ItsJustAName

yo guys this looks sweet to me : http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Akasa...pper-Heatpipes
but I can't find reviews for the thing anywhere, anyone got some stats on it?

Shadowclock

Haven't heard anything good or bad, $61:



- Compatable with Socket AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1156 / 1366
- Quality materials, classic design and killer looks
- Four nickel plated heatpipes with direct contact technology
- High grade aluminium fins for rapid heat dissipation
- Ultra quiet PWM 12cm white LED fan
- Fan Airflow: 17-52 CFM
- Fan Speed: 500-1700 RPM
- Noise Level: 18.3 - 27.2 dBA
- Dimensions: 160 x 120 x 65mm

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ta2

Found this thread as one of the top results on Bing. Ordered one of these from Scan yesterday. It arrived today. Looks very nice and well built. The retention mechanism looks solid because it uses a backplate, which can also be a disadvantage cause of installation effort.

I will be building my i5 750 tomorrow with this cooler so I'll try and post some temps. Not gonna mess around putting different coolers on the same CPU just to bench though, but hopefully I'll at least have some info.

By the looks of it it's pretty much the same as the Nero (which I have on this PC), but it has a better retention mechanism and supports LGA 1156. The heatpipes are also coated in something (nickel?) and the fan is attached directly instead of on those stupid rubber things which are a pain in the ass.

ta2

Right, here's my take on it.

Installing it was an absolute *****. I read the instructions twice, but I still think I did it right. You have to put some retention plate thing on the back of the motherboard, over these three protruding screws. Apparently after this point gravity is supposed to cease and you're supposed to put your mobo in your case without the retention plate falling off.

Obviously this is impossible so I had to rest the mobo on the anti-static bag and fit the HSF to it like that. Not ideal because you don't want to be putting any pressure on it while it's not held down. Incase you think I'm retarded, here's the official manual:

Right, well anyway... 0/10 for the backplate mechanism. Next stage is "aligning" the screws with the holes in the backplate.

Makes it sound like there's a specifc position where the screws go. There isn't, and obviously if you aren't holding the heatsink ABSOLUTELY perpendicular to the ground then the screws will just slide along the rails. Basically, just hold the heatsink above the CPU, guess where the screws should go, plonk it down, then lift the screws up and try and get them in without taking the heatsink off the CPU (and putting **** knows how many air pockets between the heatsink and the CPU). 0.5/10 for fitting the heatsink to the board/retention plate.

The only redeeming factor with installation is that it is very easy to add or remove the fan to the heatsink. Anyway, onto some solid facts.

The i5 CPU is pretty crazy. I'm pretty sure Core Temp isn't working right because it has gone down to 17C when it underclocks it to 1.2GHz. I'll give CPUID Hardware Monitor temps:

MIN:
Cores: 26/23/28/23
TMPIN0: 29
TMPIN2: 26

MAX (after 10 mins prime95, CPU fan on 25%):
Cores: 54/52/52/52
TMPIN0: 43
TMPIN2: 27

I have an Antec Nine Hundred with buckets of airflow so I doubt increasing the CPU fan speed will make much difference, but will try to post benchmarks later.

I wouldn't recommend this cooler no matter how good the temps are (or aren't?) because of the absolutely retarded mechanism for fixing it on. Don't know why they didn't stick with the pop in like with the Akasa Nero I have on this PC.

Shadowclock

Interesting review I would say it is cooling pretty well considering fan on 25% but I don't know if you had it overclocked and to what degree. Many CPU coolers that require their own backplate are just as difficult to install, I am not sure if you have had experience installing CPU coolers before this one besides you mentioning the one that "popped in". Do you mean it had push pins? Because push pin mounting is TERRIBLE.

So let me know on the above, I am interested on your answers

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