Dr(s) Thermal TI-S86 and V86 HSFs

The base was smooth but lacking in the shine that many heatsinks are polishing up their bases to get.  No complaints though with the base.

Specifications

• AMD Socket A Thunderbird up to 1.4GHz / Athlon XP+ 1900
• Intel FC-PGA up to 1.13GHz
• Dimensions: 83.3 x 69.8 x 61.8mm 
• Material: Aluminum
• Weight: 238gms
• Fan System: 60 x 60 x 25mm fan
• Fan Speed: 6,800 RPM
• Air Flow: 36CFM
• Noise Level: 45 dBa
• Connector: Four pin Molex with RPM cable

TI-V86 Heatsink

The V86 model is everything that the S86 is with three exceptions.  The most obvious of these is the height.  The V86 is roughly two-thirds the size of the S86.  That is quite a bit less surface area to exchange heat to the air with. 

Thermal Integration sought to make up for this by putting a copper insert in the sink’s center.  The copper’s high thermal capacity should compensate for some degree of the diminished surface area of the V86.  However, the first rule in high performance heatsink design is surface area and lots of it.

The V86's base had the nice gleam that the S86 lacked.  Nice job!

The third difference between the S86 and the V86 is the fan.  The V86 sports a 60 x 60 x 15mm fan that turns 4,600 RPM moving 25.9 CFM.  The advantage of a smaller fan is a smaller noise signature; 40dBa to be exact. 

The clipping mechanism was identical to that on the V86.

It seems that Thermal Integration is aiming squarely at providing high “livable” performance with this product.  Livable performance is the kind that can have your box crunching some numbers or searching for aliens with SETI all night long, while you sleep undisturbed. 

Specifications

• AMD Socket A Thunderbird up to 1.4GHz / Athlon XP+ 1900
• Intel FC-PGA up to 1.13GHz
• Dimensions: 83.3 x 69.8 x 46mm 
• Material: Aluminum with copper core
• Weight: 262.5gms
• Fan System: 60 x 60 x 15mm fan
• Fan Speed: 4,600 RPM
• Air Flow: 25.9CFM
• Noise Level: 40 dBa
• Connector: Four pin Molex with RPM cable

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