I found an interesting comparison between

Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme,
Noctua NH-U12F
Xigmatek HDT-S1283
Tuniq Tower120

All are high performance air cooler..

A Taiwanese reviewer wrote the article and posted at http://www.coolaler.com/~coolaler/forum/sh...ad.php?t=156295
I got his permission to post it here in English. not the complete article..just a portion

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Added on July 4, 2007, 1:10 amThermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme which uses 6 heat-pipes


Nice lapped.. just like mirror


Cooler with LGA 775 bracket.. AM2 bracket included too

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Added on July 4, 2007, 1:15 amXigmatek HDT-S1283 which uses HDT (Heat-pipe Direct Touch) technology..

Accessories.. with reinforce mobo bracket for socket 775

Comes with 0.44A 12 cm fan

It is lightweight, and normal size..

HDT technology.. never seen be4 right?

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Added on July 4, 2007, 1:17 amTest Bed:
CPU Intel C2D QX6850(G0)
M/B MSI P35 Neo2-FR(ICH9R) BIOS:P07 beta(6/28)
RAM King Box DDR2 800 D9GMH@1200
HDD Quantum 30G P-ATA
VGA MSI 8500GT DDR2 256MB
16X DVD-ROM
PSU Enhance 650W(ES)
cooling fan: Tower 120 2000rpm+speed controller

Software Used:
OS win XP SP2
intel Thermal Analysis Tool
ORTHOS (dual core SP2004 version CPU loading50%) printscreen after 5 minutes operation
Room temperature 31~33 °C

Coolers are tested under these criteria:

1.fan2000rpm test QX6850(G0)3Ghz idle
2.fan2000rpm test QX6850(G0)3Ghz with ORTHOS dual core SP2004
3.fan1500rpm test QX6850(G0)3Ghz with ORTHOS dual core SP2004
4.fan1000rpm test QX6850(G0)3Ghz with ORTHOS dual core SP2004
5.fan2000rpm test QX6850(G0)OC to 3.6Ghz with ORTHOS dual core SP2004

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Added on July 4, 2007, 1:24 am
i cant put many pictures on this thread..there is a limit.. so heres the result..


Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme has the best performance
Noctua NH-U12F is a good silent cooler
Xigmatek HDT-S1283 is compact, lightweight
Tuniq Tower120 the legend

This post has been edited by ckhoong: Jul 4 2007, 01:30 AM

well.. i shall bring this in earlier... wanna start a bulk? i will organize it with xigmatek

pm lolhalol to do so.. im not the TS anymore

haha.. we would like to see hows ur casing looks like.. the air vendelation seem has to do something

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Added on July 9, 2007, 6:54 pmhe bought s963..

This post has been edited by ckhoong: Jul 9 2007, 06:54 PM

i.. just.. received.. the.. samples.. lets.. have.. a.. look.. drool



xigmatek brothers: 1283 n 963



xigma members n stock heatsink




sorry guys.. i dont have a proper casing for this cooler..




Having C2D e6300 1.83Ghz, 3000rpm fan..
*i'm not pro in OCing ..i will let profresional reviewers to do the work soon..

LOL.. thats dslr's pictures

btw.. thats S1283's ..

i'm bringing in the retail units soon.. come come join my bulk..
samples are meant for reviews n testing ho.. manufacture will get mad if im selling it

manufacture said the diff just 3 to 4C


haha.. it is possible to fit 4 6mm heat-pipes but not 4 8mm heat-pipes

u get 8mm heat-pipes from S1283

design no change .. that is xigmatek 983...changed the sticker n logo only

correction here..

3r iceage performs better than s963 but not s1283

iceage has 4X6mm heatpipes while xigma 963 has 3x6mm heatpipes n smaller cooling tower

and

iceage has 4x6mm heatpipes while xigma 1283 has 3x8mm heatpipes.. both big n tall cooling tower

tauke.. this is the techspec. consult xigmatek web or ...the xigmatek's s1283 members can check out their heatpipes.. izit bigger than others.. use ruler to measure izit 8mm

then take a look

translate

is there.. take a look the charts at bottom carefully

yea.. just a discussion..

anyway send regards to stephen ya