i think its due to the sample i got.
i noticed that it wasnt completely flat.


hhmm, maybe i'll have a lapping party. lap all 4 heatsinks

haha.. that would be hardwork there... i also notice something... ifx-14 hsf is very uneven... the middle part especially...

yeah, and actually this is something that i wanna share with all of you

when i installed the IFX-14 repeatedly, i noticed that the middle of the base keeps on changing colour. at first, i didnt understand why or how.
later, when i whipped out some polishing compound and gave it a good polish, i noticed that the coloured part was exposed copper.

thats why the results are like that. Makes sense no?

http://www.xigmatek.de/product/accessory-c...dk-i7751_de.php

yeah anyways, this link shows the new bracket. something liek what ckhong has been doing all this while haha

how much is the achilles?.. wondering if its cheaper than TR in a small or big margin...

1 more cooler coming in.... XD

Somehow those at XS states that TRUE performs better than the IFX-14.

may be IFX14 exposing copper suppose to give better performance ??

quick go do lap party, we want to see more results......

Anyone test it on AMD procs yet?...

yeah thats why. plus i only used a 1 fan config on the IFX-14

haha lapping party
i got classes whole week long, hope i can do it asap.

someone has posted up results on this

with this comparison better choose ximantek cause cheap compare to thermalright ifx rite

yeah but im going to lap both heatsinks to see their true performance soon

i think ifx will win by a little after lapping...

Most heatsinks, if not almost all heatsinks performs different than other heatsinks of the same model by maybe few degrees. Their build are not consistent. Some may perform better than the others.

Hi, just wondering whether you used the original push-pin mounting mechanism with the achilles? Or did you use a modded one? Planning to get one but will have to consider the cost of getting the bolt-on mounting as well. Thanks.

Which orientation is best for my setup?

2nd is better... fan blowing hot air from the heatsink and the fan at the back exhaust it out

didnt notice that u have 2 more fans on top of ur casing... either way also can but i still think 2nd is better...the reason is b4 the "cold air" reaching to the hsf, its actually sucking some of the hot air from ur nb and ur gpu and then only blowing it to ur hsf...

btw the heatsink looks hot...how i wish i can get 1 to play with... hahaa

This post has been edited by sup3rfly: May 10 2008, 09:42 PM

i wonder... why in this review show it perform poorer that its brother... s1283

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?opti...=1&limitstart=5

not sure but i didnt test with the red scorpion

someone said vendetta 2 better than xigmatek...so, its quite true

yeah... according to that review vendetta 2 perform better, its use same tech as xigmatek, HDT but quite dissappointed for s1284, lose to s1283

This post has been edited by syazone: May 12 2008, 12:08 AM