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CoolerMaster xDream Special Edition Review
Author: Dennis Garcia
Published: Saturday, March 08, 2003
Conclusion
Conclusion
One of the things that we really like about CoolerMaster is that they listen to their customers and do what they can to provide reasonable solutions to their concerns. The xDream SE is really an improved version of the original xDream based almost entirely on customer feedback. Some of the improvements include a full fan shroud, and front mounted speed control.
Overall the xDream SE is really an amazing heatsink and should provide an excellent cooling solution for any of the higher speed Athlon processors including the new "Barton" core.
To sum up here is the ever-popular good and bad list.
Overall the xDream SE is really an amazing heatsink and should provide an excellent cooling solution for any of the higher speed Athlon processors including the new "Barton" core.
To sum up here is the ever-popular good and bad list.
The Good Things
3 prong retention system
Variable speed 80mm fan
Copper skived fin design
Front mounted speed control
Rear mounted speed control
Good thermal dissipation.
Variable speed 80mm fan
Copper skived fin design
Front mounted speed control
Rear mounted speed control
Good thermal dissipation.
The Bad Things
Base not completely flat
Tab conflicts with certain mobo installations.
Tab conflicts with certain mobo installations.
Ninjalane Rating
I would like to thank CoolerMaster for helping to make this review possible.
