
  7. 7 – ARKUA 7528
  8. 8 – Evolution Of The Coolers: 112BN0, 112BJ0, 112BJ0-1 And 112C80
  9. 9 – Larger And Under A Hood: AVC 112BJ0
  10. 10 – More Powerful Fan: AVC 112BJ0-1
  11. 11 – Quieter But Heavier: AVC 112C80
  12. 12 – Nomen Est Omen: Brown International V8 Heatsink
  13. 13 – CoolerMaster
  14. 14 – Big, Heavy And High-quality: CoolerMaster HCC-003
  15. 15 – The Mighty Roaring Cube: CoolerMaster HCC-002
  16. 16 – Hot Pipes For High Speeds: CoolerMaster HHC-001
  17. 17 – A Cooler, Too: ElanVital FSCUG9C-6
  18. 18 – Evercool
  19. 19 – Looking Sharp: Evercool ND15-715
  20. 20 – A Dazzler: Evercool CUD-725
  21. 21 – Cooling For Next To Nothing: Foxconn
  22. 22 – Slow And Stealthy: GlacialTech Igloo2310
  23. 23 – Too Pretty To Hide: GlacialTech Igloo2400
  24. 24 – Ultra-silent: Global Win CAK - II 58
  25. 25 – Much Ado About Nothing: Global Win CAK - II 38
  26. 26 – Fan Tower: Global Win TAK68
  27. 27 – Italian Moments: Neolec Venezia TB
  28. 28 – The Thrill Is Gone: Neolec Vento
  29. 29 – A Dime A Dozen: Pent Alpha APSK0155
  30. 30 – Just Your Ordinary Cooler: Pent Alpha APSK0156
  31. 31 – Quiet And Flat: Spire 5P53B3
  32. 32 – Fraternal Triplets: Spire 5E34B3-H, Spire 5E34B3 And Spire 5E32B3
  33. 33 – II: Spire 5E34B3
  34. 34 – III: Spire 5E34B3-H
  35. 35 – AMD Under The Rocks: Spire 5T060B1H3R, Spire 5T061B1H3T And Spire 5T208B...
  36. 36 – BigRock: Spire 5T060B1H3R
  37. 37 – SuperRock: Spire 5T208B1H3T
  38. 38 – Roaring Cooler Monsters For Overclockers: Swiftech MC462 And MCX462
  39. 39 – Evolution Vs. Revolution: Swiftech MCX462
  40. 40 – Little Bro I: Swiftech MCX370-0A
  41. 41 – "Little" Twin Bro II: Swiftech MCX C370
  42. 42 – Compact And Quiet Standard Cooler: Taisol CEK747092
  43. 43 – Easy Upgrading : Taisol CGK760092 And CGK760092B
  44. 44 – Weighty Double Decker: Thermaltake Dragon Orb 3
  45. 45 – Quiet Standard Fan: ThermoSonic V60-4210/Thermoengine
  46. 46 – The Eye-Catcher: Titan TTC-MT1AB
  47. 47 – Failure Sets Off Alarm: Titan TTC-D5 TB
  48. 48 – Standard Fare: TITAN TTC-D4 TB
  49. 49 – Valuable? Not Really: Tornado WIN-7528
  50. 50 – Loud But Powerful, Part I: TRIG T40-1-62538 And TRIG T40-3-62538
  51. 51 – TRIG T40-3-62538
  52. 52 – Loud But Powerful, Part II: TRIG T40-6-62538 And TRIG T40-7-62538
  53. 53 – TRIG T40-7-62538
  54. 54 – Plain But Effective: VANTEC FCE-6030D
  55. 55 – Bigger And Heavier: VANTEC FCE-62540D
  56. 56 – Copper Isn't Always Good: VANTEC CCK-6035D
  57. 57 – Quiet But Uncool: Verax P14
  58. 58 – Noisy Or Quiet: From 38 To 67 DB(A)
  59. 59 – Hot Or Cold: The Die Temperatures
  60. 60 – 55 Coolers At A Glance
  61. 61 – Conclusion

The Mighty Roaring Cube: CoolerMaster HCC-002

The cube-shaped HCC-002 is made entirely out of copper. And that has an effect on its weight, too. The HCC-002 weighs in at 506 grams. That's quite a bit heavier than the maximum weight recommended by AMD (300 grams). The operating noise level of the HCC-002 is everything but prissy. 67 dB (A) pound against your eardrums.

In terms of cooling capabilities, the HCC-002 outstrips its weaker relatives made of aluminum or a combination of aluminum and copper.


The advantage of using this particular material is made especially clear on extremely powerful CPUs. Whether it's an Athlon XP 2000+ or a 1400 Athlon, the temperature won't rise above 60° Celsius.


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