A Closer Look

The Gigabyte G-Power 2 Pro features a proprietary 120mm x 25mm fan with three blue LEDs and a chrome-looking shroud around it. Gigabyte has designed the G-Power 2 Pro to aid in the cooling of Mosfets located around the CPU socket. By angling the fan down slightly, the airflow points almost directly at the Mosfets, blowing exhaust air from the cooler over them. The downside to this design is that it makes the cooler very large. In fact, at 162mm it is taller than the Thermalright IFX-14 or Ultra 120-eXtreme. Due to this size, Gigabyte recommends installing the cooler only in cases that are 200mm or wider.


Sticking out below the fan are five 8mm heatpipes that wrap around to the copper base. On top of the base are some small fins that will help to remove additional heat from the CPU.


To protect the base during shipping, there is a large red warning sticker covering it. After removing the sticker, the nickel-plated base is exposed. The base is very flat and polished well, but there are minor distortions evident in the reflection.