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Deepcool Gamer Storm Dracula VGA Cooler Review

Manufacturer: Deepcool Industries Co., Ltd.
Product: Gamer Storm Dracula
Date: Wed, Feb 01, 2012 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Shane Higgins -
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Installing into the case


Deepcool Gamer Storm Dracula

The fan mount consists of 4 parts. A two piece PCI bracket that sandwiches the rear of the case to take the weight. Attached to that is a mounting block, and fan mount rail. To the rail either four 120mm or three 140mm fans.

Deepcool Gamer Storm Dracula

First install the bracket to the case, then install the video card. Then mount the fans to the rail, then fan/rail assembly to bracket. I used a pair of Phanteks PH-F140 premium 140mm fans on the Deepcool Dracula VGA cooler. These fans use use an Updraft Floating Balance (U.F.B) bearing and nine Maelstrom Vortex Booster (M.V.B) blades. Above is an image of just the fans installed into the case to show how close they are to the motherboard.

Deepcool Gamer Storm Dracula

With everything mounted up the entire assembly takes up 4 slots of space. So SLI/Crossfire is not an option with the Dracula.

Deepcool Gamer Storm Dracula

I also noticed that the one of the thumbscrews for the mounting system was hitting the heatsink on the Intel DX78SO motherboard I use. This could be an issue with some users and if there is a large heatsinks on the board.

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Review Index
Page 1 - Deepcool Gamer Storm Dracula
Page 2 - Unboxing the Dracula
Page 3 - Looking closer at and assembling the Dracula
Page 4 - Installing into the case
Page 5 - Legit Reviews Intel Core i7-3960X Test System
Page 6 - Temperature Testing Results
Page 7 - Deepcool Dracula Final Thoughts