Alpenfohn Black Ridge CPU cooler is 47mm in height and features 6 copper heat pipes for cooling. The Black Ridge only supports Low Profile RAM with max height of 35mm. An additional 120mm fan can be mounted on top of the Black Ridge cooler, giving a max height of 62 / 72mm dependant upon the top fan thickness.
SPECIFICATIONS
| MODEL | Alpenfohn Black Ridge (rev.C) |
| DIMENSIONS | L: 122 x W: 122 x H: 47mm (including 15mm fan) |
| MATERIALS | 6x copper heat-pipes, copper base ( black nickel plated), aluminium cooling fins |
| COMPATIBILITY | Intel: 115X/1200/1700 AMD: AM4 |
| FANS | 1x 92x15mm (2800RPM) |
| RAM CLEARANCE | 37mm |
| THERMAL COMPOUND (INCLUDED) | N |
TEST SYSTEM
Testing was completed on BC1T Open Testbench using the following hardware in 20°C room ambient temperature. CPU cooler fans were set to fixed 35dB(a) noise level at distance of 50cm.
| CASE | BC1 Mini v2 (Open Testbench) |
| MOTHERBOARD | Rog Strix B650E-I Gaming WiFi (paid link) |
| CPU | R5 7600X / R7 7700X (paid links) |
| CPU COOLER | Alpenfohn Black Ridge (paid link) |
| PSU | Extreme 850R (paid link) |
| RAM | 32GB Gskill DDR5, 6000MHz, CL30 (paid link) |
THERMAL BENCHMARKS
We use Cinebench R23 multicore (stability test), for CPU thermal testing. This provides worse case scenario for given CPUs thermal output.
