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- Date:
- Tuesday , July 15, 2008
- Author:
- Marc Adams
- Editor:
- Kyle Bennett
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ASUS Lion Square
The Lion Square incorporates a nickel-plating copper base, four copper heat pipes, aluminum wave fins, and a 9 cm LED inner fan. ASUS claims that this Lion Square can keep your processor safe for up to 180w. Even good for your Phenom guys!
ASUS Lion Square
The Lion Square is ASUS’ newest heat sink and is named after the legend of the Sword Lion. The legend goes that a famous general once led his armies to defeat a group of strong enemies after an invasion. The shields that were equipped by the armies were carved with a lion-tattoo and the swords were placed through lion’s mouth. Later generations believe that this lion-tattoo symbolizes Strength, Courage, and Good Fortune. Ancient legends aside, the Lion Square comes equipped with a nickel-plated copper base, aluminum fins shaped downwards for cooling motherboard components and four full length copper heat pipes. With plenty of roar behind it, we intend to find out if this Lion has any bite to it.
Package & Specs
ASUS spares no expense when it comes to their packaging as shown by the ornate design. Thankfully the packaging is as functional as it is creative.
Dimensions: 126 (L) x 126 (W) x 144 (H) mm
Weight: 730g
Material: Dual side aluminum fins, copper base and four 8mm heat pipes
Heat Pipes: 4 full length
Compatibility:
- Intel LGA 775
- AMD AM2
- AMD 754
- AMD 939
- AMD 940
- AMD AM2/AM2+/socket F(1207)/1207+
Fan:
- Dimensions: 92 x 92 x 25 mm
- Speed: 2300 RPM ± 10%
- Noise: 18dB
- Connector: 4-pin with PWM control
ASUS makes sure their heat sinks fit the widest variety of CPUs on the market regardless of manufacturer. This certainly helps to add value to their line up since those with older chips can retain the cooler as they upgrade the rest of their system.
Contents & Flatness
There isn’t much to expect in the way of accessories when speaking about heat sinks. Just as long as you get everything you need to set up your new cooler you are good to go. An added bonus is the fact that the Lion Square comes with its own fan which saves you a couple of dollars. The downside is it’s a 92mm fan but at least you can swap it out for your own if you prefer.
The base of the Lion Square shows us very straight lines. This indicates a very flat base. Our look at the contact patch will show us how well the base mates with the IHS (Integrated heat Spreader) of our CPU.
Photos
Here’s a few shots from various angles showing off the Lion Square in all its glory.
Installation & Contact
Installing the Lion Square is pretty straight forward. Simple screw the two brackets into the base if you’re using an Intel setup and tighten the pre-installed screws into the base plate. Setup is even easier if you go the AMD route since all the is required is the tension arm to be slid through the base of the cooler and tightened.
The Lion Square made very good contact as shown in the image above. What I did not realize before was the size, or lack thereof, of the base. It is only ever so slightly larger than the IHS (Integrated Heat Spreader) of our CPU.