Thursday, November 12th 2015
Thermalright Intros Le Grande Macho CPU Cooler
Thermalright rolled out its latest flagship CPU cooler, the Grand Macho, or Le Grande Macho as it's probably known in French markets, as picked up by our colleagues at FanlessTech. An extremely beefed up version of the original Macho, this off-center aluminium fin tower-type cooler features more fins, including odd-shaped fins that wrap around the base; an additional heat-pipe, taking its tally to 7, compared to 6 on the original, and 8 on the HR22.
Another of its characteristics is a matte-black top-fin. Although the tower is off-center, there are cutouts in the fin-stack for DIMM clearance on either sides (should help with LGA2011/v3 builds in which there are DIMM slots on either sides of the socket. The cooler measures 150 mm x 120 mm x 159 mm, weighing 900 g. The cooler is designed for both passive (up to 95W TDP), and active (up to 300W), with a pair of 120 mm spinners in push-pull configuration. The company didn't detail pricing or availability.
Source:
FanlessTech
Another of its characteristics is a matte-black top-fin. Although the tower is off-center, there are cutouts in the fin-stack for DIMM clearance on either sides (should help with LGA2011/v3 builds in which there are DIMM slots on either sides of the socket. The cooler measures 150 mm x 120 mm x 159 mm, weighing 900 g. The cooler is designed for both passive (up to 95W TDP), and active (up to 300W), with a pair of 120 mm spinners in push-pull configuration. The company didn't detail pricing or availability.
20 Comments on Thermalright Intros Le Grande Macho CPU Cooler
Le Grande Macho, the French-Spanish mash-up. Is it too much to ask for a Le Grande Macho Velikiy Meister Edition?
On a side note : a screwdriver ? -> nice touch .
I still had some TRUE 120 cooling an ancient rigs for almost six years and those mobos are fine.
I don't like the way thermalright coolers look though. I think they are ugly but performed flawlessly, and that's why they're my first choice when it comes to air cooling.
Can't wait for the review though. I'm a huge fan (no pun intended) of high end air coolers.
Best,
Liquid Cool
Jokes aside, these might be my next coolers. The old Frios (don't judge me, they were free-o with my SR-2 [OK now you can judge me, I'm a fan of puns but that was exhausting <I should be shot>]) aren't coping with my overclocked Xeon X5690s in our summer heat of up to 44'c so far, with core temps hitting well into the 90s :(