Nexus XiR-3500 Copper Edition CPU Cooler
Introduction & Specs
Published: 27th June 2009 | Source: Nexus | Price: £42.99 |
Introduction
Nexus Technology BV is based in The Netherlands and was founded in 2000 by a group of experts on heat conductivity and noise reduction within the IT Industry.Their goal - “To build a strong and reliable trademark for silent computing”
Today I have one of their best offerings - the XiR-3500 v2 which is now compatible with the i7 mounting system to try out. The Nexus website boasts “Ultimate performance has never been this quiet”. Well we the users will be the judge of that.
I will be pitting this silent but cool character up against the OCZ Vendetta II and the stock Intel Core i7 cooler, let’s see if it can live up to this claim.
So let’s take a look at the specifications.......
Specifications
The Nexus website is a very well laid out and easy to navigate around. I had no problems at all finding the specifications below:
| Features | ||
| • Copper base • 4 x 6mm copper heat pipes • SkiveTek heat-sink • Copper fins • Ultra-thin fins • Temperature controlled fan • Orange fan led’s • 1200 ~ 2500 RPM Fan | ||
| Heat Sink Specifications | ||
| Universal Application | Intel 1366, 775 AMD AM3, AM2, 754, 939, 940 | |
| Dimensions | 106 x 122 x 111 mm | |
| L x W x H | 4.17 x 4.80 x 4.37 inch | |
| Materials | Pure copper base Pure copper heat pipe Pure copper fins | |
| Weight | 736 gr / 25.96 oz | |
| Heat pipe | 4 heat pipes of 6 mm / 0.236 inch diameter | |
| Fan Specifications | ||
| Fan Size | 92 x 25 mm / 3.6 x 0.9 inch | |
| Fan Voltage | 12v | |
| Fan speed | 1200 to 2500 RPM, Temperature controlled by fan sensor | |
| Fan connector | 2 x orange LED’s in the fan centre | |
| Noise level | 15 ~ 24 db | |
The specifications certainly look the part, but I was intrigued as to what “SkiveTek” actually was. It sounded like something we used to do back in the school days!As it turns out, that is the manufacturing process used to create a heat sink from one block of material, be it copper or, as in this case, aluminium. As the fins are not soldered on, this allows for a better heat transfer from the base of the heat sink through to the fins. As a result of skiving, (as it’s known) there is a rough finish left on the fins and the surface of the block, which has the added benefit of increasing their surface area. Clever stuff eh?
Nexus claim 15 to 24db noise levels on the fan, which is pretty impressive, which was measured at 1 meter from the noise source. That’s equivalent to a whisper, a normal conversation with someone is normally around the 60db range so it’s looking promising on the silence front. So it’s pretty safe to say the Nexus XiR-3500 is not going to be the noisiest component within your system.
Compatibility wise the Nexus XiR-3500 has it covered, with mounting fittings supplied for both the Intel and AMD camps they have all bases covered there. I will say however, check the clearance around your motherboard CPU socket, any large northbridge coolers may interfere with the mounting of the heatsink.
Let’s take a look at the packaging......
Most Recent Comments
thats one ugly thing, also the finish on the bottom of the copper is dreadfull to say the least, id rather get the vendetta :)
Nice review dudio, kudos. Wouldnt be a cooler Id buy though, nice read all the same.
Great review datamonkey and a fairly good product from Nexus :)
Nice first review m8.
Hey guys,
Cheers for the good feedback.
If anyone has any questions on the cooler i'll try to answer them.
RE: Ugly, i thinks i good looking bit of kit :)
I prefer copper to plastic housing :) ha ha
Cheers for the good feedback.
If anyone has any questions on the cooler i'll try to answer them.
RE: Ugly, i thinks i good looking bit of kit :)
I prefer copper to plastic housing :) ha ha
Hey guys,
Cheers for the good feedback.
If anyone has any questions on the cooler i'll try to answer them.
RE: Ugly, i thinks i good looking bit of kit :)
I prefer copper to plastic housing :) ha ha
I have to say I also like the look of this cooler, but im a sucker for anything coopper.
Nice first review as webbo said, long may they continue :)
Very easy read mate, image clarity was also good....top effort for a first write-up.
Prefer my TRUE120 though!!
Prefer my TRUE120 though!!
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Nexus XiR-3500 Copper Edition CPU Cooler