coolers like the Cooler Master Gemini II?

[austin86]

I'm looking for a cooler like the Cooler Master Gemini II but better preforming. Does anyone know of a cooler like it that preforms better?

Thanks!

[Bones]

That's going to be HARD to find like my Susanoo is.
www.xbitlabs.com/scythe-susanoo-review/

[MachineLearning]

This is the only modern cooler which I know of in that style. (not downdraft however)
www.icegiantcooling.com/

If you just want a great air cooler... Thermalright has you
www.thermalright.com/product/frost-commander-140/
TBK (if you can find one, I believe they're out of production now) for more elderly platforms. I use the above cooler for 775.
www.thermalright.com/product/true-universal-btk-2/

edit: Wait, are you looking for something new in that style, or used?

[austin86]

Oct 17, 2022 11:31:21 GMT -5 Bones said:

That's going to be HARD to find like my Susanoo is.
www.xbitlabs.com/scythe-susanoo-review/

There is a few of the Gemini on ebay right now. But that Susanoo... its to small JK it likely would not fit in my case.

Oct 17, 2022 12:23:33 GMT -5 MachineLearning said:

edit: Wait, are you looking for something new in that style, or used?

As long as it fits lga 775 is can be new or used. older preferred. I'm looking for a big heat sink with 2 120mm fans that blow down on the motherboard.

I think I might just pick up a Gemini, but I rather have something a little better. IDK maybe with better fans it would preform well ?

[Bones]

I'd had thought a Gemini would be more difficult to find but if it's out there you may be in luck.
Some fans with a higher CFM rating than the stock fans of a Gemini would improve it's efficency, I can't say though what to get in terms of CFM because I don't know what CFM the stock fans are. I do know once you get to a certain CFM or higher they start getting noisy.

I have an IceGiant cooler and it works great.
Even when the fans are at their slowest speed it still cools fine but if setting it up inside a case the traditional way you can only mount it one way and it is a heavy cooler which may stress or even rip the center out of your board if you happen to jar/bump the system too hard.
Best used with systems that have the board lying flat on it's back so you can mount it without any worry about orientation or worries about the weight of it hanging from the board's socket area.
It's also very expensive for a cooler so be aware of that.

Aside from those caveats it's an excellent cooler.