Silverstone NT06

Silverstone’s NT06 contrasts the NT05. It is much larger with smaller footprint and more cooling capacity. It features three heatpipes that connect to a massive top with many fins. The top holds a large 120mm fan. In fact, Silverstone includes the largest 120mm fan of any other heatsinks we tested. It is 32mm thick, versus 25mm like all other 120mm fans. This allows thicker and more curved fins for pushing more air.

Unfortunately there was a strange friction in the bearing and our supplied fan never worked. Instead we used the fan off of the Thermaltake Big Typhoon because it had the most similar specifications.


Just like the NT05, Silverstone fails to finish the base. Our nickel looks dull, and the performance results will be dulled too. The NT06 comes with various mounting plates for sockets 775, 478, and 754/939/AM2. Like the NT06, it comes with a fan speed controller. It mounts to an expansion bay opening. Instructions and a tube of thermal paste are included as always.

Installation

The NT06 is very easy to mount, but it requires a lot of different small steps to do so. First collect your appropriate materials. For the 775 socket, you will need 775 brackets, the universal backplate, four silver screws, four black screws for the fan, four gold nuts and 4 thumbscrews. Replace the stock universal mounting brackets on the heatsink with the 775 brackets. Make sure the ends point out.


Next assemble the backplate. Fit the 4 silver screws upward through the far holes of the backplate. Guide the motherboard over the screws, because you cannot lift the backplate, since the screws aren’t fastened. Secure the backplate by screwing on the nuts. Next, apply thermal paste and guide the heatsink over the screws. Tighten the heatsink with the four provided thumbscrews. This is the a hassle free installation method, seen on the sharks and Hyper 6+ coolers.