Cooler Master V8 GTS Review

Cooler Master V8 GTS Review

Introduction

Cooler Master have never been ones to shy away from innovation and “full on” aesthetics.  With the V8 GTS Cooler Master hope to mimic both the power and performance of the Muscle cars, by putting a huge V8 block as the engine into the heart of your PC.  Engine analogies aside the V8 GTS is certainly a huge piece of kit, measuring 166.5mm end to end and 154mm across.  It is though only 149.8mm in height which should serve to increase case compatibility.  The innovation we mentioned lies in the use of a horizontal vapour chamber in the place of the traditional Solid copper heat sink, the reasoning being that this chamber will disperse the heat from the contact plate more evenly between the eight 6mm heat pipes and as such improve overall cooling whilst reducing CPU hot spots.  Our hopes are high that the V8 GTS might have what it takes to make it to the 4.6GHz club in our extremely demanding torture tests.

 

Technical Specification

Model

RR-V8VC-16PR-R1

CPU Socket

Intel® LGA 2011/1366/1156/1155/1150/775
AMD FM2/FM1/AM3+/AM3 /AM2

Dimensions

154 x 149.8 x 166.5mm (6.1 x 5.9 x 6.6 in)

Heat Sink Dimensions

154 x 140 x 153.5mm (6.1 x 5.5 x 6.0 in)

Heat Sink Material

Vapour Chamber / 8 Heat Pipes / Aluminium Fins

Heat Sink Weight

854g (1.9lb)

Heat Pipe Dimensions

Ø6mm

Fan Dimensions

Ø 140 x 20 mm (5.5 x 0.8 inch)

Fan Speed

600 – 1,600 RPM (PWM) ± 10%

Fan Air Flow

28 – 82 CFM ± 10%

Fan Air Pressure

0. 3 – 1.45 mmH2O ± 10%

Fan Life Expectancy

160,000 hrs

Noise Level

16~36 dBA

Bearing Type

POM bearing – Cooler Master 4th Gen. Bearing (*POM = Polyoxymethylene

Connector

4-Pin

Rated Voltage

12 VDC

Rated Current

0.31A

Power Consumption

3.72W

Fan Weight

110g (0.24 lb) x 2