Installation of the HP1216b suffers from the the tedious nature of the heatsink beast, but the combination of spring-equipped nuts and fastening them from the top as opposed to behind on the backplate seem to overcomplicate the situation. There are...
Overall the Xtreme Gear HP-1216B is a powerful and affordable CPU Cooler. The unique design isn’t like any other that I’ve seen. It provides powerful cooling for a brand that doesn’t focus on manufacturing CPU coolers. You can get...
Even though the HP-1216B is lacking a lapped base, capped heat pipes, nickel plating and has been equipped with a slightly noisy fan the HP-1216B has been one of best performing heat sinks that have come across my test bench in a long time. One could...
The XtremeGear HP-1216B may be a newer product to the marketplace but the Heatpipe Direct Touch technology used here certainly isn't, and we're not complaining. The HDT design is very efficient when used in a tower-style setup. An interesting...
For an air cooler the Xtreme Gear HP-1216B is one for the books. This cooler kept the system cool even when more voltage and speed was thrown at it. The Xtreme Gear was able to take on some well known coolers and still pass them up when the timing...
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