Xigmatek Venus XP-SD1266 Cooler Review

1. Introduction2. Packaging3. Xigmatek Venus XP-SD12664. Installation5. Testing Methodology and Performance results6. Acoustic Performance7. Closing thoughts8. View All Pages

The Xigmatek Venus XP-SD1266 is a tower designed heatsink. It features a nickel coated copper base and 6 nickel coated 6mm heatpipes.

Looking at the XP-SD1266 side on allows us to view the large groove that Xigmatek has had removed from the aluminum fins.  This groove is designed to accommodate the rubber fan mounts that support the fan used on the cooler.

The top of the cooler displays the Xigmatek logo. This has been cut out of the entire stack of aluminum fins. I doubt it has any type of positive impact on cooling results but it looks nice.

Here we get a different angled view of the groove that has been cut for the fan mounts.  This groove restricts the ability to use certain fans that are not attached by their rubber mounts.  From this angle we also get a close look at the 6 heatpipes as they pass through the nickel coated copper base of the heatsink.  Unlike some coolers we have looked at that feature direct touch heatpipes, the Venus XP-SD1266 has a solid base that makes contact with the processor.

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