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NZXT HAVIK 140 CPU Cooler

Based on 16 reviews

Excellent:

11
Good:

4
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros

Dual 140mm Fans.
High CFM.
Excellent Build Quality and Finish.
Six 6mm Heatpipes.
High Overclock Achieved While Keeping Within Thermal Limits.
Rubber Fan Clips For Easier Mounting/Removal.
Clean Lines.
Excellent cooling performance.
Great choice for overclocking.
Easy installation.
Extremely low noise operation - with one or two fans.
Universal installation hardware included.
High Powered Fans.

Cons

Interference with other system components seems highly likely.
It blocked first PCI Express expansion slot on test system.
With both fans installed, it blocked first memory slot and made second one a tight fit.
No PWM control.
Base has visible tooling marks which gives an unfinished appearance.
Mounting bracket could be more solid.
Expensive.
Not so “easy installation” for AMD systems.

By FutureLooks on March 27, 2012

From inception to execution, the HAVIK 140 is an extremely impressive first CPU cooler for the company, and immediately found a follow up: the HAVIK 120 (review coming soon). Performance is very good mainly due to some very important design key...

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By Hi Tech Legion on March 07, 2012

NZXT definitely made a good impression going into the CPU cooling market with the Havik 140. It’s a very unique cooler with a lot of upside features and good cooling performance. Initial pricing on the Havik 140 was distinctly too high, but it has...

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By Bigbruin on February 26, 2012

With the HAVIK 140, NZXT has proven to me that they can take their skills and expertise in the PC gaming world and apply them to just about any component that they want. The cooling performance was top notch, the noise production was just about...

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By Ninjalane on February 16, 2012

We got this heatsink several months ago and after initial tests we determined that it was either defective or had some fundamental flaws that was keeping it from performing how we had expected. On the surface this heatsink is almost perfect, it has...

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By TweakNews on December 12, 2011

NZXT's new Havik 140 CPU cooler is a big, bad cooling monster. While it wreaks havoc on processor temperatures, it's pretty easy on the ears, something you don't see everyday. There are no fancy shrouds or LED lighting here, just good old...

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By Overclock3D on December 07, 2011

The introduction to this review is quite a bit more cutting than you are probably used to here at OC3D, but we had to get it out there that we were very annoyed by NZXT's reaction to what was only ever honesty with the H2 Review.They stalled for so...

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By Bjorn3D on December 02, 2011

The Havik 140 turned out to be an awesome performer with an easy to install design, a decently flat base, powerful fans that are not too loud. All of this adds up to a winning combo that knocks out one of the best coolers the Prolimatech Armageddon....

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By Maximum PC on November 21, 2011

NZXT is new to the cooler game, but if the Havik 140 is any indication, the company isn’t being dumb about it. The Havik 140 is a hefty cooler in the stacked-fins “skyscraper” style, with six copper heat pipes rising from the heat...

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By Maximum PC on November 21, 2011

One of the wonderful things about modern CPUs is that they overclock extremely well without putting out much heat. Modern Sandy Bridge processors overclock higher and more easily than first-gen i7 chips, while drawing less power and putting out less...

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By Real World Labs on November 05, 2011

NZXT became well known a few years back initially mainly due to their excellent fan controllers, great looking PC Cases and very good case fans. Since then however they have expanded to several other areas of manufacturing including power...

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