Today we will be looking at what is not another massive shift in the market; rather it is the second generation or refinement of this new HDT technology called the Gladiator MAX. Recently, we reviewed the OCZ Vendetta 2 which was for all intents and purposes is a highly refined (and by our assessment better) version of the Xigmatek S1283. Since then, Xigmatek has released the S1284 which as we said is more like a second generation model; in that it now has four heatpipes instead of three to distinguish it from the past iteration. As OCZ does not like to rest on their (well deserved) laurels, they have once again followed suit with a refined version of their Vendetta 2. To keep consumer confusion to a minimum they have not called it the Vendetta 3; rather they have dubbed it the Gladiator MAX, and yes there is a non MAX version simply called the “Gladiator” which uses a 92mm fan instead of the 120mm on this monster.
Today we will be looking at what is not another massive shift in the market; rather it is the second generation or refinement of this new HDT technology called the Gladiator MAX. Recently, we reviewed the OCZ Vendetta 2 which was for all intents and purposes is a highly refined (and by our assessment better) version of the Xigmatek S1283. Since then, Xigmatek has released the S1284 which as we said is more like a second generation model; in that it now has four heatpipes instead of three to distinguish it from the past iteration. As OCZ does not like to rest on their (well deserved) laurels, they have once again followed suit with a refined version of their Vendetta 2. To keep consumer confusion to a minimum they have not called it the Vendetta 3; rather they have dubbed it the Gladiator MAX, and yes there is a non MAX version simply called the “Gladiator” which uses a 92mm fan instead of the 120mm on this monster.
