Zaward VIVO Direct Heatpipe Touch Dual Fan Quiet CPU Cooler

VIVO Direct Heatpipe Touch Dual Fan Quiet CPU Cooler [Discontinued] (2 customer reviews)

£11.35

Zaward's newest CPU cooler, the VIVO features something we have never seen before here at Quiet PC, "Direct Heatpipe Touch". DHT could well become the standard for future high performance CPU coolers because the technology makes perfect sense.

Zaward VIVO

Direct Heatpipe Touch

Every CPU cooler manufacturer mentions how efficient their coolers are, especially those manufacturers that use heatpipes to increase performance. Heatpipes are designed to transfer heat from one point to another and to do that as quickly as possible. Zaward have made this heat transfer process even quicker by flattening the heatpipes at the base of the cooler so they directly touch the top of the CPU, hence "Direct Heatpipe Touch". Due to this feature the heatpipes remove the heat from the CPU quicker because there is no other layer between the CPU and the heatpipes to effect the heat transfer.

Image showing the base of the Zaward VIVO and "Direct Heatpipe Touch"

U-Shaped Heatpipes

Due to the fact that the heatpipes are U-shaped the heat from the CPU is transferred up both sides of the heatpipes which doubles the efficiency of the heatpipes, giving you six effective heatpipes from just three!

Heatsink and Fans

Under the white plastic ducting lies around 40 aluminium fins. These fins attach directly to the heatpipes which is where the heat is dissipated by the help of the two Zaward 92mm Golf fans, click here for information about the technology behind the fans.

Installation

Installing the VIVO is very simple. The VIVO uses two different mounting brackets, one is for Intel's LGA775 and the other is for the AMD's 754/939/940 or AM2 socket. Out of the box the VIVO is ready to be installed on Intel's LGA775 socket but if you intend to use it for an AMD socket the Intel bracket needs to be removed.

To securely attach the heatsink to any CPU the white ducting needs to be removed. Once removed the heatsink is either screwed to a backplate (Intel) or attached to the retention module (AMD). After the heatsink is attached the white ducting is then placed on top of the heatsink and screwed onto the heatsink to secure it. If you intend to use both of the supplied fans with the VIVO then it is recommended you attach the second fan to the white ducting before you place the ducting over the heatsink.

After the heatsink and ducting are in place the final step of the installation is to connect the fans to the motherboard. All that is required are two available 3-pin fan headers, one for each fan. It may sound complicated but it practice the whole installation process is quite simple. Instructions are provided if further clarification is required.

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See also:

Intel LGA775 Quiet CPU Coolers
AMD S754/939/940 Quiet CPU Coolers
AMD AM2/2+/3/3+ Quiet CPU Coolers