14 DAY TRIAL // Many coolers are so wide and thick that they aren't the best fit for certain motherboards, especially when said motherboards place the RAM slots particularly close to the CPU socket.
That's why you can sometimes sabotage yourself when getting a strong cooler for a computer based on a micro-ATX motherboard: the design may clash with the placement of the RAM modules.
Sometimes, it takes low-profile RAM to fix the problem, or just getting a different cooler altogether, but that kind of defeats the purpose of getting high-end hardware.
Lepa decided to offer a cooler that doesn't clash with even the largest, heatspreader-equipped RAM modules: the LV12.
The cooler has direct-touch copper heatpipes (four of them, 6 mm thick each), a compact heatsink (aluminum fins), and a thermal resistance of 0.095°C/W. In layman terms, it means that the cooler can keep even the toughest CPUs working at well below the standard temperature, easily.
An Intel Core i7-3930K worked at just 35.5°C / 95.9 °F while generating very little noise, thanks to the fan speed of 1,800 RPM. There's an actual Silent Mode too, with 800 to 1,500 RPM, plus an overclocking mode, with 800 to 2,200 RPM. Thus, the 800 – 1,800 RPM range is the Performance Mode.
Lepa is selling the LV12 cooler for €36.90 / $49.50, complete with “Super Thermal Conductive Coating” that protects it form corrosion.
