Joined on 08/23/10
Amazing, more than capable of "watercooling" OCs!
Pros: Sexy. Looks fantastic, really says high-end fabrication. A perfect sight through the window of my case. Superior engineering. There is no reinforcement bracket or back-plate to add weight and the sink itself is barely over a pound. The orientation of the heat pipes maximizes heat spread along the length of the sink. The RAM sinks are effective. The long VRM sink gets great cooling from the air passing through the cooler, far end of the sink. I am using two 70CFM Cougars on this, and under load at 1150/1375 on an R9 290X I am hitting 60c in a cramped Antec 300 (bargain case) in a 28c room! Everything made even more astounding with just how terrible AMD reference sinks are, I couldn't even hit stock before this beast from Raijintek solved all my woes and then some.
Cons: Half-con. Not enough larger RAM heat sinks for the open-space RAM modules. I just placed the smaller ones where airflow and pressure would be greater and heat would dissipate better (corner modules). If it ends up bothering you for looks, order some other RAM sinks. it won't effect clock rates.
Overall Review: It will take up 5 slots with full sized 120mm fans, 4 for the mass and 1 for air. Plan accordingly.
Mounting screws are plastic, came stripped.
Pros: Looks good. Small. Top-flow (towers suck). I hear it cools really well for its size.
Cons: Mounting screws are plastic, came stripped. Got them to kind of hold while I put the rest of the mount on but I just didn't trust it in the end. RMA'd<br><br>The RAM clearance is stupid low. Any heat spreader over the height of the RAM PCB is too big. I hope they will make one of these that rests another 20-40mm above the motherboard.<br><br>Will not work with very large VRM heatsinks.
Overall Review: I now have to wait another week for a new heatsink. Plastic for the win! You think companies would learn by now. I was going to replace with an Ereboss, but not after seeing it also uses the same plastic mounts, and to boot uses rubber fan mounts. <br><br>I am really let down after my stellar experience with Raijintek's Morpheus cooler. Will continue to check back on their products over time.
Feels flimsly, works fine.
Pros: Seems to be managing two Be Quiet PW2 120mm fans fine so far. Works as you would hope. You might consider attaching a chassis fan as well, since there is no "smart" for GPU temp.
Cons: Feels like it could break with an rough tug or short from sharp bend.
Overall Review: My 290x has not gone up in flames by the pwm port as some people claim can happen. I don't know if they were using beefy fans or had junk cables, but a temperature gun test shows nothing to worry about for now with my setup.
Amazing
Pros: Solidly built. Black tones match. Heatshrink is perfectly aligned. Bends well.
Cons: N/A
Overall Review: Well worth the marginal cost over the Cobec splitter I ordered before. It's not even a question which I would order again.
Does the job.
Pros: No problems during install and it's still running fine. Looks good with most pre-sleeved PSUs.
Cons: N/A
Overall Review: If you want more style and a clean finish, look into Darkside.
Works
Pros: I have had it plugged in for 3 months with no issues. I run my entire room through the one electric port.
Cons: Angle does indeed have a high influence on reading the display. I sometimes see a 3 as an 8 or 7.5 as 75, but is merely surprising at first and of no physical concern.
Overall Review: People saying this thing gets hot/cooks probably put WAY too much load on the thing (it has instructions, guys). I max out at 550w with a TV and a monitor attached and powered, running a 6700k and 290x that are both OCd 10%, and it's merely warm. Less than body temp, for sure.
Quality, it seems.
Product arrived in original packaging and with no damage, in a prompt matter. No qualms.
Thinks outside the box
Great engineers, not just harping. They understand how to solve problems correctly. I sure hope they come up with a full sized solution to the ugly "tower" coolers that plague cases these days.