SilverStone Heligon HE02

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

0
Average:

0
Bad:

4

Pros:

Can passively cool highperformance CPUs.
Asymmetric design should fit various enclosures.

Cons:

Doesn't work particularly well with fans.
Mammoth in both size and weight.

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Last revision on August 8, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Can passively cool highperformance CPUs
Asymmetric design should fit various enclosures

Reviewers Didn't Like

Doesn't work particularly well with fans
Mammoth in both size and weight
Awkward to install

Expert reviews and ratings

Silverstone's Heligon HE02 is a little harder to criticize considering it ships without a fan, but it falls short on compatibility and to some extent, performance. Although it could technically be seen as one of the best performing heatsinks we tested in that it managed to passively cool the i7-4960X, it doesn't deserve to be directly compared with actively cooled solutions.

By TechSpot on September 06, 2013

The SilverStone Heligon HE02 does its job perfectly and cools the CPUs without any fans. It copes not only with 95W CPUs as promised by its official specs but even with hotter models. In our tests the Heligon HE02 maintained stability for a six-core I...

By X-bit Labs on February 17, 2013

The Silverstone Heligon HE02 is being sold as a passive heatsink for sub-95W TDP processors, so today on Frostytech we'll put this big, boxy, silent heatsink through its passive paces. No fans will be used in the testing, just good old noise-less...

By FrostyTech on November 14, 2012

Video Review: The SilverStone Heligon HE02 CPU Cooler is massive, comes with a smooth copper base, six 6mm heatpipes & many fins. This product doesn't include with any fans, but one or two 120mm optional can be installed with the included clips....

By 3dGameMan on October 24, 2012

The Heligon HE02 ultimately serves a very specific need. If you have to have a completely fanless PC, the HE02, at the very least, provides a viable option.Passive coolers for high-end CPUs have always been something of a mystery to us. If you're...

By HEXUS.net on October 16, 2012

So we’ve reached the end of our review, has the monolith HE02 given good thermal performance results or has it just achieved silence only?As soon as you take the HE02 out of its packaging the sheer size of this CPU cooler is a talking point just on...

By Vortez on January 09, 2013

These were some of the questions I was asking myself but there was one that would be answered as soon as I opened the box.This was not a refresh of the HE01. It is a complete redesign, a large towering cooler of aluminum. Here at [H]ardOCP we have...

By HardOCP on October 25, 2012

The SilverStone HE02 is a huge, very well-made CPU cooler, with a clever design that shifts the center of the heatsink from the base, offering better compatibility with motherboards and memory modules with tall heatsinks.However, we were disappointed...

By Hardware Secrets on October 15, 2012

As a passive CPU heatsink, the SilverStone Heligon HE02 is very well designed for its purpose, with its wide fin spacing and a massive amount of exposed surface area. Its asymmetrical shape is key for taking advantage of the available space as a...

By SilentPC Review on September 20, 2012

« » September 2nd, 2012 by Jennifer , , Final ThoughtSilverStone HE02 Cooler HE02 is the first single-tower air-cooled heatsink we have tested this year. The cooler boasts six 6mm heatpipes with heat transfer area of 11,000 cm2, it features...

By Expreview on September 02, 2012

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