Alpenföhn Civetta CPU Cooler Review
Luke Hill / 13 years ago
The first installation procedure is to attach the required mounting brackets to the cooler itself. In this instance, the Intel brackets were very simple to attach.
As the cooler doesn’t require the use of an additional backplate, installing it was as simple as attaching the required brackets before pushing them into their mounting holes.
The cooler’s small dimensions mean that it doesn’t extend back far enough to cause any interference with VRM heatsinks or case fans.
RAM interference is, thankfully, not an issue on our motherboard. The low mounted fan doesn’t extend as far as our first DIMM slot. This is a good aspect of the installation because the fan is too low for RAM to be installed underneath it.
When installed in our huge NZXT Phantom on our ATX motherboard, it is evident how unobtrusive and minimalistic the Alpenföhn Civetta really is. You should have few problems fitting this cooler in small mATX cases with only an 80mm exhaust fan.
Installation was very simple and fast. The end result wasn’t the most secure of installs due to the lack of additional backplate, but as long as you don’t move your system frequently, it should be safe and secure.
