DeepCool IceEdge 400XT Review

[HardOCP News]

The crew at FrostyTech have the DeepCool IceEdge 400XT heatpipe HSF strapped to the test bench today for a little review action. If you have a case with limited room, this cooler might be worth checking out. Here's a quote from the review:

Deepcool's IceEdge 400XT heatsink is a mid-size tower cooler that stands a modest 127mm high and weighs 585 grams. At its heart are four, 6mm diameter copper heatpipes and a 92x100mm stack of dark nickel plated aluminum fins. As with DeepCool's other heatsinks, the IceEdge 400XT ships with a novel rubber clad 92mm PWM fan. Every bit of the fan frame that makes contact with the heatsink is covered in a rubbery material so motor vibrations are greatly diminished.

 

[Faethon]

I have it and it's why i moved to the Rasetsu.

The AMD retention clip is awful. You can twist left and right the cooler easily while it's secured. Also the base doesn't cover all the heatspreader.

Moreover, mine wasn't quite flat. But it was quiet.

Also, one of the fan retention clips was marginally overlapping my RAM modules, because it has a curve outwards. Not huge problem, but it made me frown because i had to bend it a bit.

At the end i got the Rasetsu because i couldn't stand the idea of a heatsink that was so easily twistable. The Scythe retention mechanism is light years ahead.

If vertical clearance is a problem, the Scythe Rasetsu is much better, although it costs more.

Performance wise, the IceEdge 400XT with 1 fan on, was on par with my old Scythe Shuriken with a 92mm Antec Tricool set on medium or high (i don't remember) on, with the 1090T. Which was a bit of a disappointment to me.