Socket A coolers prevent CPU overheating and power loss. They are made for AMD® Socket A and come in high-end and low-end varieties. They have a fan, aluminum body, copper plate, and heat pipes. They also have colored displays.
All computers generate heat, especially in areas where large amounts of computation are performed, such as the central processing unit (CPU). This heat is capable of damaging and even destroying the CPU unless a cooling unit is added. The cooler must be made for the specific CPU socket. Socket A is made by AMD® and a socket A cooler prevents CPU overheating and power loss. While there are many differences in the A-socket heatsink market, there are common dimensions and specifications for the units as a whole.
Socket A was released in 1998 by AMD® and was completely replaced in 2004 by other socket types. Its long life and use in many different computer platforms has resulted in a variety of socket A cooling units being available for purchase. Just like socket A it was made for both high end and high end computers Low-end coolers also come in high-end and low-end varieties with different cooling ratings.
The fan is one of the most important aspects of the socket A cooler, because it distributes the air to the CPU and draws the heat away from the CPU so that the heat decreases. A-socket coolers tend to have a fan that is 60mm wide and made of plastic or metal. High-end heatsink units are larger, ranging from 80mm to 120mm, because the larger size is quieter and draws more heat away from the CPU.
A-socket coolers, like most outlet coolers, are made primarily of aluminum. This is because aluminum is cheap and resistant to the heat generated by the CPU. There is usually a copper plate somewhere on the socket A heatsink, either at the top or bottom, because copper is able to absorb and relieve heat from the CPU, which helps cool the CPU further. Higher-end models have larger copper plates.
Heat pipes are included in all socket A radiators to transfer heat. These pipes are above the fan and take heat from the CPU and push it out of the computer. The more heat pipes on the cooler, the more heat is expelled at once. The typical number of heat pipes is six, but there may be 10 or 12 on higher-end models.
A special feature of socket A coolers is that most of them have colored displays and light up in a rainbow of colors to show that the cooler is on and running. This display is usually invisible, unless the computer case is transparent. Cheaper models may not include the color display, and the display is not indicative of how effective the cooler is.
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