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Unboxing:
One of the bags of screws burst during transit:
Heatkiller know how to make two metals of different colors work together. Compare it to the Raystorm full copper for a bad example:
No mirror finish but the tooling has left a light pattern, I doubt this will affect anything, it almost loooks quite nice to me:
No visible distortion of the reflection:
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Photos taken after testing:
Some Indigo Xtreme stuck to the base:
6 allen key screws to take the block apart:
Fairly typical design – 2 o-rings plus a jetplate with channels:
Jetplate plus base:
Jetplate plus top:
Base:
27mm wide:
37mm long:
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Conclusion
The Watercool Heatkiller is a venerable block that’s been improved a bunch of times. It’s still one of the best in terms of cooling ability, but it’s mounting system is not well suited to socket 2011 as it has on average a 5C delta between MX2 and Indigo Xtreme. This is pretty much the worst I’ve seen. The manufacturing quality and feel of the block is very good though and the flow is decent too. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it if you’re open to using Indigo Xtreme, but I would be less enthusiastic about using it with regular TIMs.
Silver Award – 8/10
