The Swiftech is nothing compared to this...

[speedy4500]

Well, it is in all Japanese writing, so I can't understand the words, but the pictures speak plenty :D :D :D
http://www.kendon.com/F-kr2.htm

[Goku]

OMG wow i think the swiftech people need to engineere a new HSF to beat that!!!!

[JigPu]

If only Mr. Flood (my japaneese teacher) didn't move to another school, I have been able to pull out bits and pieces for you... But it still looks AWESOME!

JigPu

[phiber]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dood thats like a radiotor with copper and a fan on it

[Blue Jester_2112]

Found some more pics of it.

http://web01.fureai.or.jp/~hirobo/cooling/kendon_radiator/kendon_radiator.html

[Richard]

Update:

After reading some reviews I'm beginning to lose hope in this thing.

http://www5.plala.or.jp/yoh-shp/cooler/a_cooler.htm

Here you see it getting spanked by some more conventional sinks.

It does appear interesting. I read the whole site, but there is no mention anywhere of what kind of c/w this thing is capable of.

It's based on a heat-pipe design that is filled with a fluid. :) Neat-o. I just wonder how it works? Still it is big. Comes with an 80mm fan.

There's also a whole line of accessories for this baby. Peltiers, cold plates, shims, mounting kits, etc.

I'll look around and see if there's any tests that have been done.


Summary:
It looks like it was a fine P!!! and Celeron II cooler in its day. :) That about sums up its performance, and also gives an example of how quickly things change in this industry.

[Richard]

Au contraire. Bump.

[sieb]

Yea, looking at it, you can obviously see that It has, or has to have, a heat pipe nesteled in there the way the fins are set up. Looks a tad big a bulky to me, and needs some more development. The fan is on the bottom, pulling that hot air up from the vid card, and for its size, its using the socket clips... To rival the mother 462, it needs a bigger fan and bigger surface area. I still question the usefulness of heatpipes on hot processors. Put too much heat through them and the internal process of the heatpipe basicly doesnt work. Interesting how you strap a big chunk of copper to your die then mount the HSF...

This company, with good looking products, has some odd ideas.. especially on how to mount the waterblock with metal braided wire..... hmm.... They sure do like those shims though...

Link1 (http://www1.winknet.ne.jp/~kinopee/pcmodeling/KR1.htm)

link2 (http://www.geocities.co.jp/MusicStar/4295/yoshirou/cpuradiator.htm)

link3 - 84watt Peltier??? (http://www.maxclock.co.kr/cooler/kendon.htm)

link4 (http://www.sun-inet.or.jp/~yasubou/cooling/socketa/02/02.html)

Apperently, you shim it, put on this big chunk of copper or aluminum, then strap it down on the two little socket clips...

Oh.. and its all aluminum.. eww...

Ill keep my 462 thankyou..

[cookedcomp]

i've seen this befor and it does not look like they attached the fins too well

[speedy4500]

Sadly the heatsinks in the USA all seem pretty much the same (except for the Zalman Flower cooler). I would guess that it doesn't take much to make a quality cooler anymore, just try to have it all copper, lots of fins, and stick a Delta fan on top....Thankfully Zalman (and various people who peruse the numerous overclocking forums) provide some unique, if not always the best, cooling solutions. I personally wouldn't want to strap a pound and a half of copper on a $200 chip, then stick a 7000rpm fan on top that will probably vibrate as well as make tons of noise. And when u move your pc you have to remove the heatsink so you don't damage the chip or the $150 motherboard and have it risk smashing into the new $300 video card.....but i guess the manufacturers know what they're doing :rolleyes:

[Daniel ~]

Beauty is as beauty does":O}

[BF_TEXMASTER]

Originally posted by speedy4500
Well, it is in all Japanese writing, so I can't understand the words, but the pictures speak plenty :D :D :D
http://www.kendon.com/F-kr2.htm

I like the CORE better :D