NZXT HAVIK-120 Review
Introduction and Technical Specification
Published: 4th April 2012 | Source: NZXT | Price: £46.05 |
Introduction
We all saw what a stellar cooler the NZXT 140 was when Tom tested it back in December last year. It's now time to see what the 120 model can do. Sporting 4 x 8mm heat pipes and twin 120mm fans, the pedigree inherent in it's bigger brother should hopefully see it match if not better similar specked 120mm fan units. Aesthetically with its Black and white finish it should also fit in well with the colour schemes of a great many of the new monochromatic cases hitting the market at present. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating as they say so lets have a look at the full specs and then see what it can do.
Technical Specification
| MODEL | HAVIK 120 |
| MATERIALS | Aluminum / Copper Nickel-Plated |
| DIMENSIONS | 125(W) x 160(H) x 112(D) mm 125(W) x 160(H) x 58(D) mm (heatsink) |
| WEIGHT | 680g (excluding fans and mounting kit) 980g (with dual 120mm fans) |
| MOUNTING PRESSURE | 55-60 lbs |
| FAN SIZE | Dual 120(W) x 140(H) x 25(D) mm |
| FAN BEARING | Long Life (Oil-Leaking Prevention) |
| FAN SPEED | 1200 +/- 10% RPM (low); 1500 +/- 10% RPM (high) |
| NOISE LEVEL | 18-22 dBA |
| AIR FLOW | 61.5-75.8 CFM |
| CONNECTOR | 3-Pin |
| Y-SPLIT CABLE | White connector for low speed; black connector for high speed |
| INPUT POWER | 3.6 W |
| LIFE | 30,000 Hours |
| COMPATIBILITY | Intel Socket: 2011, 1366, 1155, 1156, 775 CPUs AMD Socket: AM3, AM2+, AM2 CPUs |
Most Recent Comments
Nice review Gary, As I am on the daughters laptop atm I had to scroll up and down to compare fan results, what might help others in the future would be a vertical red bar of the temps achieved by the item in question.going up through all results for easy comparison.
Sounds great for those with limited space or a tight budget seems NZXT are lifting their game nice to see.
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Sounds great for those with limited space or a tight budget seems NZXT are lifting their game nice to see. |
the 120 really is a nice bit of kit. Whatever it is NZXT are doing it seems to be working.
This lady with the whp, does she take bookings?
This lady with the whp, does she take bookings?
£46 seems steep for a heatsink of this performance level. Actually all heat sinks are starting to sink into much higher price brackets! what happened to the ocz vendetta that stomped everything at £28
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Originally Posted by Ghosthud1
£46 seems steep for a heatsink of this performance level. Actually all heat sinks are starting to sink into much higher price brackets! what happened to the ocz vendetta that stomped everything at £28 |
At least it is better than hyper 212+/evo.
Great review! Looks like a very solid performer for the size of the thing.
Good review ..nice cooler
Once again NZXT deliver
I was watching some of your reviews online, and I was curious if you've ever considered trying to maintain a closer ambient temperature when testing heatsinks to provide the fairest test
The reason I suggest it, is because based on thermodynamics, heat transfer has a multiplicative effect based on the difference of the two items temperatures which are touching. Meaning, more heat will transfer at a faster rate between two things (air and the heatsink fins/pipes) when the difference in their temps are greater.
Meaning, when you test two heatsinks at different ambient temperatures, the Delta Temp you measure when the ambient temps are higher will actually be skewed due to the multiplicative effect.
I don't know if this makes a huge difference in air cooled heatsinks as I've never tested it, but theoretically it would.
You cant test the difference it would make easily. Use the same rig/setup voltages, settings, etc at two difference ambient temps in the room.
If the delta temperatures for the cpu are the same/similar, then it doesnt have an effect; however, if they are different, it would show that the ambient temperature has an effect on the delta temperatures you are measuring, putting rigs in a higher ambient temp room at a disadvantage
The reason I suggest it, is because based on thermodynamics, heat transfer has a multiplicative effect based on the difference of the two items temperatures which are touching. Meaning, more heat will transfer at a faster rate between two things (air and the heatsink fins/pipes) when the difference in their temps are greater.
Meaning, when you test two heatsinks at different ambient temperatures, the Delta Temp you measure when the ambient temps are higher will actually be skewed due to the multiplicative effect.
I don't know if this makes a huge difference in air cooled heatsinks as I've never tested it, but theoretically it would.
You cant test the difference it would make easily. Use the same rig/setup voltages, settings, etc at two difference ambient temps in the room.
If the delta temperatures for the cpu are the same/similar, then it doesnt have an effect; however, if they are different, it would show that the ambient temperature has an effect on the delta temperatures you are measuring, putting rigs in a higher ambient temp room at a disadvantage
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We saw what the Havik 140 could do back in December last year when Tom took it for a spin. Now with the release of the Havik 120 it's time to see what the 140s little brother can do.
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