Popping open the packaging, you see pre-applied MX-2, and a selection of heatsinks, power adapter, slot grilles and screws.


The ramsinks are fairly regular, but the VRM sinks are physically larger, with a smaller and narrower contact base. They are made of aluminium, and weigh next to nothing.


Stock cooler removed, and all the contact points cleaned. Note the size of the VRM chips, and the unnecessary bulk of the stock cooling solution.


All the heatsinks attached with their thermal tape, and the main cooler is ready to be slapped on. Installation is very easy, just place the cooler upside down, slap on some washers, line it all up, and screw in the four screws. The VRMs could only accommodate three of the four heatsinks supplied.


The cooler attached and ready to go. It comes with both three and four pin plugs for the fan power, but the sleeved cable is way long.


A bit of contact between the ramsink closest to the the slot, and one of the heatpipes. Angling the ramsink a bit to accommodate the heatpipe solves the problem.


Here you see what could be an issue with the VRM sinks. They already have a smaller contact patch, but the tiny VRM chips themselves offer hardly any purchase for the sinks to stick on to. I would have rather have the sink as one single piece, and have it attached to the holes on top and below the chips, like the sink I saw bundled with the S1 cooler. As it is, it doesn't take much pressure on the furthest point from the contact patch to pop the sink off the chip. I'd have preferred a larger sink too, as my finger tells me these sinks do get very very warm.


Here's the card installed. There's enough space underneath for a second card with a Twin Turbo, too, but I'd probably need a bigger case. The cooler itself is very lightweight in relation to the stock cooler.