Introduction :

“Nice and cool Trig, nice and cool”.  That’s exactly what we want for our computers.  Heat is a computer’s worst enemy.  CPUs are expensive!  The last thing we want, or need is for it to overheat.  As a gamer, I give my computer a workout every night.  So, if my computer goes into meltdown, so do I.  So do my friends that count on me for heals as they kill the boss for that matter.  There are no winners when the computer overheats.  With that being said, when I found out we would review a cooler of this kind, I started to plan a workout and stress test down to a science.  If the M403 could survive what I had in mind, it would survive anything!  Now, a good cooler will be able to pass three areas that I will look at the most in depth.  A:  It will keep the CPU nice and cool.  B:  It will be light weight enough that it will not stress the board when we stand the case up as it should be.  C. Height and width. If it is too tall or wide, no matter how great it is on A or B, epic fail.  Nervous yet? Did the M403 keep us cool calm and collected or did it cause pandemonium and chaos?  All of this to be revealed as you read on. 

Manufacturer statement:

Xilence M403 Universal CPU cooler: with its tower design, the new multi-socket M403 universal CPU cooler is suitable for most AMD and Intel processors. Three high-performance copper heat pipes dissipate 150W of wasted heat through multiple cooling fins, making it ideal for powerful multi-core processors. Additionally, the heat transmission between CPU and cooler is very even and efficient due to the direct contact of heat pipes on the CPU. The heat dissipation is performed by heat sink tower as well as the 92mm fan - a tube of thermal paste is also included in the box.

About Xilence:

Xilence has been manufacturing cooling and noise-minimising PC components for over 10 years. Based in Germany but with global headquarters in Taiwan, it is owned by the Listan group (which also owns Be Quiet) and has a growing R&D department of German and Taiwanese engineers tasked with creating thermal solutions for increasingly-demanding heat-generating tasks.  Although not the cheapest, Xilence has a pedigree for reliable, high quality products with lots of “bang for your buck” across its PSU, cooler, case fan and laptop accessory ranges. Xilence has, most recently, launched its Performance X PSU range aimed directly at the gaming PC users – with such a large, stable power supply market in the UK, largely dominated by just a few brands at higher price points, there is a huge market for well-priced products that perform well.