Fortis Tech Monster 90 Heatsink Review

We've always been a little harsh on heatsinks which use superfluous components to reinforce the belief that they are somehow better thermally. Fortis Tech's Monster 90 lives up to its name in size, and is a heatsink which at first seemed to employ extra bits of metal for no apparent reason. Measuring 92mm across at the top, the Monster 90 is paired up with a 92mm fan which is not exactly standard fare. The larger fan should enable the Monster 90 to produce a little less noise than a standard cooler, but I wouldn't quite go so far as to call it a low-noise heatsink. Looking at the massive amounts of extruded aluminum on the Monster 90, and the unnecessarily complex design it is easy to draw conclusions and label this heatsink as "all for show." However, after looking at the thermal test results it becomes clear that such notions ignore the very core of the heatsink, literally.