In Pictures: 14 LGA 2011 Coolers For Your Core i7-3000 CPU
Do LGA 2011-based processors really need to be matched up to closed-loop liquid coolers? Not at all. We collected 14 different high-end heat sink kits able to do the job with air. Keep an eye out for our upcoming performance write-up, too!
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The CNPS12X is offset by around 0.25" towards the video card, providing added case clearance above the motherboard. Reversing flow direction will instead give users an extra 0.25" of graphics card clearance.
Zalman is one of several manufacturers to ditch the aluminum strips previously found between heat pipes in direct-contact base designs. But fairly large air gaps remain between each individual pipe where the CPU's surface mates to the heat sink's. We will make sure each of those gaps is filled with Zalman silver thermal paste during our upcoming performance evaluation.
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