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The cooler is very large, split into two heatsink sections, which are joined together by thick heatpipes.
The Genesis heatsinks are positioned with one parallel to the motherboard, and the other perpendicular to the processor. It can accommodate up to three 140mm fans.
The engineering standards are very high and it measures 146 mm x 216.5 mm x 160 mm (L/W/H), weighing 800g. This is pretty much a standard weight now for a high end cooler. The cooler supports Intel 775/1155, 1156, and 1366 as well as AMD AM2, AM2+, AM3 sockets.
The dimensions above show that this is going to take up a lot of motherboard space, and will cover the memory slots when fitted. You had best be sure that you have the memory in the right slots beforehand, otherwise getting access to them again will require a painstaking process of disassembly.
The Genesis cooler is not supplied with any fans, so you will need to make an additional purchase or use fans which you may have at home. We would recommend at least two 120mm fans, however it can accommodate up to three 140mm fans.
The Genesis has six thick heatpipes which split in two directions from the base. This base is nickel plated and is well finished with only a few minor blemishes noted on our review sample.
damn, I thought this was going to be awesome. I guess its pretty good, but outclassed by the D14. needs to be £10 less.
I like the idea, but I get the pain it would be to remove the memory. Not sure about it, I like the design idea and engineering quality but im not sure id take it over a frio. frio on low fan speeds is great.
The biggest problem is the market right now, everyone is cutting prices and offering coolers with fans. if they were selling this for £50 with two decent fans it would sell more. £50 without a fan? why not just cut out the middle man and get the D14? worth the extra 15 quid and you get two fans. dumb decision and seems rather greedy.
I bought this and I think its great. I do agree with the blocked memory. I dread ever wanting to change memory. You can get your fingers into it without removing the board, but I doubt changing memory would be possible. would need to be double jointed and a friend of mr elastic.
I think a purchase will boil down to the point if you have good fans at home already doing nothing. Otherwise as it says, the D14 becomes the more tempting option.
Personally I think the antec kuhler is the best of them all, and its small so you get access to the full motherboard without battling against the CPU cooler. Its very important. and I dont think companies are taking this into consideration anymore. I want to get access t o my board. I cant even get near the CMOS switch on my board if I wanted to use one of these coolers.