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.
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Technical Specification
Model |
RR-V8VC-16PR-R1 |
CPU Socket |
Intel® LGA 2011/1366/1156/1155/1150/775 |
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 |
Ã6mm |
Fan Dimensions |
à 140 x 20 mm (5.5 x 0.8 inch) |
Fan Speed |
600 â 1,600 RPM (PWM) ± 10% |
Fan Air Flow |
28 â 82 CFM ± 10% |
Fan Air Pressure |
0. 3 â 1.45 mmH2O ± 10% |
Fan Life Expectancy |
160,000 hrs |
Noise Level |
16~36 dBA |
Bearing Type |
POM bearing â Cooler Master 4th Gen. Bearing (*POM =Â Polyoxymethylene |
Connector |
4-Pin |
Rated Voltage |
12 VDC |
Rated Current |
0.31A |
Power Consumption |
3.72W |
Fan Weight |
110g (0.24 lb) x 2 |