Conclusion

In our opinion XILENCE Black Hawk COPPER cooler may be considered a new reference solution among top-coolers for Intel Core i7 platform. Not so long ago this title belonged to Thermalright AXP-140 that won it from the already discontinued Thermalright SI-128 SE, which has been holding it for a long time. Although Black Hawk costs about $20 more, the $90 you pay for it already include a fan and an LGA1366 retention kit, which you don’t get among the default AXP-140 accessories. Moreover, the new cooler won’t have an uneven base and won’t interfere with tall heat-spreaders on the memory modules. Besides, its fan frame features unique LED lighting, which will definitely appeal to modding fans. We didn’t discover any other drawbacks besides high retail price resulting from use of solid copper for the cooler heatsink. So, we have every right to recommend XILENCE Black Hawk COPPER as an excellent cooling solution for an overclocked CPU.

In conclusion to our discussion of performance and features of the new XILENCE Black Hawk COPPER cooler, we decided to award it with our prestigious Editor’s Choice title as the today’s best top-cooler for CPU: