I know some other heatsinks block off the sides, but I can only remember 1 off the top of my head: the Noctua U12P. And I mostly remember that because I have one. Even then, it doesn't completely block off the sides like the Swiftech, only blocking about the middle half of it (i.e. 25%->75%). This c...

/facepalm
Thanks, heh.

Ah I didn't see the "eyelet tabs" (must be a new thing they're doing, since the clips for my U12P SE1366 didn't have those). Makes sense to leave the clips on there, then.
Thanks for the reply!

Great review as always. I read all the reviews you guys post, as SPCR does some of the most in-depth testing I've seen, and I'm always fascinated to see how the various heatsinks handle different loads/airflow amounts. Ok I want to point out a couple things. Simple typos: 1. page 3: you wrote 2010 a...