Cooler Master V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP CPU Fan

I have to say, I absolutely love the V8. When I set out to find a cooler for the 1366 socket, I knew the pickings would be slim. I was hoping to find something with a lot of heat pipes and added some "coolness" to my case. At first, I thought the only choice was going to be the thermalright ultra, which I didn't really like. I tried to find reviews and finally came across one that compared head to head the V8 and thermalrights ultra. In all cases, the v8 at least equaled and in some case surpassed the ultra's ability. So I bought it. And sure enough, my CPU was running at 45c on the stock cool, with the v8 it idles at 30c. Under full load it doesn't pass 55c (8 instances of prime95 for 24 hours)! I am looking forward to seeing how it does overclocking as I suspect it will do just fine. The mounting hardware is heavy duty and spreads the weight well. No worries about snapping the MB here. It is also very quiet and I keep it on about 75% at all times. My only complaint so far is that the instructions for the V8 are wrong in that the picture could lead someone to install it upside down. Also, I was led to believe by reading the specs and other reviews that I needed to buy a bracket for the 1366 and this was not true. The 1366 hardware is, in fact, included. Now I have an extra bracket. The manual overall though, was well done in that it kept it simple for "low tech" users. It does include thermal paste, but I use my own anyway. So, I cannot comment on the quality of the paste. I just have to say that I feel coolermaster hit a home run with this cooler, especially if you are a motor head like me. In my opinion, this is one of the two best air coolers out there (thermalright ultra being the other). If you don't water cooling, but want great air cooling, this is it. If you haven't gathered, I am running an i7 on the 1366 socket.