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Well I got home today to see 3 UPS boxes sitting on the porch covered in snow. After a 5 minute dance associated with new computer equipment arriving I got inside and ripped it open. The subject of this post is the ThermalTake 7+ Heatsink. I must say that this thing is a sweet piece of hardware.
It looks damn good, and has a very sleek and simple design. Perfect for those of us with 1 color CCL tubes and just want a sleek but minimal approach to modding. The big Tt Fan grill is sweet looking, and compliments the copper heatsink and aluminum Shroud.
Cooling wise the thing rules. I was getting aounrd 49C Max Temp at Max Load at 25C Ambient. After I got rid of the retail heatsink, cleaned off the die with some alcohol, and applied some Ceraminque, I popped the baby on. After an hour running F@H (without the Ceraminque burn-in time complete) Im seeing 32-35C at 25C ambient. And thats only at low speed setting.
The truth is High speed is only for those who like living next to an airport. Medium is ok, but a little too loud unless you're playing a game. Low you cant hear over a Powersuply, and I really only see a few C difference between High and Low.
So, I must say, for 20 bucks, this heatsink is great. A must have for any serious tweaker that is too broke to get watercooling.
It looks damn good, and has a very sleek and simple design. Perfect for those of us with 1 color CCL tubes and just want a sleek but minimal approach to modding. The big Tt Fan grill is sweet looking, and compliments the copper heatsink and aluminum Shroud.
Cooling wise the thing rules. I was getting aounrd 49C Max Temp at Max Load at 25C Ambient. After I got rid of the retail heatsink, cleaned off the die with some alcohol, and applied some Ceraminque, I popped the baby on. After an hour running F@H (without the Ceraminque burn-in time complete) Im seeing 32-35C at 25C ambient. And thats only at low speed setting.
The truth is High speed is only for those who like living next to an airport. Medium is ok, but a little too loud unless you're playing a game. Low you cant hear over a Powersuply, and I really only see a few C difference between High and Low.
So, I must say, for 20 bucks, this heatsink is great. A must have for any serious tweaker that is too broke to get watercooling.
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