For everyone who likes it BIG!

This is well over the maximum limit for motherboards, how do you attach it without causing damage? Also, what's the price difference of an H50 :)
 
going to need to start doing horizontal motherboard cases soon to hold these beasts! waiting for review results!
 
heres what ive managed.

been really limited on time today so it is only a quick 40 minute test on a bloomfield.

this particular example is a very poor clocker which needs loads of volts to get at 4ghz
it is one of my test CPUs that i use to test boards. i know it generates a lot of heat.

First impressions, the cooler doesnt seem all that heavy.
i was expecting a lot more weight but really it doesnt weigh much more than a megahalem with the fans attached.
the design and presentation of the cooler is very attactive and the pics really dont do it justice. in my opinion it is just as well built and better looking than the noctua.

the cooler is a real pain to mount. compared to other coolers it just isnt pleasent.
it has a fairly good mounting bracket system that seems solid enough [although i would question its ability in rough conditions and OcUK definately wont be shipping systems with these]
the instruction manual is very well laid out and informative, there are clear diagrams on what brackets to use and what parts go where.
it is fairly easy to work out if you have experience but a nice touch all the same. definately much better than some other higher end coolers which have fairly poor documentation.

both fans run off a PWM splitter and are really quiet.
now, i took this cooler into a quiet room and could hardly hear it.

heres the results.
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not quite as epic as i expected, however. this cooler performed very very well considering how quiet it is. you cant even hear it.
the stock fans are certainly built that way for a reason, you could have course stick some vipers on there to drop the temps a lot but i quite like its stock configuration.
its quiet and works well.

please bear in mind that this test was carrierd out using the TIM that was supplied with the cooler. using uprated TIM such as AS5/MX3 etc would improve the temperatures.
 
Be Quiet fans are quiet and good quality but shift little air compared to others, doesn't help the OcUK's CFM readings are very clearly misleading.

Throw a few vipers on there and you'd probably see some result.
 
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