Enzotech Ultra-X Cooler

Manufacturer: EnzoTech
Supplied by: EnzoTech
Street Price: $59

by Dean Barker (11/23/2008)

 

Introduction

Enzotech is well known for their wide variety of quality copper heatsinks.  These units are mainly for memory chips, Northbridge chipsets and MOSFETs.  However, Enzotech does produce a number of other products for both water and air cooling applications.  Today, we have the Enzotech Ultra-X CPU cooler on our bench for a once over.  The Enzotech Ultra-X Cooler is far from a new product.  It has been out for a good eighteen months but superficially from the looks of things, it should pack quite a punch.  Let's jump right in and see what I mean but not before thanking EnzoTech and Sidewinder Computers for sponsoring this review.

Specifications

• Application: Intel LGA775; AMD Socket AM2, 939 and Socket754

• Observed Dimensions: 152 x 125 x 115mm

• Observed Weight: 819 gms

• Construction: Copper base with aluminum fins

• Fan: 120mm fan

• Rated Fan Speed: Variable rate 1000 ~ 2500 RPM

• Rated Fan Noise: 15.8 ~ 43.3 dBA

• Rated Air Flow: 39 ~ 99 CFM

• Molex 3-pin connector

• Included TIM: Arctic Silver 5

What you get

The Enzotech Ultra-X Cooler fits a number of different platforms for both Intel and AMD.  The unit also weighs in at 819 grams making secure mounting of critical importance.  Included with the Enzotech Ultra-X we have several robust mounting brackets in addition to a small rheostat that mounts in an empty rear expansion slot.  Also in the package was a very nice bonus in the form of a tube of Arctic Silver 5 paste.

Call me sir!

Things this big generally have me call them sir.  As you saw in the specs, not only is the Ultra-X large (an observed 152 x 125 x 115mm) it tipped our scales at 819 grams.  That is one big cooler.  Four large 8mm copper heatpipes connect the Enzotech's tier construction of the Ultra-X's base and fin assembly.  This massive fin assembly is covered up top by a 120mm variable rate fan.  Enzotech reports the fan to operate at 1000 to 2500 RPM making for 39 to 99 CFM of air flow at a cost of 15.8 to 43.3 decibels.  This is all manual as well.  The included rheostat mounts in an unused expansion slot cover so the turn of a knob can give you the raw cooler performance or the silence you wish.

  
 

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