Thursday, June 20th 2013
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Xigmatek Orthrus SD1467 Released
Displayed initially at the recently concluded Computex event in Taipei, Xigmatek's newest cooler employs a number of unconventional design choices, meant to usher "the future of CPU cooling." The cooler sits on a solid copper base from which seven 6 mm heat pipes conduct heat into two distinct fin stacks, the five central heat pipes feed the upper, larger aluminium fin stack, which is cooled by a 140 mm PWM fan spinning at 800-1200 RPM, while the two peripheral heat pipes conduct the heat into a smaller aluminium fin stack, situated underneath the larger one, and being cooled by its own 80 mm PWM fan with a maximum speed of 2000 RPM. The heat sink's weight is 875 grams and its makers claim it can dissipate up to 180 W using the two stock fans. Xigmatek chose to dress up the cooler in a black plastic shroud which some may find appealing. I, however, do not find myself among them.Overview and Features:
- Seven high quality heat-pipes and copper base material - effective heat transfer.
- Duel set of Heat-sink fins allows additional heat dissipation to other components on the motherboard.
- Fans can be reverse mounted.
- Supports E-ATX, ATX, micro-ATX and mini-ITX form factors.
- Extremely quiet.
- Fans are equipped with FCB (Fluid circulative bearing)
- Fans are equipped with white LED's.
- Cooler cover-plate protects fins whilst adding a unique design.
- Braided cables on fan, keeps the wires hidden and maintains aesthetics of the interior.
- Easy to install
19 Comments on Xigmatek Orthrus SD1467 Released
people would ask whats that in my case.... and id have to explain, which is tideous!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthrus
i like the look tho it remind me the CoolerMaster V10
Even if the CPU cooler has more capacity it may be offset by blowing the hot air against the mobo, RAM and heatsinks vs. a tower design which exhausts the heat out the back of the case. IME the tower HSFs are the best designs and quite effective. Many people also like the styling as these are quite the work of art.
you have my attention!
Other then that I like the look of the cooler, yes it's plastic but the view of it on a windowed case I think would be pretty nice.
Minus that shroud, i'd buy it. The more plastic they slap on/in to PCs the less i like them.
Looks better, IMO, and is better for the enviroment.
Guess i should have said "Minus the plastic shroud" or "If only the shroud were made of metal" :o