So who is Nexus Technologies and what is this new SkiveTek process
you ask? Well, Nexus is a Netherlands based company that was founded
to produce silent and reliable PC products. In their pursuit of this
goal, they have developed a new process that they are calling (and
trade marking) SkiveTek. According to Nexus, this technology allows
them to cut and bend thin fins in a 99.5 % pure block of aluminum.
The resulting solid block is thereby lightweight and the fins don’t
suffer any of the thermal transfer setbacks of bonds, solders, welds,
or adhesives.
Here I have disassembled the heatsink so we can take a closer look.
First we have the solid aluminum base. It’s considerably lighter
than its copper counterparts (385 total grams for the Nexus versus
about 630grams for my current Swiftech model), and you can see that
the wide “V” shaped fins provide ample surface area for
the heat transfer process.
If you look closely at the fins, you will notice
that the fin surface one side is rather rough looking. This is actually
another good feature as it provides more surface area for cooling
and heat transfer as the air circulates through them.
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Next, we have the sharp looking orange shroud and the retaining clip.
The shroud is designed so that the airflow movement is funneled through
the fins and the slot between them. The retaining clip requires no
tools for installation as it simply snaps onto the existing Intel
bracket
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Finally we have the fan that is designed to run at 19 decibels, and
it produces an air flow of 21.1 CFM at a rotational speed of 2400
RPM. It is interesting to note that Nexus chose to go with a 70mm
fan here instead of the more popular 80mm’s.
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The features and technical specifications are as follows:
Heatsink Specifications: |
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Suitable for socket 478, up to 3.2 GHz and the new Celeron processors
• Full aluminum heatsink
• SkiveTek technology
• Weight: 385 grams with fan
• No tools required for installation
• Thermal grease included
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Fan Specifications: |
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Dimensions: 70x70x25 mm
• Rotation speed: 2400 RPM (+/- 10%)
• Noise level: 19dB(A)
• 21.1 CFM
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Technical Drawing
A Technical Drawing from the Nexus website can be found here
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