The V8 is a fairly unusual heatsink. It is not a simple model in a tower design, but rather four towers with fin arrays sandwiched around a central fan. On either side of the fan are two classic towers with fin arrays placed horizontally. Two of the other towers are then placed around the block. Their fins are however placed vertically. It is all covered with a plastic case (giving it the look of a car engine), that also has 8 heatpipes (which is where it gets its name from).

The fan used is the same as on the GeminII S. A 120 mm PWM type fan, it has nine fine curved blades. If it doesn’t suit you, you can easily change it for another one.


Very good performance but noisy

Unfortunately the fan is not necessarily a plus point. Although at low speeds it is very quiet, it becomes much louder at mid-speeds and very loud indeed at maximum speeds. Cooling performances are however very good indeed. The V8 then, can handle almost any type of processor, even those that heat up enormously. Thus at mid-speeds it is slightly preferable to the Noctua NH-U12P and Thermalright IFX-14 which give a similar level of performance but with higher noise levels.