Consider the single array tower cooler that is
designed for six-core Intel processors.
Thermalright Inc. Company continues to
polish their reputation Archon cooler. We tested the third version called
Thermalright Archon SB-E and now we want to show you the fourth reincarnation -
Thermalright Archon SB-E X2.
Thermalright
Archon SB-E X2
We test any changes about the design and
performance testing and its noise levels, compare to the previous version as
well as the best air coolers.
Packaging and
Accessories
Packing has not changed for many years. New
Archon is packed in a cardboard box similar to its predecessor:
Packing
has not changed for many years
Heat-sink and fan are protected from shocks
during shipping with plastic foam pieces. Accessories can be found in a
separate thin box, each accessory is set in a single-use plastic bag.
Accessories
can be found in a separate thin box
We can see a fixed set of standard screws, Thermalright
ChillFactor III thermal stain, and a y-splitter for fan.
Cooler is for $85, slight higher than the
recommended price of the original Archon SB-E. It is manufactured in China and
has two years warranty.
Design and Functionality
If you expect the original solution and
strong innovation from a traditional company like Thermalright, you can be
disappointed. The new feature of Archon SB-E X2 when compared to Archon SB-E,
it comes two instead of one fan.
It
comes two instead of one fan
It also retains the elegance and slender
thanks to the nickel radiator plate that is polished like a mirror.
It
also retains the elegance and slender
The size of the heat-sink does not change.
It is 170.2 mm tall, 155mm long and 53.6 mm wide.
The
size of the heat-sink does not change
Heat weighs 750 gram. It contains eight
nickel-plated cooper heat pipes, 6mm diameter, passes through the cooler and
through aluminum wing.
It
contains eight nickel-plated cooper heat pipes, 6mm diameter
Heat-sink contains 44 wings, spaces 1.9mm.
Each wing is 0.5 mm thick. The total of heat-sink is about 8000 cm2.
The fins weld pipe, where Thermalright
product is superior to most of its opponents.
Heat-sink
contains 44 wings, spaced 1.9mm
Heat pipe is also welded to the base of the
cooler. You can easily see this in the picture:
Heat
pipe is also welded to the base of the cooler
It can also be seen that the bottom fins of
heat-sink do not contact with whole pipe. The surface of cooler base is covered
perfectly:
The
surface of cooler base is covered perfectly
It can be used as a real mirror. As the old
version of cooler, this version has a prominent spot in the center. You can
easily see through the thermal grease on CPU heat-sink:
Thermal
grease
Thermalright Archon SB-E X2 comes two
TY-141 fans. We will discuss and test them detail in the upcoming fan summary.
Speed
is adjust PWM in the range 900 to 1300 RPM
We can tell you that their speed adjusts
PWM in the range 900 to 1,300 RPM. Airflow is designed from 28.3 to 73.6 CFM.
Noise range is 17 to 21 dBA.
Interestingly, unlike TY-140 and TY-150
fans are installed in the previous version of Archon, Archon SB-E X2 fan has a
dual ball bearing. Its life is though not shown. Basic information of the fan
can be found on its sticker:
The
fan of Archon SB-E X2 has a dual ball bearing
The 4-pin sleeved cable is 300 mm long.
Fans have been fixed on heat-sink with wire-frame. Silicon buffer that is used
to evaluate vibration is much larger than necessary. It is difficult to paste
them into the heat-sink well so they are really good vibration suppression, not
just decoration.
