Introduction
How is this heatsink different from the other Taisol models or from most heatsinks?  The Taisol CGK 742092 is forged, not extruded.  Meaning it was created and formed while it was still in its liquid stage.  By doing so, there will be more density and surface area for more effective heat transfer.  That's why you'll be expecting to get a huge heatsink which is common to most Taisol heatsinks anyway.  In the tradition of the Alphas, Taisol has made this promising heatsink to compete with the other high-end after market heatsinks.  Let's have a look at this heatsink from Taisol and see its performance.

TAISOL CGK 742092

Fan Size: 60x60x10mm (Delta AFB0612HAS650 )
Rated Voltage: 12 VDC
Rated Current: 0.18A (Max 0.22)
Input Power: 2.16 W (Max 2.64)
Speed: 4800 RPM
Air Flow: 21.19CFM (Min 19.07)
Fan Life: 70,000 Hours
Connector: 3-pin Molex 2695
Material: AL6063-T5
Finish: De-greased
Dimension: 80x60x58.3 mm

The heatsink is really quite big.  It's about 207 gms, so it is a bit heavy as well.  The fan seems small for its size, though it does its job as expected in cooling this massive heatsink.  Otherwise they wouldn't put it there in the first place.  Like with all our heatsink review, we will aslo tryout the Taisol CGK742092 with the Papst fan on for a better comparison with our previous heatsinks.

This particular heatsink utilizes a 3 hole clip.  It's good because it provides maximum contact and security.  Also if you lose a lug, which I did on one of my board's socket, you still have the other 2 lugs to keep the heatsink properly secured to the CPU and socket.  Keep in mind though that you'll still use the services of a flathead screwdriver for 'easy attachment'.  And be warned that once the clip is in place, you'll end up swearing before you can take it off again.

The thermal pad, I wouldn't go much into as I know you geeks are just gonna remove it and just put arctic silver on it even if I say the pad is good enough.

Testing
To have a proper comparison with other heatsinks we've tested, the same testbed was used in testing this heatsink.  Below are the results of the test together with comparisons from the most recent socket heatsinks reviewed here.  After testing with the stock fan, I will also replace it with a Papst typ 612 NGHH(6850 rpm) fan, and see the difference it makes.

1 Ghz AMD T-Bird OC'ed to 1.2 Ghz @ 1.85v
Abit KT7A

Room Temp- 20C

Conclusions
Cold Forged.  Sure made this heatsink effective.  Another heatsink that can take the full load of an overclocked Athlon.  Nice construction.  Lots of cooling area.  Heavy but effective. Its priced almost the same as the top performing Globalwin socket A heatsinks, except the CAK38 of course.  If you want power, performance without the noise then this can be a very good choice.  If you want to squeeze more from it, then a more powerful but noisy fan is the other option.  All around, it performed really well.  Expect more from the new ones with the copper insert.