The 120mm PWM fan spins its impeller at 800-1800RPM and draws power from a standard 4-pin PWM motherboard fan header. There is also a manual fan speed controller hard wired into the fan. The Coolermaster V8 uses no less than eight 6mm diameter copper heatpipes to get the job done. The heatsink is 160mm tall, but fairly compact laterally.

There is a space 32mm wide at the center of the Coolermaster V8 heatsink for the 120mm fan. The fins form a small plenum space around the fan at the center, and as you can see the heatpipes are positioned in the path which receives the most airflow. Each nickel-plated aluminum fin measures 0.3mm thick and are spaced ~1.5mm apart. The bulk of the V8 is elevated 58mm above the base for good motherboard clearance.

The base of the Coolermaster V8 heatsink measures 37x37mm in size, and is machined perfectly flat. The copper base plate is 9mm thick, with depth-to-heatpipe extending from the center outward from 3-7mm. Looking at the top of the heatsink, we see a plastic fan shroud which supports the 120mm fan in between the components of the cooler.