A closer look

The Transformer 6 is made of aluminium but features a copper base. Both the heat pipes of the cooler and fins are aluminium, yet feature a grade 430 stainless steel coating. This coating doesn’t just have an aesthetic appeal, but also helps with corrosion resistance. The six aluminium heat pipes are broken into four on one side and two on the other. Each set of heat pipes run throughout their own block of aluminium fins.


The 120mm fan that comes with the Transformer 6 is said to be a high performing and silent fan, yet it is not rated to a CFM level. Sound wise, it is rated at <20dBA on low mode and <30 dBA on high mode, which is indeed quiet. It is made of plastic and coated in silver paint to match the heatsink. In the middle of the fan is simply Evercool’s sticker. Another added bonus of the fan is that it features four bright blue LED lights.


The cooler has a standard 3 pin power connector which can be plugged straight into the motherboard (which will run the fan at full speed). Alternatively, the fan can be plugged into the supplied fan controller. The controller accepts a 3 pin connection and then outputs a 3 pin connection. A four pin PWM controller is not required, simply due to the fact that the fan controller will control the speed of the fan, not the motherboard.


There are two blocks of aluminium fins featured on the Transformer 6. While the main block can be seen very easily, the second block is a lot smaller and resides underneath the first block. These two blocks of fins do not touch at all, but the cooler has been designed in such a way that the 120mm fan on top will blow air throughout both blocks of fins.


The heat pipes are also made of aluminium, but have a grade 430 stainless steel coating on them (hence the silver colour of the pipes). Towards the bottom of the heatsink, these pipes connect to a full copper base, allowing maximum heat dissipation. The six heat pipes are spread out on each side, there are two on one side and four on the other. The two heat pipes on one side connect to the smaller block of aluminium fins whilst the four heat pipes on the other side connect to the large block of fins. As it is shown, the pipes run straight through both the blocks of fins as well as the base, and are capped off on the other side, showing that the heat is distributed equally throughout the entire block of fins and base.


The base of the Transformer 6 is made of pure copper. The heat pipes run throughout the whole base to absorb and transfer as much heat as possible. As shown by the “screw” test, the base is highly reflective. Evercool have not included a pre-applied thermal compound yet do supply thermal compound in a separate tube. The cooler has an attached bracket with four holes for screws. These holes screw into the supplied base for Intel Socket 775 based installations or into the supplied base for AMD based installations.