A Closer Look

The T-Force NIGHT HAWK Legend RGB uses sort of a winged design, which is described on the box as "Exclusive hawkeyes with battle totem design". I don't know what a "battle totem design" is, but the sticks look good; the heat spreader is of a relatively complex shape.


Unlike most kits that use stamped steel or aluminium for their heat spreaders, the T-Force NIGHT HAWK Legend RGB is a cast piece, lending it a complex shape with a granular finish and a whole heck of a lot of mass.


The specs on the T-Force NIGHT HAWK Legend RGB are pretty appealing, promising some tight low-latency timings and a respectable frequency.


"T-Force" is printed in the center of each, with "RGB" and "NIGHT HAWK" on the right and left, and finally "T-Force" again in smaller print on top. There is even some orange accenting around the plastic RGB diffuser.


The cast nature of the heat spreader on the T-Force NIGHT HAWK Legend RGB means the design has a pretty distinct seam between the two halves; the two parts are held together with a set screw in each corner, as well as adhesive.


Along the edge of the PCB, I can just make out the marking for the 10-layer construction. Another close-up shows some of the casting imperfections. These imperfections are minor and tend to only be visible close up.


Now, earlier I mentioned that the cast heat spreader had a lot of mass, and that's no joke. On my scale, a single stick came in at 119.1 g. For reference, the G.SKILL Trident Z kit I use in all of my motherboard reviews comes in at just 71.36 g. Obviously, sheer mass isn't the only or even most important factor in heat dissipation, but it does help out to a point. The T-Force NIGHT HAWK Legend RGB measured 52.53 mm in total height on my calipers.