Alpenföhn Himalaya CPU Cooler Review

Posted by: Sahil Mannick on: 12-12-2011 [ 3 comment(s) ]

Alpenföhn have yet another cooler to offer with intent to complete their line-up. Can it compete against its closest rival; the Thermalright Archon?

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Alpenföhn Himalaya CPU Cooler Review

PCplod Posts: 759 Joined: 2011-10-13

#21610 Posted on: 13.12.2011 00:39:38 Excellent in depth review as always, Im a big fan of Alphenfohn's coolers and their looks/design's. And on paper this should like you say be better than it is. I think it may be to do with there contact plate design being convex and not so much direct contact as other coolers. Still a great cooler for looks and ability to use all memory slots but does fall short on performance. I would like them to revise their contact plate maybe or whatever the niggle is but keep their design's/ stlye and come back with a cooler that can beat the competition.

Alpenföhn Himalaya CPU Cooler Review

Helios1234 Posts: 2570 Joined: 2009-02-17

#21612 Posted on: 13.12.2011 01:00:09 Yeah it's weird. The base isn't too bad really, I mean no worse that other coolers but something seems to hamper performance. I did so many retests and remounts to make sure I wasn't missing something but the results didn't change. All they did were validate my original results with a 1C error or less. Shame because I really like the brand. At least their naming scheme opens it up for an Everest...

Alpenföhn Himalaya CPU Cooler Review

PCplod Posts: 759 Joined: 2011-10-13

#21613 Posted on: 13.12.2011 01:26:41 Lol yeh, theres obviously something minor in their designs holding them back slightly. Hopefully they can find the niggle and come out on top.

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