V8

Cooler Master V8 is CPU cooler that is projected to fit perfectly CPUs with heat dissipation lower than 180W. It can be mounted on all sockets that exist at the moment so it doesn’t matter if you have AMD or Intel CPU. We must emphasize that this cooler is compatible with new Intel LGA1366 Socket or if you like it that way, with Core i7 socket, but you must obtain LGA1366 Socket Retention Bracket Set .

Cooler is consisted of 8 (eight) heat pipes and the base is almost perfectly machined with (flat). Although Cooler Master said that this is mirror finish we must tell you that this isn’t exactly the truth but it is perfectly flat. Base is made of copper (nickelled) while heat pipes are made of copper that is nickelled just to satisfy exterior looks. Body of cooler consists of four fins segments where each segment was two heat pipes. Two segments, that are placed on outer sides, have fins layered in usual way: parallel to motherboard. Other two segments have fins that are orthogonal to motherboard. Six millimeter heat pipes are just the right choice for this kind of cooler and we must point out that fins are perfectly connected (soldered) to heat pipes. Fan is located at the core of the cooler sandwiched between inner fin segments. Cooler Master used 120mm fan that has 800-1800RPM. At minimal RPM this cooler isn’t noisy, on contrary, it is very silent, but on maximum RPM it gets pretty noisy. Although manufacturer declared that maximum noise level is 21dBA our subjective opinion is that it is for few decibels noisier. We guess that Cooler Master gave noise that produces fan itself without noise that is generate by fins that are densely packed around it.

In the package, Cooler Master also provided manual fan speed controller that can be installed into PCI chassis bracket. Also fan speed can be controlled automatically thanks to 4-pin power connector that can be plugged into motherboard that will control fan speed depending on CPU temperature. Upper surface of cooler is made of plastic and it holds fan in its place but also looks nice because it has two red LEDs. Fan can be dismounted with included hex wrench (allen key) and replaced if needed. Mounting procedure is simple, but motherboard must be taken out of the chassis except in case if you own a chassis that has hole behind CPU socket on motherboard plate (like Cooler Master HAF932 or ATCS 840).