Swiftech MCX159-A North Bridge Cooler Review

This is a monster of a northbridge cooler, everyone should plan on keeping their northbridge extra cool if they are going to overclock their system. When it comes down to fsb heat limits, this will do the trick and probably give you a few mhz gain. Virtual-Hideout checks out swiftech’s massive northbridge HSF, the MCX159-A.

“The MCX is an impressive piece compared with the stock cooler. The base is a solid hunk of copper and has a good heft to it. There is no doubting the mass here, as it easily outweighs two other active coolers in my possession. The copper base is home to 96 vertical rods that penetrate the copper base. The vertical rods look a lot like machine screws with the heads cut off, and at first I thought this was a little strange. As I thought about it though, I realized that the threading on the rods is an excellent way to increase the surface area for heat dissipation. With 96-1” screws, you get a lot of linear inches of surface area (someone care to calculate the total surface area?). The rods are topped by a tall fan with big, broad blades. The kit includes the cooler, mounting hardware, instructions, thermal paste, and the fan.“

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