The SVC Glacial Cooler 68 has a basic clip design; you will need a screwdriver to install it. As always I don’t like having to use a screwdriver to attach a heatsink to my motherboard because there is always a possibility of slipping and damaging the board.
The heatsink was a bit difficult to install, I had to remove my power supply to be able to get the screwdriver down on the clip and install it. It is also a tight fit on my MSI KT7 Pro 2-A, with newer motherboards there is a lot more room around the socket to accommodate larger heatsinks.
The SVC Glacial Cooler 68 comes with free artic Alumina however like always I will be using Artic Silver 3 for testing, I will also be using an external Compunurse thermal probe for the temperature readings. After booting up the computer I let the CPU idle for about 30 minutes and took the readings from the Compunurse. After taking those results I used Prime95 to torture test the CPU and bring it to load. Here are the results.
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As you can see this heatsink performs very well the core temperature only went up 3.2 degrees under load. Very impressive, if you attach a stronger 80mm fan your results would probably be even better. I would have done so but at the moment I do not have any higher CFM 80mm fans.
Conclusion
If you are looking for an inexpensive heatsink fan that is quiet and performs very well this could be the one for you. I was very surprised how well this heatsink performed. The only thing I did not like about the product was the poor clip design. Companies really need to start adding better clips to their heatsinks, if this SVC Glacial Cooler 68 had a better clip it would be even better.
Pros
- Excellent performance
- Great price ($12.99)
- Free Artic Alumina
- 60mm base, 80mm fan
- Quiet
- Fan grill included
Cons
- Poor clip design
