In the pictures below you can see the design of the heatsink and how the heat pipes are used to carry the heat from the base to the fins where the fan then cools things down. The fan is held on by four plastic clips that are easily removed. Great idea by the way. Means it's easier to remove and clean those dust bunnies.

The G-Power Pro is an aluminum heatsink with a nickel plated copper base that utilizes 4 heat pipes to move the heat from the base to the fins for efficient cooling. The fan is a whopping 110mm which is quite unique as most fans now days are usually 80mm, 92mm, or 120mm. The total weight of the fan and heatsink is 430g, or about 1 pound or 16.5 oz. The installation of the heatsink was not overly complicated, but it did require that I move my memory to the two slots farthest from the CPU socket and I also had to remove the video card to make life easy. But it's common to have to make a few changes when installing an aftermarket heatsink. When you turn out the lights the 4 blue LEDs make this heatsink glow.

Below you see how the heatsink compares in size to a stock A64 HS/F from AMD.

Test system~ *parts that matter

• Antec Performance TX 1050B Case (1 120mm fans as exhaust)
• MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
• AMD Athlon 64 3200+
• 2 256MB sticks of Corsair TwinX pc3200 DDR
• ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
• WD 36GB Raptor
• 52x CD-ROM
• Antec SmartPower 2.0 500W PSU

During testing the room stayed a constant 70*F. Idle temps are measured after the computer has been idle for approximately 15 minutes. Full load temps are measured while the computer is at 100% CPU usage by running F@H for an hour. The case is closed during these tests.

I have measured the temps at all 5 speeds using the fan controller. The lowest of these speeds being 1700rpm the highest being 3000rpm.

Temp readings are in Celsius

While the idle temps were not that much better than the temps achieved by the stock heatsink, the full load temps are where this heatsink shines!

Gigabyte has produced a heatsink & fan that not only looks good, but it performs well to boot. The stunning blue LEDs that light up the fan and the ability to maintain low temps make it a true winner. On it's low setting it's very quiet compared to the stock heatsink from AMD. Even at it's top speed of 3200rpm it's tolerable and it lacks the high pitched whine of many of the other large fans.

As mentioned above the installation was relatively easy. Simply set the heatsink into the CPU's cradle and position the clip then press down on the retention arm and you're done. And the inclusion of the fan controller and the option to have it mounted in the front of the rear was also an added benefit. The only thing to note about using the include front bay is that when installed in this case it didn't quite line up as seen below. But, this in no way affected it's superb functionality.

In closing, if you want a new heatsink that keeps things cool and looks it's best doing it, then the G-Power Pro from Gigabyte has your name written all over it.

• Cools very well
• Looks Great
• Heatsink has a nickel plated copper base
• Utilizes heat pipes for efficient cooling
• Two (2) fan controllers included (you can only use one at a time.)
• Easy to install
• Excellent instructions included
• Has 3-prong clips

• May not be able use the 1st two memory slots (depending on mobo used)

An extreme thanks to Gigabyte for allowing us the privilege of reviewing this heatsink. Direct Link to the G-Power Pro page. It should be available soon from your favorite retailer.