Product ReviewsSpire Thermax Eclipse II LGA775/1156/1366/AM3 Performance Heatpipe Direct Touch Cooler 120MM Fan
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 Rating: Review Date: 04/01/11  |
Cons:
Kind of loudFans will "block" 1 & 2 dimm slots
Pros: impressive coolingeasy to installalright thermal paste supplied (better than stock stuff) |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/10/11 |
Cons:
Fans in a puch/pull config. become loud when not using headphones.
Pros: Great cooler. Looks great. Have it in my Coolermaster HAF EATX case and it keeps my i5 760 under load with OCCT for over an hour at temps well under 40C. Comes with rlly great stock fans which can at some moments be a little bit loud. Comment:
Very good cooler. Keeps my CPU nice and cool even when overclockled. Stock fans may be slightly loud if not using headphones on 100% speed. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/03/11 |
Cons:
Terrible, terrible fan mounting.
Pros: Good cooling potential. Comment:
The cooler itself so far is quite good. It is keeping my 2600k at stock speeds with Prime95 between 47-50c for the past 3 hours.I could probably get more cooling out of it if I could mount both fans, but that isn't the manufacturer's fault, that is just my mobo/ram choice(mushkin ridgebacks, Gigabyte P67-UD7.Mounting was pretty straight forward, no real issues there. Standard large air cooling heatsink. I found it easier than previous noctua and thermalright coolers I have used.The issue you I have with this cooler is the fan mounting, the little rubber 'things' it uses to mount the fans have a HELL of a time actually going into the heatsink fins. I may have been unlucky, but I just can't get them to properly seat with a fan attached. Oh well zipties it is!All in all, a powerful cooler with a little nit pick on the fans. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/01/11 |
Cons:
-Quite large, not really a weakness but make sure your case/mobo/ram can handle it
Pros: -Very cool Sandy Bridge temps.. all under 20 Celcius-High quality Comment:
A fantastic heatsink. Look for sales/PM on this one. Check out the dimensions and make sure it will fit because this is large. Great temperatures, all sub 20C for Sandybridge 2500k |
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Rating: Review Date: 12/04/10 |
Cons:
Installation a bit tricky
Pros: Excellent CoolingVery well builtDecently quietWell packagesComes with spare rubber fan mounts!! Comment:
Awesome cooler!Very impressed with everything about it.It looks slick and it works amazing.Quick OC test for you guys & galsi3 2.93Ghz on Gigabyte H55m-USB38GB Corsair DDR3-1333 9-9-9-24OC to 3.65Ghz (166x22)Both Spire Fans running at 2000rpmRunning IntelBurn Test v2.50 Mode 64-bit Stress Level: Very High 4096MB Times to run: 5 (done 3 times)CoreTemp 0.99.8 Readings:avg. Idle: core1 22c core2 24cmax. load: core1 52c core2 53cCPUID Hardware Monitor Readings:avg. Idle: core1 25c core2 25cmax. load: core1 49c core2 52cOverall - excellent build and performs amazing.They even include 2 spare rubber fan mounts and both Intel and AMD mounting kits with ample thermal grease to remount like 5 times.Install was a bit tricky.Need to mount the heat sink on before any fans - making fans a bit tricky to mount. Nice thing: Fan mount setup does allow you to put on pretty much any fan size up to 120mm. 120mm JUST fits!My board is a mATX so the RAM slots are pretty close to the heat sink but does clear them - warning: will not clear any ram with high heat sinks - 2nd fan will cover two slots.Would definitely recommend for anyone overclocking or wanting a very good cooler.Excellent performance! |
Great cooler, keeping my 2500k b 4.7 ghz at 27 idle/60 load. It was easy to install, although the springs in the screws would get caught in the holes drilled, would be better if the springs were spun the other way. Decent thermal paste supplied, I ended up using thermaltake chill factor 3, which helped a few degrees. The fan blocks my 1 & 2 Dimm slotson the 1155 p67 sabertooth board, but because they are mounted with the spongey rubber mounts which means you can just mount the fan a bit higher. So I do have ram in all my slots but just have the front fan resting on my frist two ram sticks ever so slightly.