Testseek.com have collected 32 expert reviews of the Xigmatek Gaia SD1283 and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Xigmatek Gaia SD1283.
November 2011
(87%)
32 Reviews
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Abstract: Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E enthusiast platform brings with it a new Intel socket, and that means new cooler mounting brackets! One nice thing about the X79 chipset: The boards ship with an integrated universal CPU mounting backplate, so no more fiddling ...
The Xigmatek Gaia seems to be a bigger version of the Xigmatek Loki (sharing its problematic mounting mechanism). However, in our tests, it actually performed worse than the Xigmatek Loki. Maybe the problem is the fan, which is not strong (though it is...
The Xigmatek GAIA as well is a full-featured mainstream cooler like their AEGIR, and we are pleased to see it raising the mid to high-end of the mainstream cooler bar. The GAIA, despite it’s narrow design, performed well throughout all of our tests. I...
Abstract: Forged in the mountains by a one-eye'd master heatsink maker who learned the trade before the dawn of the first X86 integrated circuit, the Xigmatek SD1283 Gaia heatsink is... is... ...yet another tower heatsink built around the direct touch heatpipe ...
Abstract: Xigmatek has been around for many years. They started out with CPU coolers and now have a wide range of products from coolers for just about everything to cases, power supplies, and their own line of thermal paste. Today we are looking at 3 of thei...
Great cooling performance, Direct touch heatpipe design, Extremely quiet, Very wide socket compatibility, Excellent mounting solutions, Easy installation,
Ummm…doesn't install itself,
Xigmatek's Gaia SD 1283 CPU cooler has it all covered. It's got outstanding cooling performance, a diminutive acoustic footprint, a distinctive look, an innovative direct touch design and a robust yet easily installed mounting solution. Xigmatek has ...
The Xigmatek Gaia SD1283 offers an exceptional low-cost performance cooling solution that would make a great replacement for someone looking to upgrade from the stock cooler. The noise level difference alone would be more than enough to welcome the upg...