Installation Tips

The installation procedure is described in detail in the enclosed manual. The Xigmatek HDT-S1283 is installed fan-less on the CPU ?the fan is attached after that. When installing on an LGA775 mainboard, you should secure two fastening clips on the cooler with four plastic locks. On mainboards for AMD’s K8 processors the cooler is installed by means of a pressure clip:

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As a result, the new cooler has four possible orientations on LGA775 mainboards but only two on Socket 754/939/940/AM2 mainboards. You don’t have to take your mainboard out of the case whatever platform you deal with.

There is over 40 millimeters from the mainboard to the bottommost plate of the heatsink and the cooler’s base is compact, just like its fastening mechanism. It means the cooler won’t interfere with the mainboard’s around-the-socket components.

Inside a system case the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 doesn’t look a large cooler despite its dimensions:

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This cooler will cost you $40-44.