Coolink BAT1VS CPU Cooler

3DCOOL, one of the newest sponsors here at Phoronix, recently gave us the opportunity to examine one of their newest products in stock, the BAT. We were a bit baffled when we were told a BAT cooler had been shipped out to our labs, as we had never heard of this cooler before, or had we seen much information regarding the unit when we looked around the Internet. Will the BAT1VS from Coolink be able to dissipate efficiently with its single heatpipe design?

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Although the BAT1VS took up a good portion of the Coolink packaging, we also found a number of additional accessories. A instruction manual, three mounting plates, packet of thermal paste, rheostat controller, two LEDs, 4-pin molex to 3-pin fan connector, and a pouch full of screws, nuts, and washers all accompanied the BAT heatsink and fan. With the three mounting brackets, one is a universal back plate while the other two plates are designed for different CPU sockets (Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 or Socket T LGA775 & AMD K8 Athlon 64). Unfortunately, there is no method for use with the aging Socket A processors. The included rheostat controller is an optional accessory to adjust the fan speed for the processor by the simple turn of a dial, no expansion slot or drive bay panel is provided for making the dial easily accessible. The two included LEDs are blue and are used to improve the appearance of the heatsink; we'll cover this feature more in-depth later on in this review.