slugbug Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 (edited) I was among a handful of beta testers selected to test Cooler Master's upcoming V10 Hybrid TEC cooler. We have been given the green light to post pics and some details so here I go. Installation hardware is included for AMD, Intel LGA775 and 1366. The TEC has a standard 4 pin molex power connector and draws 70 watts of power at full load. The overall weight is 1200g and dimensions are (L x W x H) 236.5 x 129.6 x 161.3mm. It has a copper base, aluminum fins and 10 heatpipes. I cannot divulge the price as I am still under the NDA for that. The rear portion of the cooler hangs over the DIMM slots and users with certain brand of tall ram may experience issues like I did. The heatpipes go up at a slight angle so there is a bit more clearance at the outside slots. As you can see the OCZ Hyper X ram I own was much too tall and I had to swap it for some G Skill I had in reserve. Final install pics: Testing: The alternative ram I had would not allow me to achieve a higher stable overclock no matter how many extra volts I tried. I did manage to boot into Windows at 3.6ghz, ran Prime 95 briefly and noted load temps of 60c. Windows then blue screened before I could take a screen shot By the way, you'll notice my 12v+ is shown as 10.91V. This seems to be a glitch with Everest as the true voltage is actually within specs. Edited January 16, 2009 by slugbug Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 wow...cool review slugbug...looks like my ocz1200 flex xlc isn't gonna work with it...it's to tall with the pipes n all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malmsteenisgod Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 Wow, that's a monster of a CPU cooler. Does that thing cool the ram too, or what's the deal with the fan over the ram? Can you get a pic of the underside of that beast? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeseMan42 Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 That is just massive. Having the same case allows me to see just how much room it takes up, A LOT! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugbug Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 Wow, that's a monster of a CPU cooler. Does that thing cool the ram too, or what's the deal with the fan over the ram? Can you get a pic of the underside of that beast? Yes, there's a 120mm fan over the rear heatpipes that do an awesome job of cooling your ram. I'll post a pic one of the other testers took. I'm sure he won't mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scr4wl Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 That thing is sweet I've wanted a TEC cooler for a long time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
werty316 Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 (edited) You should have been able to overclock your CPU more considering the specs of that G.Skill memory. Edited January 16, 2009 by werty316 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 I'll take tall over fat... the TRUE stays lol. my ram runs icy cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
road-runner Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 You should have been able to overclock your CPU more considering the specs of that G.Skill memory. Yea it should do 400 anyway, that would put you at 3.6Ghz. Get it on up there I would like to see some temps with 1.5 vcore... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugbug Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 I guess I'm not that familiar with my Biostar I45 bios options yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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