SFF.Network [SFF Network] SilverStone releases the NT09-115X low-profile CPU cooler

Today SilverStone has announced the NT09-115X, a 45mm tall CPU heatsink for Intel LGA 1156/1155/1150/1151 processors with a TDP of 65W or less. The heatsink itself is a fairly basic extruded aluminum affair like the stock heatsinks but instead with sturdy-looking spring-loaded screws to attach the heatsink to the motherboard instead of the sometimes frustrating plastic push-pins that Intel typically uses. The mounting screws thread into an included backplate that is intended to reduce motherboard warping.

Read more here.

 

[iFreilicht]

The fan is probably the most interesting thing here. If those holes are actually the same as for 80mm fans, it's the first 92mm fan I've ever seen do that.

 

[confusis]

Deepcool has had coolers like this for quite some time;

92mm fan, 80mm mounting, springs;

92mm fan, 80mm mount; Intel;

92mm fan, 80mm mount, AMD;