GlacialТech UFO V51 CPU Cooler Review
- GlacialТech UFO V51 CPU Cooler Review
- Page 2 - Closer look
- Page 3 - Instalation
- Page 4 - Testing methods and test results
- Page 5 - Conclusion
Page 3 - Instalation
Page 3 - Instalation
Time to install this huge and heavy monster. And since we're going to test it on a socket LGA775 system, we only unpacked the necessary brackets and plates:
Right away we notice that there is no plate to be mounted on the back of the motherboard and also you'll definitely have to remove the motherboard in order to mount the cooler. And so we install the mounting brackets:
And now to mount the cooler along with the last bracket:
It does attach quite stable, but the lack of backplate leads to some bending of the motherboard and that's no good. No good at all. ClacialTech assured us that this is an issue only with test samples and will be avoided when the cooler is being mass produced:
Here are some photos that visualize the gargantuan size of the cooler. You'll be the judge of whether it will fit in your case or not:
