Titan Fenrir and Skalli CPU Coolers Review

Titan Skalli AMD Installation

On the AMD side of things, things are even easier as this unit takes advantage of the standard AMD backplate setup and thus is very easy to install; albeit there is an extra step that has to be done before you can install the Skalli. As we mentioned earlier in this review that the Skalli comes with the Intel 1156 / 1366 arms already pre-installed. To install it on any AMD system you first have to unscrew two small screws (one per side) and yank these retention arms off the base of the cooler. Once this is done, you can then install the Skalli onto your AMD system.


The accessory bag there should contain an extra screw and small clear piece of tubing even though our sample did not have and the installation instructions clearly state it should have been there. This screw can be installed into the top of the base to add extra robustness to the setup and keep the unit from moving out of place. Honestly though, the included AMD retention arm does provide enough downward force that it really is not needed.


Considering the size of the Skalli, here should be very few if any motherboards it is not compatible with and we highly doubt that the fin array (or any part of the Skalli for that matter) will touch or interfere with the passive heatsinks found on modern motherboards. However, if by some chance you do have a motherboard that will not accept this cooler in the North / South orientation, then you may not be able to install it at all due to the fact that it can’t be placed in the more typical East / West direction. Actually, this N/S orientation can be considered a negative as well since we believe all manufacturers should take the time to develop a proper AMD installation setup which allows for a more typical East / West orientation. Treating AMD customers as second class citizens is a pet peeve of ours, but to be fair where this is a budget friendly cooler we are not going to hold this against it….too much.


The only potential issue we ran into with this cooler and AMD systems is with regards to its proximity to the memory slots. As you can see there is plenty of room between our ram and the fin array, but if you are using ram with esoteric heat spreaders you may run into compatibility issues and end up using different slots.