XIGMATEK HDT-S963 Processor Cooler @ X-bit Labs

[krypt]

Está na X-Bit Labs uma Review (Clica AQUI (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/xigmatek-hdt-s963.html#sect0)) de um cooler de seu nome Xigmatek HDT-S963.

Agora, a minha opinião pessoal...

Nunca tinha ouvido falar desta empresa...a Xigmatek (http://www.xigmatek.com/index.php). É uma empresa recente, que começou em 2005 nestas andanças e que apresenta soluções de Air e Water Cooling - para CPUs e VGAs.

Este tower cooler suporta fans de 92mm, o seu preço é semelhante ao do Cooler Master Hyper TX e a sua retenção é semelhante aos dos Coolers Scythe - que por sua vez se baseia no método de retenção dos stock coolers da Intel.

O que me chamou à atenção neste cooler foram pequenos pormenores, que podem fazer a diferença na performance deste. O primeiro foi a forma como as fans estão fixas no cooler:



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Boa forma de fixar a fan - diminuindo ao mesmo tempo a vibração e consequentemente o barulho desta.

O outro pormenor baseou-se numa pequena chapinha que se monta no cooler e que permite que algum do airflow proveniente da fan seja dirigido para os componentes da board (também podemos verificar algo deste género no Hyper TX mas a solução deste é em plástico e mesmo a nível visual torna-se mais feio).


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Mas o que me despertou ainda mais o interesse neste Cooler foi a sua performance. Testado num Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3200MHz, 1.45V obteve bons resultados in case se tivermos em conta que é um cooler de 92mm e que teve como oposição o melhor cooler da Scythe - o Infinity.


http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/coolers/xigmatek-hdt-s963/19_diagr_temp.png
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Concluindo a minha opinião pessoal, fiquei surpreendido com este pequeno/grande cooler - pequeno em tamanho e preço mas suficientemente eficaz para ficar ao nível de um Scythe Infinity de 120mm. Ainda para mais sendo uma solução apresentada por uma marca nova no mercado (est. 2005) e que eu desconhecia. É um bom valor.

De acrescentar que também existe um "irmão mais velho" deste cooler, esse sim com suporte para fans de 120mm - HDT-S1283 (http://www.xigmatek.com/product/air-hdts1283.php).

Cumps ;)
krypt

[Lord Paulus Cobris]

Boas a todos...

Informo que em exclusivo nacional, vai sair dia 28-07-2007 uma review do ITU aos coolers da Xigmatek...

Nomeadamente S983 e posteriormente ao S1283

Posso adiantar que vão ficar bastante surpreendidos com a performance destes bichos!

E para adoçar a boca aqui ficam duas pics...

:)

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6264/sany0404yc3.jpg

e

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/9223/sany0321np4.jpg

Mais novidades para muito breve!!!

Cumprimentos

LPC

[krypt]

Realmente são uns bons coolers. Surpreendeu-me um cooler deste preço - o S963 - fazer face a um Scythe Infinity quando o primeiro é de 92mm. Ainda para mais de uma marca que não conhecia e que até apresentou alguns bons pormenores de construção. Fiquei surpreendido.

Quer-me parecer, pela designação, que vais fazer uma Review a coolers de melhor performance que o da Review da X-Bit Labs. Esperamos novidades...

Força ai com a Review :thumbsup:

Cumps ;)
krypt

[mariosimas]

Aqui uma review do HDT-S1283:

http://www.hartware.de/review_723_7.html

parece dar luta ao Extreme. Estou curioso para ver os teus resultados Lord.


E aqui outra:

http://66.249.91.104/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&langpair=de%7Cen&u=http://www.allround-pc.com/index.php%3Freviews/07008/bericht2.htm&prev=/language_tools

[Lord Paulus Cobris]

Posso indicar que os resultados são bastante interessantes mesmo, em especial tendo em conta o preço que estes coolers estão previstos vir a ter :)

Não posso para já revelar mais nada, mas posso-vos dizer isto, a concorrencia que se cuide, a Xigmatek está ai para apresentar conceitos novos e mexer no mercado de cooling...

Cumprimentos...

LPC

[krypt]

E mais Reviews do Xigmatek HDT-S963:

- TechpowerUp! (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Xigmatek/082Cooler/)

- FrostyTech (http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2134)



PRICE:
* The XIGMATEK 082 cooler should retail for 29.90USD which is an attractive price for a good cooler.


PROS:
* Very good performance
* Price
* Size - fairly compact
* Replaceable fan
* PWM fan


CONS:
* Mounting clip for A64/Opteron systems can be a pain
* Loud on full speed
* No fan controller

9.0

Once again this new base technique proved that it works. Direct touching heat pipes is definitively a great performance gain when it comes to heat pipe based coolers. The performance the 082 cooler was very good, and was only a couple degrees off of the massive cooler from 3R System. It was loud when the fan was on full speed, which was most of the time for my test system so it could do with a fan controller. Also, when I removed the protective base film, it left sticky all over the base - that should not happen, period. The big thing though - besides these little things which can be easily fixed - is that the cooler performs well, and performance is what we want.

In techPowerUp! (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Xigmatek/082Cooler/5)


Bons Resultados para um "pequenote".


Cumps ;)
krypt

[mariosimas]

a cena dos heatpipes a contactar directamente o HS parece interessante.

Mas penso que o Extreme continuará a reinar.

[Mascaras]

boas

realmente os coolers teem mto bom aspecto e nem me parecem mto caros , esperamos entao pela ITU review

:thumbsup:

[krypt]

Mais uma Review de um Xigmatek. Desta vez do Modelo HDT-S1283, que tem suporte para fans de 120mm. Aqui está:

Xigmatek HDT-S1283 Exposed Copper Heatpipe CPU Cooler
Written by Olin Coles


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Features
* H.D.T. (Heat-pipe direct touch) technology
* Anti-vibration rubber design
* Particular spoiler design
* 3pcs high performance U type heat-pipe
* Light weight
* High performance & easy installation
* 120mm highly efficient PWM fan
* 3 in 1 application: LGA775 push-pin/K8 & AM2 tool-less clip.

Specifications

* Product Name: HDT-S1283
* Product Number: CAC-SXHH3-U01
* Outside Dimension (W) x (H) x (D) mm 120 x 50 x 159
* Heat Sink Material: Aluminum Alloy
* Fan Dimension (W) x (H) x (D) mm 120 x 120 x 25
* Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) Fan
o Voltage Rating (V) 12V
o Speed (R.P.M.) 1000~2200 R.P.M.
o Bearing Type Rifle Bearing
o Air Flow (CFM) 72.1~99.6 CFM
o Air Pressure (mm H2O) 2.6~4.8 mm H2O
o Life Expectance (hrs) 50,000 hrs
o Noise Level (dB) 20~32 dBA
o Connector 4 Pin with PWM
o Weight (g) 600g (w/fan)

Application

* All Intel Socket 775 CPU
* Core 2 Extreme / Quad / Duo
* Pentium Extreme Edition / D
* Celeron D
* All AMD Socket AM2 / 754 / 939 / 940 CPU
* Athlon 64 / FX / X2 / Opteron / Sempron

(...)

Final Thoughts

As I mentioned to you in the introduction, Xigmatek has produced the HDT-S1283 Exposed Copper Heatpipe 120mm CPU Cooler based off of the Zaward ZikaRay. The primary differences are not obvious until you see them side by side. For all I know, Zaward may not have been the very first company to attempt an exposed heatpipe design, although I am unaware who may have thought of the design before them. In the long run Xigmatek applied it best in their HDT-S1283 Exposed Copper Heatpipe 120mm CPU Cooler. The question of who actually invented the wheel isn't as interesting as who made the wheel spin fastest.


http://benchmarkreviews.com/images/reviews/Xigmatek%20HDT-S1283/HDT-S1283.jpg


Conclusion

Xigmatek did a fine job packaging the HDT-S1283 into a very small retail box. The presentation is very appealing and informative, and would certainly interest consumers if they picked up the product from a store shelf.

Appearance is really in the eye of the beholder, since the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 lacks any real shine or sparkle. The copper heatpipes are very nice in contrast to the aluminum fins, but there is nothing incredibly notable about the appearance here.

Construction is well done, especially the Heatpipe Direct Touch feature. I wasn't pleased with the bent and dented fins on this unit, and Xigmatek could have included a non-silicon oxide TIM with the product to prevent copper oxidation. Otherwise the HDT-S1283 was very solid and able to survive some abuse.

I'm not sure if there is some irony to this, but the only other perfect ten score for functionality was given to Zaward. While the design may have been "borrowed" from Zaward, it was perfected by Xigmatek. The HDT-S1283 exposed copper heatpipe CPU cooler is the best we have seen to date, and certainly deserving of the highest score possible in this category.

At the time of this writing, the HDT-S1283 is exclusive to European outlets. I have seen some very inspiring communities gather to make bulk buys of this cooler, which is a great idea. The HDT-S1283 is not presently sold in US markets, however this product sells for 32.90 € in Europe which converts to roughly $45.00 USD. At that estimated price, this unit fall right into the price range of most higher-performing coolers.

On one hand you have the best results Benchmark Reviews has ever seen out of any CPU cooler, but on the other you have very limited availability to North America. Xigmatek has a real winner on their hands, and the HDT-S1283 is among the best products I have seen in quite a while now. The exposed copper heatpipe design is no doubt going to be copied several times over in the future, just as Xigmatek has done with the Zaward design, but until it becomes the standard there are only a few places to source these products. The results will easily sell the product, so my personal recommendation only becomes icing on the cake, but needless to say this is one of those products that has so much to offer it will not be unique for long.


Pros:
+ Super-efficient heatpipes
+ Heatpipe Direct Touch design
+ 120mm PWM cooling fan
+ Hassle-free installation
+ Spoiler helps cool motherboard
+ Dual-fan capable unit
+ 8mm copper heatpipe rods
+

Cons:

- No TIM material supplied
- Limited USA/Canada availability
- No spare rubber T-clip supplied

Ratings:

* Presentation: 9.0
* Appearance: 8.75
* Construction: 9.25
* Functionality: 10.0
* Value: 8.75

Final Score: 9.15 out of 10

Source: benchmarkreviews.com (http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=1)

Mais um bom cooler dentro do seu preço - 32.90€. Falta haver uma maior disponibilidade para começarem a aparecer mais Reviews que comprovem e que justifiquem a sua compra. Mesmo assim vejo bons indícios, já que o modelo mais pequeno também obteve bons resultados.

Cumps ;)

[epsilon]

Muito interessante, sobretudo a nível de preço.

Estava a pensar no Thermalright Ultima 90, mas tenho de ver se este o bate.
Para quê gastar mais de 35 euros num cooler? ;)