Installation
Lately we have been seeing a trend of easier and easier to install CPU air coolers. However none so far are as simple to install as the S40. If you can put a stock cooler on you can install the S40. And if you can’t put on a stock cooler, you should probably be keeping your hands out of a PC chassis.
Start the installation by flipping the cooler over so the base faces up. Now take the correct clip for your socket; ours being 1155, we chose the Intel push-pin clip. With the white plastic ends facing up simply attach the clip with two of the included screws.
Repeat for the other side.
Before you install the cooler make sure the black releases are turned to match the photo below. If they are not when you try to push the pins in they won’t lock in place.
Now align the push-pins with the mounting holes of your motherboard. With all four lined up, press them in until they click into place. The best method is to do them as diagonal pairs to get a good even one time contact with the CPU.
The only thing left is to attach the fans 4 pin adapter to the CPU_FAN header on the motherboard.
Reviews from other sources (e.g. http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/4312/6x-deepcool-cpu-cooler-review-strong-newcomer) show that this cooler achieves fair cooling performance – not a killer, but definitely a lot better than the Intel stock cooler.
This suggests that your test rig or procedure was flawed – you may not have installed the cooler correctly, and apparently didn’t bother to double-check when the performance was terrible.
“Underperforming and lacklustre” is an excellent description of this review. Please do better next time.
The link you mention does not reference the the Gammaxx S40, there is a GammaXX 300 there, but it is a different cooler, less heatpipes and a different block design…
Here are two more reviews of the GammaXX S40:
– Tweaktown: http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/5514/deepcool-gammax-s40-cpu-cooler-review/index9.html
– Frosty Tech: http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2721
Both articles again very much saying the contrary of what is claimed here…