Xigmatek Announces Gaia II and Loki II CPU Coolers

By Tarun Iyer
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Xigmatek’s second generation of its well-received Gaia and Loki mainstream CPU coolers are simply titled the Gaia II and the Loki II.

Xigmatek has launched the second generation of its Gaia and Loki CPU coolers that feature conventional aluminum fin tower heat sink designs, is compatible with most modern CPU sockets, and aims to provide mid-range (150 W TDP) and light (130 W TDP) performance, respectively.

The Gaia II measures 120 x 50 x 159 mm, weighs 460 g, features three 8 mm exposed copper heat pipes with a 120 mm PWM cooling fan that provides an 800 to 1500 RPM range and a maximum airflow of 56.3 CFM.

Moving on to the Loki II, the CPU cooler features a compact form factor of 92 x 134 x 50 mm, a weight of 130 g and features three 6 mm exposed copper heat pipes and a 92 mm PWM cooling fan that offers a range of 1200 – 2800 RPM and is rated for 52 CFM.

Though Xigmatek hasn’t provided information on pricing or availability at the time of writing, we fully expect the Gaia II and Loki II to retain its predecessor’s retail prices of $30 and $25, respectively.

Tarun Iyer
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Cooling
Xigmatek
5 Comments Comment from the forums
  • patrick47018
    Prices aren't too bad, time for the benchmarks
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  • warmon6
    11436236 said:
    Prices aren't too bad, time for the benchmarks

    *just talking about the gaia*

    Well, if the performance is the same as my Gaia SD1283 cooler, it should perform nearly the same as Coolermaster Hyper 212+.

    The fan CFM is a little lower on the Gaia than on the coolermaster. so at stock configs gaia is just a little warmer.

    Although When I've tried a equal CFM fan, it performed identical. .




    Now what I like about that Gaia II that I can immediately tell over the my Gaia is the fact that it doesn't use those rubber fan mounts to attach the fans to the cooler. There a bit of a pain to use for the first time as there very stiff. You have to stretch them out to make them flexible enough to use.



    At least the 1 thing that made the Gaia good over the coolermaster is still on Gaia II and that was the mounting hardware.

    From those that I heard that have used both coolers (hyper 212+ and gaia SD1283), the mounting hardware (to the motherboard) on the gaia was better than the Hyper 212+.
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  • spentshells
    Geild or xigmatek for me next time around.
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  • Calculatron
    I was a little surprised that they decided to keep the base configuration the same, with the heat pipes separated by aluminum. Then again, that central 8mm heat pipe going directly over the CPU has worked wonders for many people thus far; if it isn't broke don't fix it.

    We'll see how the new fin design helps with air optimization, though.
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  • RedJaron
    11436932 said:
    *just talking about the gaia*

    Well, if the performance is the same as my Gaia SD1283 cooler, it should perform nearly the same as Coolermaster Hyper 212+.

    The fan CFM is a little lower on the Gaia than on the coolermaster. so at stock configs gaia is just a little warmer.

    Although When I've tried a equal CFM fan, it performed identical. .




    Now what I like about that Gaia II that I can immediately tell over the my Gaia is the fact that it doesn't use those rubber fan mounts to attach the fans to the cooler. There a bit of a pain to use for the first time as there very stiff. You have to stretch them out to make them flexible enough to use.



    At least the 1 thing that made the Gaia good over the coolermaster is still on Gaia II and that was the mounting hardware.

    From those that I heard that have used both coolers (hyper 212+ and gaia SD1283), the mounting hardware (to the motherboard) on the gaia was better than the Hyper 212+.
    Agreed, the first Gaia was almost as good as the 212, but you could regularly find it for $5 - $10 less. The fan had a bit of a rattle sound so I replaced it with a Scythe for better acoustics. I can't be happier with it for the price I paid.
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