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More Heatpipe Direct Touch CPU coolers from Xigmatek ... this time it cools more than just your CPU.

 

Introduction

For those who missed our last Xigmatek HDT-SD694 review ... Xigmatek is a German based company that specialise in thermal products for PCs, manufacturing products such as heatsink & fans, CPU coolers and power supplies. They were  established in 2005 and have been building a name for themselves over the past year or so. Here's a little blurb taken from their website.

"XIGMATEK Co., Ltd. was established in 2005 with the aim of becoming one of the world leaders in the Thermal field. In XIGMATEK, the major members of management have many years experience in Thermal industry, PC, manufacturing and other applications. With our fruitful experience, we have full confidence that we can provide not only the best, reliable, environmental and performing Thermal/Cooling systems but excellent service also to fulfill global user’s demand."

 

 

Last month we reviewed the Xigmatek HDT-SD964 CPU cooler, which we thought was an OK cooler and did an adequate job of cooling the CPU. However, we found the cooling performance of the HDT-SD964 to be no better than a standard stock cooler. It wasn't the fault of the heatsink or its design, but the fan that came with the cooler. The fan used was a 92mm ultra quiet fan with a low 1,200-2,800rpm, and uses a 4-pin power connector with PWM.

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By all accounts this should have done the job ... but we reckon, a slightly more powerful fan would have improved the cooling performance. Ultra quiet CPU coolers are still very hard to produce, and it's still one of the goals that manufacturers that specialise in thermal products strive to archieve ... often or not with mixed results.

 

In this review, our CPU3D review team takes a look at the Xigmatek's HDT-D1284 CPU cooler. This cooler uses the same HDT (Heatpipe Direct Touch) technology as its little brother, the HDT-SD964. However, this time the HDT-D1284 is a much larger cooler with an impressive 120mm fan included. It features 4 ultra-thick copper heatpipes which are exposed at the base of the heatsink unit. This allows direct contact with the processor and gives maximum heat absorption. These heatpipes then fan out to a very large array of Aluminum fins, which arch over the processor socket and nearly covers the ram modules and chipset cooler. This design allows air-flow in and around the area, between the processor socket and the components around it. The whole heatsink unit is then cooled by an impressive ultra quiet 120mm fan which mounted using anti-vibration rubber bungs, and spins at an amazing low 800-1,500rpm. 

 

 

We'll be testing this CPU cooler on our test rig which is comprised of an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor (B3 stepping) on a Gigabyte GA-X38 DQ6 motherboard. We also used 2Gb of Adata DDR2-800 ram, a Radeon HD3870 and a PC Power & Cooling Turbo Cool 860W PSU. It'll be interesting to see how this CPU cooler can compete against the likes of the Enzotech Ultra-X CPU Cooler. 

OK let's not waste any more time and take a closer look at the Xigmatek HDT-D1284 CPU cooler.

 

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Introduction Specifications Photos Gallery Installation Test Setup and Procedures IDLE Temperatures and DX10 Gaming LOAD Temperatures Verdict and Conclusion