Xigmatek Porter CN881 Chipset Heatsink Review - Page 2

gandlers · #11 02-10-2008, 19:09

Ok; as requested here are my pics.

Christmas has come early

The old setup

This is what I am replacing; the Freezer 7 Pro and the Heat Minator didn't fit in the "Traditional Orientation" due to the excessive height of the base of the Heat Minator.

The only way to get them both to fit was to mount the Freezer 7 as shown. The upside is that air was drawn over the Minator before being expelled into the intake of the PSU. The downside is that there was no airflow over the RAM or the VRM's

Testing the layout

Just got to make sure that it all fits...

Put it back in the box

So that's how it all fitted on my board...

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Kelainefes · #12 02-10-2008, 20:15

Good, i wanted to get a HR05 IFX for the NB but i can't because my cooler is too wide, so i had to get the SLI model wich covers the first PCI Express 16x slot.
This seems as good as the TR unit performance wise, but being offset just the minimum necessary it should allow me to place the video card in the upper slot in the unlikely case that i go for CrossfireX, or just to have the fins of my HR 11 VGA Backside cooler go right in between the cpu cooler and the exhaust fan, so that the heat from the back of the card is flushed out before it affects the NB or CPU temps.
Probably not worth the time or the money with my case, but could make a small difference for someone else.

AKHandyman · #13 05-11-2008, 02:14

Nice shots ... I ordered one of the S1283 and a retention bracket for my DFI LT X48 board. But does anyone know where I could get the Porter? I am in Alaska, so I need to get one stateside ...