Xigmatek Aegir SD128264

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 10 expert reviews

Excellent:

8
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Excellent price for such a high end cooler.
Quiet operation with PWM.
High performance.

Cons:

I'd love to see a second fan included.
Noise Levels.

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Last revision on January 15, 2019

Reviewers Liked

Excellent price for such a high end cooler
Quiet operation with PWM
High performance
Dual fan compatible
Multiplatform compatibility
Build Quality
Performance
Excellent Cooling Even With Fan At Lowest Speed
Very wide socket compatibility

Reviewers Didn't Like

I'd love to see a second fan included
Noise Levels
No LED On/Off
Rubber Fan Mounts Can Easily Bend Fins
Availability (for now)
A bit on the pricey side
Expensive enthusiast product
Does not support 140mm fans

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Expert reviews and ratings

Xigmatek continues the new trend of heatpipe stacking with its latest heatsink, the S128264 Aegir. The Aegir is an exposed heatpipe base tower heatsink made to accommodate one or two 120mm fans. ...

By FrostyTech on January 08, 2011

There's always something to look forward to with every new heatsink from Xigmatek. The tower-style heatsink design is not new, but Xigmatek innovates with each new cooler. Xigmatek Aegir introduced the Double-Layer Heatpipe Direct Touch (DL-HDT)...

By techPowerUp! on December 10, 2010

100

We are today going to look at a new CPU cooler, namely the Xigmatek Aegir, which is available for most sockets you find today. All the newest Intel sockets are there, LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 and for AMD we find support for the AM2 and...

By SweMOD on December 04, 2010

A class leading cooler and quite possibly the finest under £50.Remember you can win one of these coolers, as well as a Dark Knight with KitGuru, over...

By Kitguru.net on November 08, 2010

IMPORTANT: Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. While we each do our best to...

By Benchmark Reviews on August 25, 2010

Xigmatek started out in 2005 with the goal of becoming an industry leader in the PC thermal industry. Since 2005, Xigmatek has not only developed an extensive lineup of PC component coolers (CPU, VGA and HDD), but they have also branched out into the...

By DreamWare Computers on November 19, 2011

The Xigmatek is not as beautiful as the Dark Knight that we reviewed recently. It uses a similar fan and has a similar fin shape, but lacks the black nickel-plating.However, if we talk about performance, the Aegir is better. Probably thanks to its six...

By Hardware Secrets on August 23, 2011

The Xigmatek AEGIR is a full-featured mainstream cooler and we are pleased to see it raising the high-end of the mainstream bar. The AEGIR performed well throughout all of our tests, and could even handle the fully loaded i7 930 @ 4.0GHz while...

By TechReaction.net on June 11, 2011

Since i haven't had a chance to take a look at a Xigmatek solution for quite some time now i only remembered that they always had a great balance between performance and price and so i was expecting the same from the Aegir and i can say that i...

By Real World Labs on March 27, 2011

Xigmatek's Aegir CPU cooler does indeed bring a lot to the party. With excellent cooling performance and a robust, yet easily installed mounting solution, this cooler ranks at the top of its class. White LEDs in the fan frame add a bit of visual...

By TweakNews on February 08, 2011

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