Wednesday, February 18th 2015
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XIGMATEK Announces Dark Knight II CPU Cooler
XIGMATEK announced the Dark Knight II SD1483 CPU cooler. Available in frosty-white and matte-black, this aluminium fin-stack heatsink features a ceramic coating on its fins and heat pipes, which increases surface area for heat dissipation. Measuring 120 (W) x 50 (D) x 159 (H) mm, the heatsink features a copper base, from which three 8 mm thick heat pipes, which make direct contact with the CPU, convey heat to the aluminium fin stack, which is then ventilated by the included 140 mm XIGMATEK XAF LED fan, which offers an air-flow of 90.3 CFM, with a maximum noise output of 18 dBA. XIGMATEK didn't announce pricing or availability.
22 Comments on XIGMATEK Announces Dark Knight II CPU Cooler
So, withdraw product "A" from market, wait, then release as product "A" but with additional color and new fan, and everyone will think product "A" is new! Have I got that right?
This is a different build than the last DK.... does away with the old style fan mounts for example. Also, the Xig Gaia II? should be the same cooler minus the fancy coating.
I'm in for one when they are available! :cool:
I'm not saying it's a bad cooler, it's actually really good, but they should have differentiated the name more. It's almost as if they are hoping no one will be around to remember the previous one.
This one is definitely a new model, similar, but definitely new- beyond just the fan*
* that fan is kinda lousy btw :ohwell:
At the moment they appear to be trying to hit specific price points and sell their newer style fans.
I'm willing to bet when reviews come out this will perform better simply because of the better fan, in which case I may just buy the replacement fan for cheaper, since we already have the Dark Knight. :D
www.techpowerup.com/reviews/SilentiumPC/Grandis_XE1236/
Hopefully they improved even further on the cooling capability.
Similar reason why people liked the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO. Not so much the 6mm pipes which are so common but the fan that provided 2.7mm h20 at higher noise levels then Xigmatek Dark Knight but was so much easier to find and less.
This new version doesn't have that beefy of a fan but its quiet.