Verdict: Noisy and awkward to fit - best avoided

Apart from the different fan, this GlobalWin HSF is practically identical to the Intel reference design, so theoretically it should perform quite well.

The similarity to the Intel reference design also means it attaches to the motherboard using the same 'push down and turn' pin-retention mechanism.

However, because the fan overlaps the top of the heatsink it's difficult to turn the pins in order to lock them in place. We managed it eventually, but not without cutting our fingers on the Northbridge heatsink, so we'd recommend having some plasters to hand before attempting to fit the UP-92NP.

The 92mm fan spins at a hefty 3,600rpm and pumps out 46.2dBA of sonic abuse, which very quickly becomes irritating. Although the GlobalWin cooled our heavily overclocked Pentium 4e to 9ûC cooler than the reference Intel HSF, both the Artic Cooling and Swiftech HSFs performed significantly better.

Even though there's an incredibly limited number of retail LGA775 HSFs available, we wouldn't recommend the GlobalWin. It's noisy, very awkward to fit, and therefore not much better than the reference Intel HSF.

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