crimson2404
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That’s actually pretty good for £55
NZXT Havik vs Noctua NH-D14 Review
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Terrifictez85
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I love the look of this cooler and would like to get one, I just have one gripe about it. Using AMD I don't like the cooler facing the top of the case. If they could fix that one issue I would get this cooler.
Just my 2cents worth
It doesnt face the top of the case mate.
Here are a few photos from my build log http://forum.overclock3d.net/index.php?/topic/37612-upgrading-modding-build/page__st__40
Highly recommend this cooler bud.
C3mods
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Yes it says it can, and you seem to have it done, but here is my main concerns. As I have the same motherboard that this reviewer is using. I know the video says the Havik 120 but below it, they say that the mounting identical for both.
I think I might have said it wrong in my other post, I am not saying you can't but with the problems than this reviewer had with the mounting, it is a valid concern. I would love to buy one, but my concerns outweigh my wants at this point and time. Broken/shorted MB or not getting the temps I should from my CPU if it doesn't seat correctly because of the issues shown in the video.
Terrifictez85
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That review is sooo innaccurate. For starters he has installed the mount wrong. Where he says that it creates too much tension and can only screw one point down is daft. All he has done is screwed the bracket in the wrong place (longest points being underneath the shorter ones instead of on top of it)
The other point he makes about the back plate is also nonsense. The pads (if applied properly) cover all of the corners and will not make any contact with the solder points.
I made the same mistake with the mounting bracket too then had a d'oh moment.
Trust me mate, you won't be dissappointed with the cooler.
I sold mine on here.
C3mods
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Okay, I am not doubting your word, so don't take it that way. I have not personally seen the mount.
Just looking at the video, and looking at the instruction manual(downloaded pdf). He has it together the way the manual shows, with the intel brackets (straight ones) underneath the amd brackets, with the screws coming up from the bottom through the intel bracket, into the amd bracket.
I also read some people saying that to mount it toward the back of the case, they wished the thread posts was longer. So in that aspect it seems that if the reviewer tightened the one side down it would have a hard time reaching on the other post.
I didn't think I would be dissappointed with the cooler at all, just was worried about the rear facing and shorting issue, which after what you wrote about the tabs I looked a little closer, then checked some other small personal reviews and helped me understand the rest. So I should be ordering me one soon.
Thanks for the help Terrifictez85
