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Published: Nov 03, 2009 Author: Niko Lupala Editor: Amber Lupala Provider: PCB Share this article:

Closer look at the cooler

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You also get a small zip lock bag which holds some screws, clips, and the thermal paste itself. The thermal paste felt quite dry and it was hard to apply compared to other thermal paste that I have worked with in the past.

The cooler itself is quite big as I said and the main contstruction has a core heatsink that is hooked up to the big heatsink with heatpipes that transfer the heat from the core and up so the fan can get rid of it.

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The lapping and finish of the core is extremely well done and should prove quite effective in the performance graphs. Three heatpipes on each side connect the core to the main heatsink.

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The heatsink is very well made, and the fan should be able to move out the hot air from it without any problems. This cpu cooler has a built on fan controller that can be extended to outside of the case. There are three preset modes and a manual mode where you can set the RPM yourself.

This is very handy and at the lowest rpm the fan runs at 1000rpm and on the fastest it runs at 2200rpm according to mothherboard software.

 
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The fan makes a little click sound when it spins around, I don't know if it's not aligned perfectly or something but it's very silent otherwise. It is also equipped with LED 's which gives it a nice blue glow even though it looks purple on the picture.