Speeze CopperSnake III
Installation:
As the Speeze instruction manual covers the installation process, we'll just cover the basics. After applying thermal paste to the base of the heatsink, whether it be the included paste or an after market solution, set the heatsink onto the Intel Pentium 4, Celeron, or Celeron D processor with the standard Socket 478 retention frame already attached to the motherboard. After the heatsink fan is in place, use the two included clips to latch the heatsink onto the socket. The installation procedure isn't anything too extraordinary with many other manufacturers using this as the method of attachment for Socket 478 coolers. We encountered no troubles when installing the Speeze EE475B13 CopperSnake III on our Abit IC7-MAX3 motherboard, which is notorious for CPU heatsink troubles due to OTES (Outside Thermal Exhaust System) cooling.
Performance:
The test system used in this review is listed below.
| Hardware Components | |
| Processor: | Intel Celeron D 320 (2.4GHz) @ 3.2GHz |
| Motherboard: | Abit IC7-MAX3 |
| Memory: | 512MB Corsair XMS PC4400 |
| Graphics Card: | ATI RADEON 9200 128MB |
| Hard Drives: | Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM |
| Optical Drives: | Samsung 52X CD-ROM |
| Case: | Thermaltake Soprano |
| Power Supply: | ePower XScale 600W |
| Software Components | |
| Operating System: | FedoraCore3 |
| Linux Kernel: | 2.6.10-1.770 |
Using our traditional methodology for testing this heatsink under Linux, we used CPUBurn-in v1.00 to stress the CPU for 30 minutes for our load temperatures. Idle temperatures were taken after the system had idled with no major background tasks running for the same period of time. Ambient room temperature was maintained at 20°C during testing and LM_Sensors 2.8.8 were used with GKrellM 2.2.4 to record the CPU temperatures. For comparison purposes, we also tested the Intel Stock heatsink fan bundled with the retail version of the Celeron D.
Idle |
Load |
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| Speeze EE475B13: | 44.5 | 63.0 |
| Intel Stock HSF: | 46.0 | 58.5 |
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Conclusion:
Looking back at these CPU temperatures, the CopperSnake battled to outperform the stock solution. In the case of idle, it had; but for load, the Speeze HSF was surprisingly defeated. Nevertheless, the CopperSnake III EE475B13 maintains a much lower profile than that of the stock heatsink. The CopperSnake III for Socket 478 processors is surely a reasonable alternative to stock cooling. It will be interesting to see what Speeze can come out with next to take on Intel LGA775 (Socket T) competition.
Pros:
· Low profile
· 80mm fan
· Easy installation
· Copper based
Cons:
· No adjustable speed controller
· Not best performance results
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