Many of you reading this will have overclocked a processor at one time or another â we all love added performance for no extra cost. For those who have yet to pop their OC cherry, then the first course of action is to get hold of a good cooler. This is important as overclocking generates extra heat, which in turn can cause instability and even in worst cases hardware failure.

Xigmatek have a good reputation for releasing high quality Direct Touch heat pipe coolers, such as with their popular HDT-S1283 heatsink. Xigmatek have recently released new D.L.H.D.T. (Double Layer with Heat Pipe Direct Touch) technology incorporated. The naming convention is broken down into component parts : 12CM sized fan, 8mm heat-pipes x 2, 6mm heat pipes x 4