The big advantage is a particularly attractive price offer, without having to do without cooling performance. All ArgonTowers are made of an aluminum radiator and several copper heatpipes, which are directly attached to the heat spreader of the processor thanks to HDC technology (Heatpipe Direct Contact) and thereby dissipate their heat into the lamella tower.
Also not to be despised and standard with every Silverstone Argon already included: a blue-white fan with 4-pin PWM connector, which is fully controlled depending on the utilization and heat development of the CPU from a compatible motherboard. Because Silverstone now has some experience in fan construction, as well as an innovative vibration-damping mounting on the Argon cooler, each fan offers a great balance between air circulation and low-noise operation. The cooler is also compatible with the latest Intel motherboard sockets (LGA 1150, 1151, 1155, 1156) and is mounted using the supplied springbolts + backplate.
The Silverstone SST-AR10-115XS offered here is an extremely compact tower cooler, with three cleverly arranged heatpipes à 6 mm in diameter, which is suitable for 3U rackmount or housing with small form factor. Into the base, the heatpipes transport the waste heat into the 8.8 cm wide and 7.9 cm high radiator block. A nine-bladed, 70-mm fan with plain bearings ensures a proper air flow rate of up to 33.11 m³ / h at a full speed of 4,000 rpm, causing no more than 39.03 dB (A). It can also act very quietly - throttled by pulse width modulation - if it scoops air at just 500 rpm with only just over 18.07 dB (A) air.
Technical details:
Dimensions (with fan): 88 x 79 x 88 mm (W x H x D)
Weight (without fan): 320 g
Material: copper, aluminum (bottom plate), copper (heatpipes), aluminum (lamellas)
Heatpipes: 3x Ø 6 mm
Fans: 1x 70 mm (maximum 18.07 - 39.03 dB (A), 500-4000 rpm 8.2 - 33.11 m³ / h, 0.08-4.83 mm H2O)
Connections: 4-pin PWM
Compatibility:
Intel LGA 1150, 1151, 1155, 1156