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Xigmatek HDT-S1283 Review

Dimension: 120(W) x 159(H) x 50(D) mm
Heat Sink Material: Aluminum Alloy
Heat-pipe: Φ8 x 3

Fan
Dimension: 120(W) x 120(H) x 25(D) mm
Speed: 800~1500 R.P.M.
Noise Level: 16~24 dBA

Weight: 600g (w/fan)
Thermal Resistance: 0.16 ℃/W
Supported Sockets: LGA 775/AMD Socket AM3/AM2/754/939/940

The Xigmatek HDT-S1283, an old CPU/Processor Cooler but its still has the crown for price performance for CPU cooling along with Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus.

I just bought Xigmatek HDT-S1283 about a month ago to replace my AMD Phenom !! X2 550’s stock cooler which has a very small heatsink and cannot did a good job to take the “Callisto” cool. After I unlock my Phenom II X2 550 BE to X4 B50 “Deneb”, Its going worse.

From the design, this cooler uses a huge heatsink with three 8 mm heatpipes and one 12 cm fan. The fan is very quiet, and it will increase and decrease the speed automatically according to the CPU temperature.

At X2 550 stock speed, with AMD Stock cooler, I can get 40°C at idle, and 63°C at full load, seems pretty high.

With Xigmatek HDT-S1283, at stock speed, I get 35°C at idle, and 54°C at full load.

When I Unlock extra 2 cores to X4 B50, with AMD stock cooler, I get 59°C at idle, and hmmmm… 72°C at full load. My CPU is gonna burned.

Hmm, time to Xigmatek HDT-S1283. At stock speed, the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 can handle Phenom II B50 very well at 40°C. When I use prime95, at full load the temperature reach 56°C, very good indeed.

Final thought, the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 is a great product, priced at about $33 this cooler along with Coolermaster Hyper 212 is unbeatable at those cheap price. For decent overclocking, this cooler is considered as the best choice. Continue Reading