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Old Mar 21, 2008, 01:01 PM   #4 (permalink)
Matth
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System Specs

Also reviewed by Anandtech - with push-pull fans, it's an extreme performer.

The main feature seems to be the fan itself, with the vortex control notches, though it's still a centre drive (whatever happened to TMD?).

It uses the now common heatpipe suspended tower configuration, or "vertical" layout, with 4 double ended heatpipes connecting to the heatsink in two close groups.

There is no bending of the fins, a technique used on some heatsinks to force the airflow into greater reaction with the fins, or to kick some flow to the motherboard MOSFETs. I would suspect motherboard components run warmer with this than with a heatsink of downdraught/horizontal configuration.
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