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This cooler is compatible with Intel’s 775 socket and a whole list of AMD sockets. Installation for my socket 775 motherboard is done by using the same retention principle as used on your original Intel cooler. It’s easy and it works really well.

This cooler differs from the smaller HDT-SD964 because of the bigger fan and the size of the overall heat sink has been increased to fit the proportions of the 120mm fan. Other differences with for example the Achilles cooler are the difference in fan specs and thermal resistance. This cooler has a slightly higher thermal resistance, which means that with a resistance of 0.16 ℃/W means that if one Watt of heat goes through the object, the temperature drops by 0.16 degrees, instead of 0.14 for the Achilles. This depends on heat sink design, usage of heat pipes and the amount of airflow

I used SiSoftsandra’s built in Burn in tool to stress the system and the idle temperatures were measured during internet browsing and minor computer activity.

• All the temperatures were measured using Speed fan.
• All these temperatures were measured with a room temperature of around 21 degrees Celsius.
• And the results are displayed in Celsius

System used

• Intel Pentium E6300 with Arctic Silver 5
• Asus P5B
• 2x 1GB PC6000 CL4.0 HyperX
• Sapphire X1950Pro with Arctic Silver Ceramic
• 1x 74gb WD Raptor HDD
• 1x NEC DVD Burner

The Xigmatek HDT-S1283 did the same job as the Achilles. They performed almost identical. The fan on the Achilles is a tad noisier than the S1283, but both fans are controlled by PWM which means that they only spin up once the processor gets too hot. In regular desk work the fan would keep really quiet, but intense gaming or crunching numbers, the fan would occasionally spin up. Both the Achilles and the S1283 are two very good coolers and they are nearly identical, but if you want something a bit more flashy than go with the Achilles, if you just want a normal heat pipe cooler which is cheap and performs good than go with the S1283 or the smaller SD964.

Final words

• Easy Installation
• High compatibility
• Quiet
• Good price/quality/performance ratio