Threadripper is too big to be cooled with standard coolers. The maximum size of the contact plate at the base is limited to avoid touching the socket instead of the heat spreader; doing that for mainstream sockets results in a base too small to fully cover the chiplets in threadripper (or Epyc, or Intel's giant server sockets). In the future they might create a second model with a larger base that can cool threadripper; but that model won't be able to cool chips in mainstream sockets.
I have a hard time believing that this thing can match the NH-D15. It appears to have less heatpipes (can't really see in the pics?), and possibly less fin surface area. I'd be really interested to see some benchies on this model. I really do like that fan mount system though, kudo's for the design.
Hopefully the mount is tall enough to allow the fans to clear the memory heatsinks of other manufacturers. Also, it looks like the fans can produce some amount of airflow to help cool the RAM.
Just looking at the product pictures you're going to be limited to relatively short dimms. You appear to be able to make it work more or less by not sliding the fan down all the way (at a minor reduction in cooling capacity); but even the relatively short ones Corsair used for their images don't let the fans down all the way.
"rare issues such as leaks".. Fact is, they all fail eventually, and then you can simply throw it away. It's a waste of money, a waste of resources, a waste of effort... On the other hand, swapping a dead fan out is trivial.
Purely anecdotal,. of course, but my 120mm AIO has been in use for 8 years (2012-2020) and still going strong, even with an average of 5 hours use every day. Not to mention it looks tons better than a big air cooler because it doesn't block out half the motherboard
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kliend - Monday, January 13, 2020 - link
Seems like a big miss to not have TR4 support...Otherwise it looks relatively standard at this point
DanNeely - Monday, January 13, 2020 - link
Threadripper is too big to be cooled with standard coolers. The maximum size of the contact plate at the base is limited to avoid touching the socket instead of the heat spreader; doing that for mainstream sockets results in a base too small to fully cover the chiplets in threadripper (or Epyc, or Intel's giant server sockets). In the future they might create a second model with a larger base that can cool threadripper; but that model won't be able to cool chips in mainstream sockets.Drkrieger01 - Monday, January 13, 2020 - link
I have a hard time believing that this thing can match the NH-D15. It appears to have less heatpipes (can't really see in the pics?), and possibly less fin surface area. I'd be really interested to see some benchies on this model.I really do like that fan mount system though, kudo's for the design.
austinsguitar - Monday, January 13, 2020 - link
the height of the cooler will be an issue for most people. seems like many many cases wont support this thing.maus92 - Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - link
Hopefully the mount is tall enough to allow the fans to clear the memory heatsinks of other manufacturers. Also, it looks like the fans can produce some amount of airflow to help cool the RAM.DanNeely - Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - link
Just looking at the product pictures you're going to be limited to relatively short dimms. You appear to be able to make it work more or less by not sliding the fan down all the way (at a minor reduction in cooling capacity); but even the relatively short ones Corsair used for their images don't let the fans down all the way.yetanotherhuman - Wednesday, January 15, 2020 - link
"rare issues such as leaks"..Fact is, they all fail eventually, and then you can simply throw it away.
It's a waste of money, a waste of resources, a waste of effort...
On the other hand, swapping a dead fan out is trivial.
Retycint - Wednesday, January 15, 2020 - link
Purely anecdotal,. of course, but my 120mm AIO has been in use for 8 years (2012-2020) and still going strong, even with an average of 5 hours use every day. Not to mention it looks tons better than a big air cooler because it doesn't block out half the motherboard