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8/4/12 at 1:52pm

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Building together my first ever PC right now, will be used to cool a 3570K, maybe a mild overclock to 4 Ghz tops for now.

Im talking about this CPU Cooler:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

Xigmatek SD 1283 Dark Knight Nighthawk Edtion................

As retarded as the name may be, I think it looks cool and according to this:

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4730/xigmatek_dark_knight_sd1283_night_hawk_edition_cpu_cooler_review/index.html

review, its actually competing with CPU Coolers in a way higher price range.

Opinions/does any have it, do you think its worth the money?

All inputs apreciated

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8/4/12 at 1:56pm

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It looks cool.

If it performs how they say it does than it may well be worth the $50.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
3770K	ASRock z77 OC Formula	MSI GTX 680 Lightning	2x4GB Samsung 2400MHz C10.
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2	WD2500AAKS 250GB	WD20EARX 2TB	DVD-RW
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EK XTX360 to EK supremacy FC	WINDOES & everyhting else.	QNIX QX2710EVO 1440P LED PLS @122hz	Rosewill RK9001 reds.
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EK XTX360 to EK supremacy FC	WINDOES & everyhting else.	QNIX QX2710EVO 1440P LED PLS @122hz	Rosewill RK9001 reds.
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8/4/12 at 1:58pm

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NZXT Havik 140 is superior and similarly priced

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Western Digital WD Black 1TB WD1002FAEX	ASUS 24X DVD	Heligon HE01	3*Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition 120mm
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8/4/12 at 2:03pm

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835146011&Tpk=NZXT%20havik%20140

Incomparable imo. The Havik at its price is in a league of its own and offers cooling performance slightly behind the Noctua NH-D14. Pretty impressive for a single tower

Edited by Bruennis - 8/4/12 at 2:06pm

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i7-3770K @4.5	GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H	2*8GB Team Xtreem LV @2400 10-12-12-31 1T	Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme 256GB w/ FW:1.05
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Western Digital WD Black 1TB WD1002FAEX	ASUS 24X DVD	Heligon HE01	3*Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition 120mm
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	27" X-star DP2710LED 2560*1440	Rosewill RK-9000BR	Kingwin LZP-850 Platinum
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Western Digital WD Black 1TB WD1002FAEX	ASUS 24X DVD	Heligon HE01	3*Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition 120mm
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8/4/12 at 2:04pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruennis

NZXT Havik 140 is superior and similarly priced

where I live the Havik actually goes for €20 more, everywhere.

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8/4/12 at 2:07pm

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I'll bet a CM Hyper 212 Evo with an extra fan would offer better cooling performance

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8/4/12 at 2:13pm

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actually they look kind of exactly the same. Almost same size, both use direct contacs ot the IHS, bu the Xigmatek has this special surface thing...

I cant really imagine that they charge you 20$ for ceramic coathing, but ill wait for more input

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8/4/12 at 2:17pm

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212+ is good for mild oc's.

Extreme and even high oc's the 212+ will struggle.

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Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F3	Samsung SH-S223L	Hyper 212+ Push Pull	7 Ultimate 64bit
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8/4/12 at 2:17pm

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Just do a quick google search. Havik 140 > Dark Knight. Not even close I would say. Both are good looking coolers but performance wise, Havik offers beat performance for its price especially since the Silver Arrow (the original) is supposedly discontinued

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
i7-3770K @4.5	GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H	2*8GB Team Xtreem LV @2400 10-12-12-31 1T	Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme 256GB w/ FW:1.05
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Western Digital WD Black 1TB WD1002FAEX	ASUS 24X DVD	Heligon HE01	3*Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition 120mm
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	27" X-star DP2710LED 2560*1440	Rosewill RK-9000BR	Kingwin LZP-850 Platinum
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Antec Eleven Hundred	IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
i7-3770K @4.5	GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H	2*8GB Team Xtreem LV @2400 10-12-12-31 1T	Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme 256GB w/ FW:1.05
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Western Digital WD Black 1TB WD1002FAEX	ASUS 24X DVD	Heligon HE01	3*Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition 120mm
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	27" X-star DP2710LED 2560*1440	Rosewill RK-9000BR	Kingwin LZP-850 Platinum
Case	Mouse
Antec Eleven Hundred	IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0
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8/4/12 at 2:18pm

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Read above, where I live the Havik is 50% more expensive. Dont ask me why!

You can get the SD1283 here for 40€ shipped, the Havik is more like 65-70...

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