Introduction
Today we are looking at the Bifrost VD1065 from Xigmatek. It comes with a dual fan cooling solution that I may, or may not have seen before. I need to get some pictures and get myself for a closer look to see what the Bifrost II can offer end users in the pursuit of a better cooling solution. Let's see of the Bifrost can handle the overclocks and possible long hours endurance.
Specifications
The Bifrost consists of twenty-six aluminum fins surrounding five, 6mm diameter, copper heat-pipes, housed in an Aluminum base, all covered in black Nickel goodness. The cooler by dimensions is rather large, but weighs in at a paltry 480 grams. This weight includes the fans and shroud as well. The shroud clips over the entire top of the fins of the Bifrost and houses two 100mm fans to keep things cool. When cranked up to full speed, these fans are capable of near silent operation at 2000 RPM and each fan is pushing over 22 CFM of air over the fins.
There is quite the list of compatible graphics cards which are limited by only two factors. The most noticeable is the outside measurement of any side of the cards mounting holes. The only other factor that would make your card non-compatible would be if it were to have an extremely high GPU. What I mean here is that the measurement from the PCB to the top of the die. If your die sits too high, it may cause unwanted warping of the PCB when tension is applied.
Closer Looks
The Bifrost II with 2 100 mm fans that runs @ 2000 RPM (±10%)
Spinning the cooler around to look at the reverse side, we get a good view of the five heat-pipes
The Cooler it self without the fans on it
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