Finished Looks

The deep matte black finish really gives the Windale 6 a stealthy appearance. In fact, unless you look closely at these images, the cooler appears to be nothing more than a big black box. This makes for an attractive and subdued heatsink design that will blend in well with the interior of a typical case.


Offering support for dual fans if the need calls for it, the Windale 6 is definitely unique. The fan design also stands out as the frame differs from more traditional offerings.


Motherboard expansion slot clearance is perfect. Memory clearance leaves much to be desired. With the fan installed, it looms over two of the DIMM slots. Some memory with slightly taller heatsinks will fit; however, the general rule of thumb here would be to go with standard height memory. The G.Skill Trident Z sticks did not fit under the fan. With a more traditional fan-clip system, the fan could be raised up a bit to accommodate them. However, the rubber fan mounts and how they work means this is not an option. As such, memory clearance is a bit of a sore spot.


While the black plating does make the cooler stealthy, the blue LED fan makes sure you can't miss it. It kinda kills that stealth appearance of the matte black finish, but does add a nice bit of contrast. The LEDs are not overly harsh in terms of brightness and just have a nice glow. That said, the choice of only one color limits the themes the Windale 6 will fit out of the box.