Xigmatek Releases the Cobra D984 Processor Cooler

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Xigmatek, best known with its RED SCORPION S1283, today announced the Cobra D984 - yet another direct heat-pipe CPU cooler with a name borrowed from an animal. Cobra D984 is a high end cooler build upon the company's "Fin connected to HDT base" and "H.D.T. Technology" where four 8mm heat-pipes are in direct contact with the CPU. The cooler measures 131 x 92 x 102mm (W x D x H), weights in 452 grams and features a 92mm PWM controlled fan with an aiflow of 39-54.6CFM and a noise level of 20-28dBA. The Xigmatek Cobra D984 offers support for Intel LGA775 and AMD AM2/754/939/940 sockets, but it is not compatible with the latest Core i7 LGA 1366. It can already be found for just under 30 Euro.



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[rampage]

nice looking cooler, if its anything like there other coolers i ausme it will be great, its selling for $60 here in australia so thats a fairly decent price

 

[wolf2009]

is it going to be better than others ?

 

[rampage]

i think it would be safe to think it would be better, why release a cooler that is worse then your current one, expecialy when that have one of the best 775 coolers around, why risk there reputation

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I dont like air coolers that blow down onto the motherboard,surely its better to blow the hot air out of the rear case fan.

 

[niko084]

is it going to be better than others ?

Doubtful, you can't do a push/pull and the heatsink is not as large, tubes are not as long etc.

 

[ascstinger]

it's lower profile, as there are still a lot of micro-atx cases and even a handful of mid-atx cases that wont fit an s1283

 

[Exavier]

it's lower profile, as there are still a lot of micro-atx cases and even a handful of mid-atx cases that wont fit an s1283

like mine hence my upgrade to TJ07

 

[kenkickr]

I like!! Looks like I might sell my Vendetta 2.

 

[roofsniper]

i have a vendetta 1 sitting still in the box here. bought it because my nzxt alpha won't fit 120mm coolers but this no doubt will fit. but like tigger says i don't like heatsinks that blow onto the mobo.

 

[niko084]

I like!! Looks like I might sell my Vendetta 2.

Don't even think about it... Your Vendetta will kick that coolers arse.

 

[spearman914]

Waiting to see prices and benchmark. I'll get one of those if it outperforms a s1283

 

[niko084]

Waiting to see prices and benchmark. I'll get one of those if it outperforms a s1283

It wont... It can't, it's simply not possible.

Check the specs-
Product Name

‧ Cobra D984

Product Number
‧ CAC-D9HH4-U01

Dimension
‧131(W) x 92(D) x 102(H) mm

Heat Sink
‧ Base Material
H.D.T. (Heat-pipes Direct Touch)
‧ Fin Material

Aluminum Alloy

Heat-pipe
‧ SPEC
Φ8mm
‧ Q´ty

4 pcs.
Fan ‧ Dimension 92(W) x 92(H) x 25(D) mm
‧ Voltage Rating 12V
‧ Speed 1200~2800 R.P.M.
‧ Bearing Type Rifle Bearing
‧ Air Flow 39~54.6 CFM (Max.)
‧ Air Pressure 1.7~3.3 mmH2O (Max.)
‧ Life Expectance 50,000 hrs
‧ Noise Level 20~28 dBA (Max.)
‧ Connector 4 Pin with PWM

Weight
‧ 452g (w/fan)

Thermal Resistance
‧ 0.17 ℃/W

VS

Product Name

‧ HDT-S1283

Product Number
‧ CAC-SXHH3-U02

Dimension
‧120(W) x 159(H) x 50(D) mm

Heat Sink
‧ Material
Aluminum Alloy
‧ Heat-pipe

Φ8 x 3

Fan
‧ Dimension 120(W) x 120(H) x 25(D) mm
‧ Voltage Rating 12V
‧ Speed 800~1500 R.P.M.
‧ Bearing Type Rifle Bearing
‧ Air Flow 56.3 CFM
‧ Air Pressure 1.57 mmH2O
‧ Life Expectance 40,000 hrs
‧ Noise Level 27.2 dBA
‧ Connector 4 Pin with PWM

Weight
‧ 600g (w/fan)

Thermal Resistance
‧ 0.16 ℃/W

***
More airflow, larger heatsink, no heat lock against the board, more efficient heatsink... Game over.

 

[ShadowFold]

Might upgrade my HTPC's stock cooler to this. looks good enough!

 

[mlee49]

I dont like air coolers that blow down onto the motherboard,surely its better to blow the hot air out of the rear case fan.

My thoughts exactly. Why blow hot air directly on top of the CPU? Maybe, its set to pull the air off the HS, even this would be increadibly inefficient. Puzzelled

 

[wolf2009]

My thoughts exactly. Why blow hot air directly on top of the CPU? Maybe, its set to pull the air off the HS, even this would be increadibly inefficient. Puzzelled

if you have a side fan blowing cold air from outside, onto a heatsink like this, it can cool NB and other components around the CPU socket.

Guessing from model number, I doubt it will outperform HDT S1283

 

[mlee49]

if you have a side fan blowing cold air from outside, onto a heatsink like this, it can cool NB and other components around the CPU socket.

Guessing from model number, I doubt it will outperform HDT S1283

A side fan blowing cold air in wil cool the NB anyway right? What about those that dont have a side fan? This blows air directly onto the HS and out the bottom to the NB and RAM. In my simple minded thought it wouldn't cool as good as a HS that has air blowing from one side out from the other, like the s1283, True, or most others.

 

[WarEagleAU]

Wow, when I build my htpc, this will be the cooler for me. I own the original s1283 and love its cooling. Something like this would be perfect!

 

[senninex]

It look like COOLERMASTER GEMINII-S concept. Obiously!!!
But GeminII-S got 5 Heatpipe with 120mm silent fan + small gap Al fin & many.... I use it & love it...


see review result here:

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/cm_geminiis/4.htm


There is a GOLD AWARD..

 

[panchoman]

hmm interesting.. can't wait till we get a nice review for it! (btw can tpu review this)

 

[Hayder_Master]

i prefer old design

 

[tkpenalty]

this is evidently not a performance unit (Though I would expect it to perform fairly well), with the non-U shape heatpipe setup which the high end performers use. This is a low profile cooler. It has only 4 heatpipes, compared to the higher end coolers which use effectively 6 (U shaped heatpipe = doubles the number).

I wouldnt expect too much from this cooler, but the size of it and the form factor makes it a unit that would be used in average systems that need extra cooling.

 

[DaC]

”Fin connected to HDT base” and ”H.D.T. Technology”
Well I have a s1283 and I can say the concept of Fin connected to HDT base is a really interesting concept! I doubt s1283 really needed to be that big..... why ? Because I already lapped it and my q6600 swaped as5 for MX-2 and sometimes when overclocking the Q6600 I get temps above 70C while the TOP of S1283 must be on ambient temperature, so it would be nice to see a upgraded s1283 to this concept.....