Inventory cooling options seldom fulfill a complicated PC person, even when the system shouldn’t be supposed for heavy workloads or overclocked. Whereas inventory coolers are completely ample for his or her supposed objective, usually they merely are too loud or the person is uncomfortable with the working temperature of the system. Alternatively, as fancy as large air coolers and liquid cooling options could also be, it’s an indeniable reality that the majority of the market consists of customers which might be pushed by a restricted finances, and thus in search of cost-effective, sensible options.
In as we speak’s evaluate, we’re looking on the Fera 5 tower CPU cooler from SilentiumPC. SilentiumPC is a Polish firm that was based in 2007, modestly advertising only a few case followers on the time. The corporate grew considerably over the previous decade and now they’ve a noteworthy vary of PC cooling and energy merchandise, which allowed them to determine a major presence within the European and UK markets.
SilentiumPC’s primary focus is to design and produce merchandise with an excellent price-to-performance ratio – which is to say, finances merchandise for the mainstream market. They do have a number of high-end designs, however the firm is rather more strongly targeted on the high-volume (and extremely aggressive) mainstream market. The Fera 5 CPU cooler that we’re placing to the check on this evaluate embodies the corporate’s beliefs, with SilentiumPC itemizing nice options for a cooler that sells for round €30.
Packaging & Bundle
We acquired the Fera 5 CPU cooler inside a easy cardboard field with restricted art work on it. Its partitions are skinny and flimsy however the cooler could be very light-weight, so it ought to present ample delivery safety. An image of the cooler itself decorates the entrance aspect of the field. Loads of info concerning the cooler is printed on all sides of the field.
As anticipated from a product of this worth vary, the corporate provides solely the elemental elements required to mount and function the cooler. Contained in the field, we discovered solely the mounting {hardware}, a syringe with loads of thermal grease for a number of functions, and illustrated mounting directions.
The SilentiumPC Fera 5 CPU Cooler
The SilentiumPC Fera 5 is a normal single tower cooler, with 4 copper heatpipes transferring the thermal power from the tiny base to the aluminum fin array. It’s 155 mm (6.1-inches) tall, requiring a minimum of a normal ATX case to suit. The design of the Fera 5 is fairly easy, with the plastic high cowl being nearly the one spotlight that makes it stand out from the gang.
Shut inspection of the cooler’s fins reveals a noticed tooth edge. It is a widespread apply for designers these days as it’s a confirmed methodology to barely scale back noise. The fins are pressed on the heatpipes and really feel a bit flimsy, however we discover the mechanical energy of the cooler to be ample total. Airflow instructions are engraved on the plastic cowl of the cooler.
Flipping the cooler upside-down reveals the direct contact heatpipe design. Which means the heatpipes are available direct contact with the CPU shim and the aluminum a part of the bottom exists just for the mechanical cohesion of the assemble. The 6 mm heatpipes will not be plated and floor corrosion could darken them over time.
The contact floor shouldn’t be machined right down to an ideal mirror end however it is rather easy and flat. What’s essential to notice, nonetheless, is that the contact floor could be very small – a mere 27 mm lengthy and extensive. That’s smaller than the overwhelming majority of CPU heatspeaders, however we are able to declare it borderline acceptable for socket 11xx/12xx and AM4 processors, because the dies are fully inside a 27mm x 27 mm space. In the meantime LGA 1700 is a bit trickier; the chip bundle is greater, however the present Alder Lake silicon is simply ~20.5 mm in its longest route, so it suits inside the bounds of the Fera 5. Previous that, whereas it is tough to think about Intel making a 27 mm tall shopper die, there is definitely house in LGA 1700 to take action.
Finally, the Fera 5’s base is large enough for all present shopper CPUs. However we’d not suggest making an attempt to suit the cooler on a CPU with a bigger die than that.
SilentiumPC features a single Fluctus 120 PWM fan with the Fera 5, or two an identical followers with the twin fan model. It’s a Fluid-Dynamic Bearing (FDB) engine fan of superb high quality, with its blades modified in order to attenuate turbulence noise. The corporate claims that this can be a high-pressure fan, designed for extremely restrictive functions. They don’t launch precise check figures however the multi-blade design of the fan means that this can be a product balanced between airflow and strain, not designed for max static strain.
