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Features
One of the aspects that needs
to be addressed more than anything is the fact that the Vapochill LS is
not for the faint of heart. It is also a device that can provide you
with the kind of cooling to consider it as an investment. At this price
level of componentry for your PC, Asetek insures that its buyers get
everything that they need to insure a safe and trouble-free
commissioning. I can say that very few people that are even involved
with computers have any clue what I'm talking about when I mention phase
change, but I can say that just about anyone can put this thing together
so long as they have the ability to utilize the resources available to
them. The nice part about the Vapochill LS is that it is very user
friendly, yet so powerful.
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After we received our Vapochill
we took it off its pallet, and excellently packed box and took a pic.
The nicest part about the LS and one of the reasons it is so powerful,
is that unlike its predecessors it uses its own power. This is a nice
aspect since the Vapochill's of the past were questionably esthetic, and
the PSU was located so close to the rest of your components that the
heating of your motherboard and video card were of concern under the
stressful conditions that the Vapochill could put your CPU through.
The Elements of Functionality
One aspect that really
needs to be addressed is the fact that the Vapochill doesn't operate on
liquid, but the exchange of gas for its severe cooling capability. Of
course If you take a glance at any Vapochill review you'll get a whole
bunch of boring info that ia really tiresome to read, but if there is
one thing that will motivate you to take the knowledge of how the LS
works it the ownership of one.
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The Vapochill is basically a
reverse engine that takes advantage of special refrigeration chemicals
under pressure. An engine converts heat for work, whereas a device such
as the LS converts work for heat. The chemical properties of refrigerant
gas converts this heat to cold through pressure. Of course that is a
very basic idea of what occurs, but its good enough for me. The heart of
the Vapochill is a 1/2HP Danfloss compressor. From what information I've
gathered this is a very welcome addition to the components inside a
Vapochill, since Danfloss has a great reputation.
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The LS transmits its cold to the evaporator head which
contacts the CPU through a much improved mounting mechanism. The
evaporator head has been questioned to be a close design to that of the
"Baker" block which terrorized the top 10 Benchmarking charts a few
years back.
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What's nice about the LS is
that it is totally complete. Everything you need to install the kit is
included. What's even better is that you the installation kit allows you
to bolt the LS onto a P4 478 or A64 754, 939, 940. You also get
everything you need to avoid the enemy of low temperatures,
condensation. Of course after a few applications or perhaps upgrading
from 754 to 939 you may run out of paste, but you can grab a tube of
dielectric grease one a quick trip to an auto parts store. We recommend
that you use dielectric grease to condensation proof your motherboard,
and use the included paste for evaporator head to processor contact.
This is one application where Arctic Silver is not recommended since the
extreme temps won't ever allow it to cure for the evaporator head to
seat onto the processor.
The parts listed above are as
follows:
1. Motherboard Backing plate
2. Evaporator Insulation (spare)
3. Evaporator Head Clamshell Assembly
4. Top Clamshell Inserts
5. AMD S754/940 Bottom Insulation
6. Motherboard Power Switch Connector
7. Chill Control USB Cable
8. Chill Control Stand-offs
9. Chill Control Anti-Static Bag (use it!)
10. P4 S478 Bottom Insulation
11. Chill Control Unit
12. AMD S754/940 Top Insulation
13. P4 S478 Socket Insulation
14. Motherboard Mounting Back Plate
Insulation
15. P4 S478 Top Insulation
16. Guides
17. Washers
18. Springs
19. Thumbscrews
20. Motherboard Heating Element
21. Clamshell Heating Element
22. Paste for Condensation Prevention
23. Paste Applicator
24. Spacers
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