Installation

The installation is quite standard, practical and very straightforward. The bundle includes a single mounting backplate which is compatible with all current sockets as well as Intel's older LGA775 and 1366 sockets. The provided Cooler Master thermal paste is very liquid and we had some issues where we had to get rid of the first part of it and re-apply it again but it does spread well over the CPU. The pressure on the CPU was quite good and the fan clips are handy. Also, the cooler does not block any memory slots.

Test Setup
Mainboard	ASUS Z87-Deluxe (BIOS 1602)
CPU	Intel Core i7-4770K Stock (Turbo On / HT On)
Memory	ADATA XPG V2 2x4GB DDR3-2800 CL12 1.65V
Video	Intel HD Graphics 4600
Software	Windows 7 x64 wPrime Benchmark v2.10 CPUID HWMonitor 1.24.0
PSU	Seasonic Platinum SS-660XP2
Fan Controller	Lamptron FC5 V3
Thermal Compound	Pre-applied or bundled GELID GC-Extreme else

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Page 1 - Presentation / Specifications

Page 2 - Photo Gallery

Page 3 - Installation & Test Setup

Page 4 - Absolute Performance

Page 5 - PWM Performance

Page 6 - Conclusion