With approximately a kilogram of aluminum
and copper, SilverStone designed a new cooler, which operates with an
overclocked six-core processor without using any fans. Let’s take a look at
SilverStone HE02.
With approximately a kilogram of aluminum
and copper, SilverStone designed a new cooler, which operates with an
overclocked six-core processor without using any fans. Let’s take a look at
SilverStone HE02.
There is nothing new about the idea of
cooling a CPU with low noise levels or even without any noise. Many major
brands have been making quietly cooling solutions. Scythe Co. of Japan has two
giant Orochi and Susanoo. Regarding the Thermalright brand, we can see a very
popular product HR-02 as well as a very successful product Macho. Cooler
Master, in its field, launched the Hyper Z600D while Noctua's leading ship has
its flagship NH-D14 and a few other models, all of which operate in the passive
mode. Zalman, Thermaltake, and Titan seem to be the only brands trying to
develop these passive cooling devices.
And today, we get a new product of this
type. It appears with the name of SilverStone Heligon HE02 (STT-HE02).
SilverStone
Heligon HE02 (STT-HE02)
Packaging and accessories
SilverStone’s cardboard box is similar to
that of Thermalright’s products but its two sides are dark brown.
The
product’s box
Moreover, this packaging is very helpful
and full of information, including the data in all aspects of the cooler printed
on the sides.
Information
printed on the product’s box
It also looks very solid because the cooler
is put in the pieces of foam rubber, while the accessories are packed in a
separate box.
The
product’s box
The accessories include a common stand, the
coupling bars, two steel supports, four wire brackets to fasten the fans,
manuals, screws and spacers with silver linings and thermal grease:
Accessories
and accompanying devices
Thus, we have everything we need to quickly
install the Heligon HE02 into any modern platform. Like all current computer
components in the world, this cooler is manufactured in China. It costs about $65
and has one-year warranty.
Design and functionality
First, we must bear in mind that
SilverStone Heligon HE02 is a large heat sink for large CPUs. It is 170 mm
wide, 130 mm high and 160 mm thick. The huge size of this cooler has a very
complex shape:
Product’s
image
Despite the large size, this cooler only
weighs 990 grams as mentioned in the technical standards (and 971 grams
according to our digital scale). This number is not bigger than the current CPU
coolers. We have never seen any heavier cooler.
The radiator is placed on the six heat
pipes, with a diameter of 6 mm. These pipes will carry the aluminum fins with a
thickness of 0.5 mm and the distance between them is 3.5 mm.
The
design of the heat sink
The increase in the distance between the
aluminum fins are seen in all fanless coolers because it helps move heat
effectively due to the natural convection.
That is also the reason why the aluminum fins
are unusually sharp like that.
The
heat sink fins
We also want to note how the heat pipes go
through the aluminum heat sink fins. SilverStone's engineers decided to put the
hottest heat pipes out to the farthest to improve the performance of the cooler.
Position
of the heat pipes
To improve further, these pipes are
fastened to the heat sink fins as well as to the base of the device:
Position
of the heat pipes
The nickel-plated copper base is at least 2
mm thick below the pipes.
The 42x38 mm contact surface is not perfect
but quite smooth to touch.
In contrast to the Thermalright’s heat sinks,
the SilverStone Heligon HE02 model has a concave base.
The
base of the heat sink
We are very pleased with the thermal grease
on this cooler, as it leaves on the LGA2011 CPU a heat sink layer with convex
surface. We have never seen such a perfect picture before:
Thermal
grease
Hopefully, it also means that there is an
effective passive cooler. Let’s check it to see.
