LGA 775 CPU Cooler Mega Test

Review: LGA 775 CPU Cooler Mega Test

--- Mounting System and Fitment Time

Mounting System

Push-pin is one of the favoured mounting methods for 775 coolers and Scythe has chosen this route despite the Infinity's not inconsiderable size and weight.

[advert]Since the cooler weighs 960 grams, you'd have expected it to have a back plate and, therefore, require motherboard removal. But the Infinity manages to avoid all that, or nearly does.

The fact is that, while the two clips that go in either side of the cooler use Intel-type push pins, only someone with a child's hands – or a surgeon's skills - is likely to be able to put the Infinity into place while the motherboard is inside a case.

And that's especially true if using the cooler with its fan attached. Our deliberately-chosen Intel motherboard is a crowded place to work and fitting the actively-cooled version with fan took a good deal of extra time compared with the fan-free passive version.

Fitment Time

The design of the mounting system could have resulted in a fitment time similar to those of the Intel stock cooler and Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro. However, the size of the Infinity slowed things down. The passive configuration took 196 seconds (3 minutes 16 seconds) and merited a league position of 7th. The fan-equipped version, though, took almost three times longer - 555 seconds (9 minutes 15 seconds) – and resulted in an 18th place.

Review: LGA 775 CPU Cooler Mega Test

--- Mounting System and Fitment Time

Mounting System

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