NZXT Havik 120
Jun 13th, 2012 | By Chris
First off, the dual 120mm fans need to be attached. NZXT incorporates this via commonly-seen rubber plugs. The plugs themselves are part of a rubber “bracket” that is slid into a groove in the fins. The tension brought on by the rubber plug-secured fan holds this bracket in place.
With both 120mm fans attached, the entire assembly weighs in at 980g – just short of a kilogram. Because of this, NZXT has designed the Havik 120 with a back plate to reduce stress on the motherboard. Four bolts thread through each of the corners to the reverse side, where plastic spacers do double-duty as they hold the bolts in place while you prepare the rest of the installation. Next, secure the included brackets with thumb nuts, place the cross-bracket across the base, and screw it into place.
My only bane was the difficulty in reaching all the bolts, brackets, and nuts when the dual 120mm fans were installed. I had to remove them to gain any accessibility, and once the heat sink itself was installed, it was a literal pain to install the fans due to cramped quarters.
The included installation paper was very informative, providing a step-by-step walkthrough with included pictures for both Intel and AMD CPUs. How does the performance fair?
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