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The Aegir SD12864 includes a universal mounting system which works with AMD and INTEL processors. This bolt through mounting kit is very durable and is said to deliver an extremely high level of contact pressure between the heatsink and CPU. More on this shortly.
Our ASRock X58 Xtreme 6 motherboard is a 1366 slot solution and as such we use the outer holes on the backplate. Four long screws are pushed through to the front of the motherboard for mounting.
Next, four washers are placed over the screws to ensure isolation from the PCB. We have applied our thermal paste also at this stage … slightly more than normal as it will be pushed up between the grooves a little.
Four metal stoppers are then screwed into the bolts tightly to ensure a stable base for the mounting procedure.
The brackets are then placed over the metal stoppers and four other metal mounts are bolted into position above them. Xigmatek supply everything for this in the box, including the tightening tool.
An aluminum support is then placed between the cooler base and the fin assembly. There are two tiny guide holes for insertion, although pressure from the mounting process will secure it all tight.
The cooler can be placed on top of the processor with the bar placed over the mounting brackets (underneath). Two more mounts are placed over this section and tightened by hand.
You can see the multiple layers of mounting – it seems rather intricate compared to some coolers on the market. That said, we are pretty confident in saying that we have yet to see a more secure mounting system on a mainstream cooler, the pressure on the CPU heatspreader is immense and should ensure the best possible heat removal.
The Xigmatek Aegir is supplied with a single 120mm fan, but we have a handful in our labs, so we will test with both one and two installed.
