Since the heatpipes are the core it feels a bit uneven which might lead to some bad results when it comes to performance.
The fan is mounted with 4 rubber clips that will remove vibrations from the fan since it never toches the heatsink itself. You will need a pair of plyers or strong fingers to mount the rubber holders on to the fan.
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Here we can see how the fan is supposed to be mounted, you kind of have to pull the rubber mounts a bit to get it into place but they are very durable so you don't have to worry about breaking them.
After mounting the fan follow the instructions on how to mount this cpu cooler on your socket type and don't forget to hook up the cable to the fan.
The fan itself has a very nice orange glow to it in the dark as we can see on the right picture.
Ambient temperature during testing was 23 celsius and idel temperatures were taken while running windows in idle mode. Full load temperatures were taken while looping 3dmark2006.
Stock speed:
Now remember that this cpu cooler is very silent therefore the higher temperature. 60C at Idle mode is quite high though and I think it has to do with the uneven core that the heatpipes create.
Overclocked:
While the difference between the overclocked and stock speed is not huge the performance is stil quite poor if you want to overclock.
Conclusion:
Well I am not happy with the performance, I could see this running in a HTPC rig as it is quite silent although it might be to big for a HTPC setup. I think the uneven heatpipes on the bottom is the major part why this cooler does not perform as a normal cpu cooler that has a heatsink connected to the heatpipes. It is a high quality heatsink otherwise and it was well packed and a big pro is that it fits several different socket types. Installation was quite easy even though the fan will give you more job than attaching the heatsink to the board. Overall it is a ok cooler that is very silent but lacks a bit in performance.
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