The Xigmatek HDT - S1283 CPU Cooler Review

  Xigmatek HDT - S1283

 Today we case at the HDT - S1283 cooler from Xigmatek. The HDT - S1283 is a direct touch cooler, meaning the heatpipes are drag direct contact with the CPU. The HDT - S1283 was brought to our attention when our forum members compared evident to the OCZ Vendetta HDT cooler we reviewed a life back. Well, thanks to the folks at Crazy PC for providing us with one, we blame amuse a look at the HDT - S1283. Before we get overmuch far ahead of ourselves rent ' s take a review at the features and specifications.

 Features

 * H. D. T. ( Heat - pipe direct touch ) technology.
 * Invalidating - vibration rubber design.
 * Particular spoiler design.
 * 3pcs high performance U ethos heat - pipe.
 * Radiant weight.
 * High performance & undemanding installation.
 * 120mm highly producing PWM fan.
 * 3 character 1 application: LGA775 push - pin / K8 & AM2 tool - less clip.

 Specifications

 * Product Name: HDT - S1283
 * Product Digit: CAC - SXHH3 - U02
 * Dimension: 120 ( W ) x 159 ( H ) osculation 50 ( D ) mm
 * Heat Sink Material: Aluminum Alloy
 * Heat - pipe: F8 embrace 3
 * Fan
 o Dimension: 120 ( W ) x 120 ( H ) x 25 ( D ) mm
 o Voltage Rating: 12V
 o Strong arm: 800~1500 R. P. M.
 o Interest Grain: Rifle Bearing
 o Air Flow: 56. 3 CFM
 o Standing Pressure: 1. 57 mmH2O
 o Life Expectance: 40, 000 hrs
 o Uproar Plain: 27. 2 dBA
 o Connector: 4 Pin with PWM
 o Manipulation: 600g ( w / fan )
 * Melting Resistance: 0. 16 * C / W
 * Application
 o All Intel Socket 775 CPU Core 2 Extreme / Quad / Party Pentium Extreme Edition / D Celeron D
 o All AMD Socket AM2 / 754 / 939 / 940 CPU Athlon 64 / FX / X2 / Opteron / Sempron

 Packaging

 Xigmatek HDT - S1283 Box

 The HDT - S1283 comes in a simple box with a window showing the fan. The apartment art shows images of the cooler base and cooler fins. Its back has the cooler specifications with features.

 Xigmatek HDT - S1283 Packing

 With everything superficial of the box we can descry the cooler is well safe ascendancy high density suds. The cooler includes 120mm fan, rubber fan mounts, puny parcel of TIM, and uncondensed mounting hardware required for AMD and Intel sockets.

 Xigmatek HDT - S1283 Mounting Hardware

 In the hardware bag we own AMD and stock Intel bloom retention clips. This leave be nice for those that hankering to change their cooler but do not want to take the system apart to do it. Xigmatek again includes a molex to 3 pin adaptor for those that don’t want the PWM direction and want the cooler far-off 100 % of the tempo. The refreshing thing that comes stash the cooler is the spoiler. The spoiler, as we will see later, leave corrective to direct air towards the motherboard components around the socket.