How is this review useful, if you replaced the retention on the heatsink?

Surely the screwed-down metal bracket with a backplate provides a better contact than a plastic one, held only at the holes.

I've also noticed that it has become difficult to get a hold of the sold-separately LGA775 retention kit from thermalright; although even if it was available, it would probably add 25% to the price of the heatsink.


Sorry for the bile, but the weird retention is the main reason why I was staying away from it...

This cooler seems like a complete rip-off from the EKL Groß'Clockner (german company), which was released in april 2008.

http://www.computerbase.d.../#abschnitt_grossclockner

(german test)

http://www.alpenfoehn.de/...=53:kuehler&Itemid=92

(official product site)

Oh yeah you were right:

The original:

http://www.pccooler.cn/Products/hp-1204X/1204X.htm

All 9 licence-takers:
http://www.orthy.de/index...amp;id=5672&Itemid=38
(german)

holy crap, thats some popular design