Thermalright Archon IB-E X2 Eight Heatpipe Universal CPU Tower Cooler (Sockets 775 / 115x / 1366/2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3)

With the Archon IB-E X2 we present a revised version of one of the most powerful single tower coolers in the world. In the most recent edition the heatsink has been modified to meet current customer requirements. The Archon IB-E X2 uses a dual-fan design, which has been optimized for the needs of the most demanding users. True to the motto "innovated - not imitated" the current flagship of the cooler series makes use of innovative new features to improve an already excellent product even further. To ensure the best possible compatibility with motherboards and cases, the aluminum fins of the revised Archon are now staggered. Once more we are able to prove that we are happy to respond to the suggestions of the fan community. The revised design ensures that the top PCIe slot on ATX motherboards is no longer blocked by the heatsink. On the other side the heat sink does not protrude beyond standard ATX motherboards, which also excludes incompatibilities with fans mounted under the top cover or power supplies installed at the top of the case. Finally we were able to reduce the total height of the Archon IB-E X2 by approximately 5 mm, which means, the cooler can now also be used in Midi Towers, for which the predecessor was simply too high. The effective cooling area of the heat sink - with the dimensions of 150 x 125 mm - ensures that the air flow of the two 140 mm fans almost completely passed through the cooling fins, and thus the maximum cooling effect can be achieved. Naturally, any conventional 120 or 140 mm fan can be combined with the Archon IB-E X2. The relatively shallow depth of the cooler of just 55 mm (without the fans) ensures that even high RAM-modules can easily be used - regardless of whether 4 or 6 slots are available.