Introduction

From the Coolink website:

Kolink's retail brand Coolink stands for an effective conjunction of no-frills performance, excellent quality, and attractive pricing. While Coolink held a strong presence in the Asian market ever since the late nineties, it was not until 2005 that the brand was introduced to the European market on a large scale. After the launch of Coolink-Europe.com in late 2005, Coolink also quickly became a well-recognized brand for high-quality cooling components in Europe.

Coolink may not be a name that is familiar to many of our readers, but they have some fantastic products at affordable prices. One such product, the Coolink Corator DS LGA2011, will be reviewed today. Some may write this cooler off after a first glance; however, I have a feeling that there is more to this cooler than meets the eye after a cursory glance.

Packaging & Contents

Coolink's Corator DS LGA2011 CPU cooler comes in a fairly compact box considering the size of the cooler is roughly 24 cm x 20 cm x 17.2 cm. The box itself has all the information one would expect about the product, listing various specifications on the sides. This particular model is designed for Intel's socket 2011, and the name and big green circle on the front say as much.


The back of the box lists Coolink's website along with a few close-up shots showcasing various aspects of the Corator DS LGA2011 heatsink.

Contents

Upon opening the box, I found the Corator DS safely packaged away in smaller tight-fitting, sturdy cardboard boxes that offer solid protection to the cooler and all the included parts. The instructions and mounting hardware was inside a plastic bag. The fan has been pre-installed out of the box, but I removed it for a better look at the contents. The mounting hardware is, as the name would imply, rather sparse since this model is specifically for Intel's socket LGA2011. For those wondering: no, your eyes are not deceiving you, this cooler makes use of SecuFirm 2, which many may recognize from Noctua's coolers. As such, a separate SecuFirm 2 mounting kit for other sockets can be obtained should a user need it. Coolink has also included a small tube of their Chillaramic thermal compound with the Corator DS.

Common parts supplied for mounting include:

• 4x Socket LGA2011 posts
• 4x Phillips head thumbscrews
• 2x Mounting bars
• 2x Metal fan clips
• 1x 120 mm x 120 mm x 25mm fan
• 1x Tube of Chillaramic thermal compound