The heatsink market has really run with the idea that bigger is better, with the SilverStone HE02 being no exception. At 170mm x 130mm x 160mm (6.7 x 5.1 x 6.3") and a whopping 990g without a fan (which it does not ship with) this is one of the largest consumer heatsinks on the market. At $66 it does cost as much as many heatsinks that do come with fans, however it is large enough that it could be used passively on some CPUs though [H]ard|OCP's testing shows you would be wise to attach a 140mm fan if you plan on overclocking. When they charted out the price to performance of this cooler it was obvious that this is not a worthy successor of the HE01.
"SilverStone is back with its latest air cooled heatsink unit for today's desktop processors. As far as size goes, the HE02 heatsink is mammoth. Along with the huge heatsinks we often find installation and compatibility issues. SiliverStone speaks to designing the HE02 in order to ease those pains. How well does it work though?"
Here are some more Cases & Cooling reviews from around the web:
- Silverstone Heligon HE01 Asymmetric Dual Tower Heatsink Review @ Frostytech
- Xigmatek VENUS XP-SD1266 CPU Cooler Review @ NikKTech
- Deepcool ICE BLADE PRO V2.0 CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Zalman CNPS9900DF Twin Tower Heatsink Review @ Frostytech
- lacialtech Igloo 5761 Silent Heatsink Review @ Frostytech
- Zalman CNPS9900DF CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Fight for Super Heavyweight Title: SilverStone Heligon HE01 vs. Phanteks PH-TC14PE @ X-bit Labs
- Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU Cooler Review @ eTeknix
- Phanteks PH-TC90LS Low Profile CPU Cooler Review @ Hi Tech Legion
- ilverstone HE01 Performance Heatsink Review @ Ninjalane
- DeepCool Gammaxx 400 Heatsink Review @ Frostytech
- Corsair AF120, SP120, AP140 Fans @ XSReviews
- Cooler Master Excalibur 120mm Fan Review @ eTeknix
- Swiftech G Lok-Seal Compression Fittings @ Tweaktown
- Swiftech Maelstrom Standalone Bay Reservoir @ Tweaktown
- 120mm Radiator Fan Roundup Part 2: Fan Harder @ AnandTech
- Corsair Hydro H100 Water Cooling Heatsink Review @ Frostytech
- NZXT HUE RGB LED Controller Review @ eTeknix
- CM Storm Scout II Chassis @ Kitguru
- Xigmatek Asgard III @ Hardware.info
- Lian Li PC-7HX Mid Tower Case Review @ Hi Tech Legion
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- Gigabyte Luxo M10 Case Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Xigmatek Asgard 381 Mid-Tower Chassis Review @ eTeknix
- Bitfenix Prodigy mini-itx case @ Rbmods
- RAIDMAX Orion Case Review @ OCC
- Aerocool XPredator X1 Evil Black Edition Case Review @ OCC
- http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/aerocool_xpredatorx1/
- NZXT Phantom 820 @ techPowerUp
- SilverStone Sugo SG09 Case Review: Someone at SilverStone Loves Tetris @ AnandTech
- Aerocool X1 Devil Red Edition Mid-Tower Chassis Review @ eTeknix
- Enermax Hoplite ST PC Case @ [H]ard|OCP