SilenX IXG-80HA2 & IXG-3F2

CONCLUSIONS

The IXG-80HA2 and fan combo is an effective way on keeping video cards cooler, while maintaining a somewhat quiet computer case. I could barely hear the fans on this GPU cooler and I could not determine if the noise was from the 80CFM 120mm fans or the 40mm Northbridge fan that I was using. Installing this GPU cooler was easy. The instructions were clear on what goes where and what to do at that time. The only complaint I have is the design of the open case fans. Granted, we should not be poking our fingers where their not needed, but some of us still do that from time to time. Having the fans open like this will cause us to get our nosey fingers slapped by these blades, causing a little bit of pain or actually breaking one of the fan blades themselves.

At the time of writing this review I could not find a price for the IXG80HA2.

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• Performance 10
• Value N/A
• Quality 9
• Warranty 9
• Features 9
• Innovation 9

Pros:

+Utilizing an open copper heat pipe design

+A somewhat low profile GPU cooler (without fans)

+Fans were barely audible while at maximum speed

+Ease of installation

Cons:

-Open style fans

Final score of 9 of 10. The IXG-80HA2 receives the Bjorn3D Golden Bear Award.