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Conclusions
The
Asetek VapoChill Micro is a fairly decent first attempt by the company at
targeting the majority of users on a budget. While I did not
find its performance impressive by any means, credit should be given for its
overall design and ease of installation. I would like to make it very
clear that
while this product does carry the same name, it should definitely not be
confused with their other high-end products that are actually capable of
providing subzero temperatures. However, this extreme and innovative method of cooling is not
for the poor, and is why Asetek decided to target the rest of us with the
VapoChill Micro. Other than its ability to quickly cool down the
processor after load, there were honestly no other areas where it did
impress or yet alone compete well with a majority of other high performance coolers on the
market. One thing I did not like was the fact the the copper base just
barely covered the whole surface area of a P4 processor. While making
the base bigger would probably provide much better cooling performance, it
would also keep it from being so easy to install, which happens to be the
main area of focus with this product. For overclockers, I would highly
recommend you avoid the model with the Ultra-Low Noise fan. This is
simply for those who do not overclock and are mainly concerned with noise
levels. Slapping on the Extreme and High Performance fans did
yield better results, but not without compromising noise levels. Both
fans where quite noisy. Bottom line, if you're not a hardcore overclocker and would like some decent cooling that is at least
marginally better than
what you will achieve with a stock cooler, the Vapochill Micro will
certainly fit the bill.
More information on the VapoChill Micro can be found on the
Asetek Website.
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Pros |
Cons |
- Well Designed
- Extremely lightweight
- Very simply install
- Super quick cool down after
load
- Fan control option
- Competitively priced
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- Poor cooling performance under
load
- Copper base could be larger
- High performance fans are
quite noisy
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