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Closer Look
Not much is given away from the front of the box other than stating that the cooler is designed for mini ITX and micro ATX motherboards.
Around the back, we have the specifications and compatibility information.
To the side, we see the dimensions displayed with a nice clear graphic.
Lastly, we see a bit of PR on the other side describing the properties and benefits of the Atlas.
Breaking into the box and with all the packaging dealt with, we find the usual suspects of fittings, a syringe of thermal paste, some MOLEX power plugs to operate the fans from the power supply instead of the motherboard headers and, of course, the cooler, fans and a manual.
Taking our first up-close look at the cooler, you will notice the rather nice angular design of the fins that those five heat pipes pass through. Something we’ll touch on later is that the heatsink is positioned off-centre to maximise compatibility not only with ITX motherboards but with full ATX setups.
In the side image, you will notice that the airflow between the two towers is mirrored in that angled form.
Looking down on the Alpenföhn Atlas we can clearly see that the heatsink is pushed out toward the top left corner which maximises compatibility between this Goliath and almost any modern motherboard out there.
Now that we’ve had a good look around the cooler itself, it’s on with the build.
