Technology, Support, and News Forum

[rippinchikkin]

<img src="http://www.xigmatek.com/images/top_logo.jpg" align="right" alt="Xigmatek XP-S964 Copper Heatpipe 92mm CPU Cooler"></img>Xigmatek XP-S964 Copper Heatpipe 92mm CPU Cooler
by Olin Coles
September 26, 2007 1:59 am

Ideally every CPU cooler should perform well, which most do. But in the age of advertising and marketing, consumers are easily mislead into believing a product will perform well just because of the company branding it.

I have reviewed some very nice coolers over the summer by some of the most well known names in the industry; only to be let down by their claims of premium performance. Well, to be honest, prior to very recently I had never heard of Xigmatek before. Just a few weeks ago Benchmark Reviews unveiled the Xigmatek HDT-S1283, which tested to be the best-performing CPU we have seen to date.

Perhaps on the same level is the Xigmatek XP-S964 Copper Heatpipe CPU Cooler. Many manufacturers search out designs that will help them develop a product known for extraordinary performance. Benchmark Reviews has already reviewed many of the very best CPU coolers available to enthusiasts, from the very unique and original Zaward Sylphee ZCJ003 CPU Cooler to the oversized Thermaltake MaxOrb CL-P0369 CPU Cooler.

Not long ago, we even reviewed the Ultra ULT33186 Chilltec TEC CPU Cooler which combined three different cooling technologies into one solution. All of these products performed very well, but none of them really set itself apart from the pack like the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 did. Now Xigmatek is back at it, with their offset arrangement of heatpipes in the new XP-S964.