14 DAY TRIAL // Apparently quite taken with its coolers, Xigmatek has added not just one, but two CPU cooling solutions to its product offer, the one herein detailed being known as the Gaia SD1283 which, like its sibling, the LOKI SD963, boasts the H.D.T. technology.
Normally, a CPU cooler uses a base plate to draw heat out of the CPU, base plate which then hands said heat to the heatpipes, to lead to the fin array.
The H.D.T. technology, however, has the heatpipes making direct contact with the processors itself, for an even higher heat conductivity.
This technology has already been used by Xigmatek in the making of the LOKI SD963 CPU cooler, whose product page was added to its maker's website just a short while ago.
Now, the Gaia SD1283 has been sent forth as a sort of sibling to the LOKI and caters to the needs of the same range of CPUs.
For those interested in numbers, the cooling solution measures 120 (W) x 50 (D) x 159 (H) mm and, instead of 6mm heatpipes like the LOKI, boasts three 8mm copper heatpipes.
Said heatpipes lead the heat into the aluminum fin array, heat which is then dispersed by the 120mm fan, whose rotary speed is of between 800 RPM (rotations per minute) and 1,500 RPM.
The fan also features four white LEDs and a sound output of 16 to 25 dBA, which means it won't actually make too much noise even under full load.
All in all, this product should be able to balance both affordability and performance, a useful trait consideirng tis compatibility with both Intel LGA775/1156/1366 and AMD K8/AM2/AM3 CPUs.
Granted, since a price has not exactly been disclosed yet, it is not exactly possible to make out just how well that goal was met.
Nevertheless, availability should ramp up soon, at which point even this final detail should be unraveled.
Until then, those interested in any information need only stop by the official product page that Xigmatek has already added to its website.