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Even though it is an older design, the Cooler Master V8 proves to hold up well against more modern, performance based coolers. While it is outperformed by both the Thermaltake Frio and the Noctua NH D14 it is still perfectly capable of handling high thermal transients on both AMD and Intel platforms.
We felt the review today would be an interesting look at current performance coolers, before Cooler Master revamp their line up with new, fresh, exciting designs for 2011. The V8 was a radical, well received design at the time, and would still make a great partner for an overclocked performance gaming system.
When compared with the class leading Noctua NH D14, the Cooler Master V8 does fall a bit short of the performance mark, however it is £25 less expensive and it doesn't cause restrictions either when paired up with oversized memory heatspreaders.
We are still very impressed with the V8, and if Cooler Master are able to improve upon this design for the next generation lineup, then Noctua and Thermaltake will surely have a fight on their hands.
KitGuru says: Still a fantastic high performance cooler, made even more palatable by some cut price deals online.
