Name Swiftech MCX C370 with NHH612 Papst Cooler
Size over all
L/B/H
+++ 64/64/74 mm
The cooler is just as big as the socket !
Cooling output +++ 33 CFM (6850 rpm)
Noise level -- 43 dB (A)
The fan is a little bit loud but I didn't expect anything quiet with such a great cooling output.
Listen to the sound:
Mounting ++ It's an interesting and new type of mounting clips, that I have never seen before, and if you read the mounting guide carefully, you'll have a very good and securely attached CPU-heatsink which uses all the 6 noses of your CPU socket !!!
(This could be important if you've destroyed the middle socket nose with another heatsink)
Cooling results ++++ 39° C at 1.75 Vcore and 43° C at 1.90 Vcore and 1066 MHz, great result !

General impression

+++ The heavy 595 grams MCX C370 copper heatsink shows a new way to cool your CPU !
Lot's of rippled screws in a big block of full copper with a very well polished bottom surface and a new solid mounting mechanism are only a few reasons for the good cooling results.
This heatsink needs a hot CPU to stay alive ;-)
And the powerful Papst fan do the rest for this Combo, good work !

The CPU-fan doesn't have a pin for the fan speed detection and also comes with a normal 4 Pin power supply connector.
Some mainboards automatically shut down the PC if no fan is present !
In this case plug another fan like a case fan to the mainboard CPU fan connector or get a newer BIOS with an option to disable the fan detection boot fail.

This fan is also fit for using with a Peltier Element !
Many thanks to Swiftech for this test sample.
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