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Posted: February 22, 2000 Written by: Greg "Dyre" Heasley Unit Provided by: The Card Cooler Performance For testing I ran 2 hours of UT in 640x480 to stress the processor. I also ran SETI@Home in the background to catch any stray CPU cycles. I conducted tests with and without thermal paste, with the CPU at 450 mHz, 464 mHz, and 504 mHz. I left the case open and tried to keep ambient temperature stable.
Ambient Temperature at 70.2 F  As you can see the GlobalWin performs very well (remember, lower is better), although I was surprised how well my cheesy POS heatsink worked. See my smaller heatsink w/ 2 fans in the pictures above. Notice the size difference between the two different coolers. The GlobalWin is a very impressive performer and I'm sure I could get my pIII 450 to 600 if my motherboard had a ¼ PCI divider using this cooler. Conclusion GlobalWin definitely produced a winner with the VOS32. It is extremely well built, big, and nearly half the price of a Athlon HSF. It is also a great value for anyone who might want a new CPU, but doesn't want to fork out $30(US)-$60(US) for a new HSF. The optional 80mm fan duct is also a very cool add-on for this already great product. If you've got about $35(US) lying around and need a new HSF, go grab a VOS32... that's if you can find one! Thanks again to The Card Cooler for providing the test unit. [+] Good
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