Coolermaster EclipseProvided by:
Coolermaster Coolermaster was never afraid to take an unconventional approach to conventional air cooling,
their past products are proof of that, as well as the heatsink tested here, the Eclipse is quite a bizarre construction.
Not only is the form quite striking, the fan used is not your usual axial DC fan, the fan is integrated into the heatsink and blows air through the aluminum fins of the Eclipse.
The sample we received from Coolermaster was showroom model which has seen some action, the retail packaging was not in the mint condition, so we asked our colleagues at
BigBruin if we could use some of their photos and they happily applied, thanks guys!
Picture from BigBruin.comPlatform compatibility: Intel Socket 775, AMD S939/AM2
Fan Support: 66x68 mm (custom design 900 ~ 3300 RPM with Eclipse)
Dimensions: 132 x 120 x 105 mm
Weight (with fan): 670gr
Picture from BigBruin.com
In the box you’ll find a detailed instructions manual, a tube of thermal paste and mounting gear for the different platforms.
The special fan and shroud allow the airflow to be guided over other areas of the motherboard, spreading the cooling effect of the HSF. This shroud can be moved slightly to the left/right depending on where you need the air to flow, in the photos below you can see how the shroud is mounted:
The 4 heat pipes are joined in a copper base which has more than an ok finish:
Picture from BigBruin.com
The fan comes with 4-pin connector and takes advantage of PWM if your motherboard supports it; alternatively you use the very compact fan speed selector. The white connector you see in the photo below has a black jumper to select high/low fan speed, or when removed it will use PWM; it’s simple yet effective method.
Installation
Installation requires motherboard removal, once you have installed the correct brackets on the Eclipse you push the mounting screws through the 4 holes around the socket, then you take the motherboard and flip it around to screw the nuts onto the bolts using this little gimmick:
Due to the sheer size of the Eclipse you will most likely be limited in your orientation options, in our test case with the heatsink lunging over the chipset cooling we got all the clearance needed to install the motherboard without issue back into the case.
Ready for testing ->