erockerSeven heatpipes on this cooler btw. Four on the outside and three on the inside.

I noticed :D :drool: lol.
Thats why I'm so :confused: over the weight.

alexp999iirc, the finish they added to the dark knight caused a slight drop in cooling performance over the standard S1283

Indeed... But I highly doubt that the S1284 was outperformed by the S1283..
So says personal tests and plain and simple logic.

*Yes I know the pipes are not dead aligned but that shouldn't matter especially when an IHS is intact.*

Personal tests between the two I always get "slightly" better results from the S1284, and have used 5 S1284's on Q9550s and 6 S1283's on Q9550's.. Now I know someone is going to say the quad makes a difference..

I have also used 4 S1284's and 9 S1283's on E8500's and get the same results.

All of these were setup with the bolt through kit.

dunno how it cools but its name its great and it looks great

AsRockBut how does 2 same coolers ( but color ) come 2nd and 4th ?. Does the paint they use make such a difference ?.

It has a different fan so it's not the same.

spearman914TRUE is #1 but not worth the price.

trust me, i've compared them personally and the TRUE is way behind the modern xigmas. The achilles gets approx 5C lower on all 4 cores compared oto my lapped TRUE. (using bolt through kit)

alexp999iirc, the finish they added to the dark knight caused a slight drop in cooling performance over the standard S1283

Ok so it's black and cost much more and does not work as well.. WTF

It does look really nice though but i'm against new looking stuff normally as it looks melted lol. This i like but from i am seeing would be a downgrade.

Thor's hammer... first Xigmatek cooler to be for premium users? Those four heatpipes, since they each have symmetry will mean it will work well, but those two inner heatpipes are entirely redundant; almost all the heat that can be transferred will be transferred by the closely packed array of HDT pipes under.

Doesnt look like it comes with a fan. A TRUE of Xigmatek?

All the xigmatek coolers generally have difference performance, not because of the finish, the heatpipe configuration (well to some extent, but when you have three heatpipes or more that are 8mm thick and use HDT the performance increases, are like comparing thermal paste brands), but because of the fan. See the standard HDT S1283 used to use a 2000RPM fan which spun down to 1.2k RPM under normal conditions. However as soon as they released the HDT scorpion I noticed how the HDT S1283 then used a 1500RPM fan, with the low speed setting being at 900RPM; hence less airflow and performance.

In a nutshell the Xigmateks have such a variety in peformance mainly due to the fan.

Now just note, all of the previous xigmatek HDT coolers use the same construction method; slide fins onto heatpipe array without solder. This seems to be something comparable with the TRUE in terms of quality, but definately not performance.

Anyway HDT > TRUE end of story. As I've said many times, in many cases the HDT performs better. They're very close however but the cost of the TRUE isnt justifiable when you also need to purchase a fan! A HDT + Crossbow + Superior fan will leave the TRUE in the dust.

alexp999Or the weight IMO.

If you have your case on its side it's not a problem. XD

tkpenaltyDoesnt look like it comes with a fan. A TRUE of Xigmatek?

This is a pre release example. With the completed retail package I would assume it to come with a fan or even two.

tkpenaltyslide fins onto heatpipe array without solder.

Is this something that has changed, because I can understand a weakness there because of that... Almost enough to make me want to solder the fins.

Have not paid much attention to that..

niko084Is this something that has changed, because I can understand a weakness there because of that... Almost enough to make me want to solder the fins.

Have not paid much attention to that..

You see the issue with soldering is that you'll damage the heatpipes VERY easily-too much heat will probably cause the seal at the end to break, so DON'T do it. Thermalright I'd assume solder the whole cooler together, then seal the heatpipes.

And it doesnt even look like as if soldering really helps performance anyway. Note the fins are only there to carry heat away from the the heatpipes so that the vapour cools down and sinks back to the heat source (In less than a blink of an eye). A 120mm fin array will be sufficient, if the lack of soldering really was an issue then the Xigmateks would be poor peformers with hot heatpipes. Theres contact between pipe and fin (a pretty large surface area in fact) so its a non-issue. Sure you can "adjust" the fins a bit by just pushing it.

Why dont you try thermal paste instead, like inject it in the gap (probably impossible, and not paying for any damages).

really i need Xigmatek cooler

looks good, the shape of he fins reminds me the new Thermolab Baram, which got good reviews. but the three internal heatpipes are gonna be useless IMO. reviews will tell.

dont forget the deadspot in the heatsink behind the motor of the fan. The heatpipes may be designed to get the heat to travel out of that area, and into the areas the fan actually cools.

looks really nice & I would buy it in a heartbeat but Since when is Thor's Hammer BLACK. I could see if it was called (Evil Thor's Hammer)

moar pics?

www.xtremesystems.org/Forums/showpost.php?p=3579384&postcount=25

moar pics! :rockout:

EDIT:
and: www.caseking.de/shop/catalog/Silent-PC/Fanless-CPU-Coolers/Xigmatek-Thors-Hammer-S126384-Heatpipe-Cooler::11769.html?ref=128

I am on water but I so want one of these bad boys. 7 heat pipes FTW :rockout:

I thought they were going to the Greek mythos path.. Looks like its norse mode also hehe