Monday, October 24th 2011
Thermaltake Announces Frio Advanced CPU Cooler
Thermaltake, the leader and pioneer in PC thermal solutions, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, with "delivering the perfect user experiences" as our mission and carrying the corporate vision of "building Thermaltake Technology into a cultural brand for the enjoyment of entertainment, e-Sports, technology and lifestyle." This October, featuring the Thermaltake Frio Advanced CPU cooler - a CPU cooler that incorporated some of the most up-to-date CPU cooler technologies and persevered the greatnesses from its predecessors of Frio and Frio OCK which not only creating a new phenomenon for overclockers but also set another signature for the Frio Series.
State-Of-The-Art Technology
Unlike the traditional welding between the heat-pipe with the heat-sink which created extra welding points acting as heat collectors on the heat-sink, the Thermaltake Frio Advanced consolidated the most up-to-dated CPU cooler technology using mechanical assembling on the heat-pipe with the heat-sink which provides a precise and direct contact for flawless heat transmission from the CPU to the heat-sink.
Plus, the 5 x Ø6 mm heat-pipes with direct touch to the CPU surface and high density aluminum fins allow larger surface area that not only increased heat conductivity but also grant for a better heat dissipation. Moreover, the Thermaltake has also incorporated the Pulse-width modulation (PWM) technique to control the speed of the Frio Advanced's dual 13cm fans from 800~2000 RPM in favor of a smarter fan noise management for overclockers.
The Thermaltake Frio Advanced CPU cooler has preserved some of the great functionalities from its predecessors of Frio and Frio OCK like the dual 13cm over-clocking of high performance red bladed fans which generate excellent cooling power, tool-less fan installation provides great convenience, vibration-absorbent gaskets decrease noise during operation and all-in-one back-plate design that support the up to latest Intel LGA 2011 and all AMD platforms for overclockers. The Frio Advanced CPU cooler is one true CPU air cooler which support up to 230w that Thermaltake could offer to the overclock enthusiasts.
Heat-pipe Direct Touch Technology:
Unlike the traditional welding between the heat-pipe with the heat-sink which created extra welding points acting as heat collectors on the heat-sink, the Thermaltake Frio Advanced consolidated the most up-to-dated CPU cooler technology using mechanical assembling on the heat-pipe with the heat-sink which provides a precise and direct contact for flawless heat transmission from the CPU to the heat-sink.
Plus, the 5 x Ø6 mm heat-pipes with direct touch to the CPU surface and high density aluminum fins allow larger surface area that not only increased heat conductivity but also grant for a better heat dissipation. Moreover, the Thermaltake has also incorporated the Pulse-width modulation (PWM) technique to control the speed of the Frio Advanced's dual 13cm fans from 800~2000 RPM in favor of a smarter fan noise management for overclockers.
The Thermaltake Frio Advanced CPU cooler has preserved some of the great functionalities from its predecessors of Frio and Frio OCK like the dual 13cm over-clocking of high performance red bladed fans which generate excellent cooling power, tool-less fan installation provides great convenience, vibration-absorbent gaskets decrease noise during operation and all-in-one back-plate design that support the up to latest Intel LGA 2011 and all AMD platforms for overclockers. The Frio Advanced CPU cooler is one true CPU air cooler which support up to 230w that Thermaltake could offer to the overclock enthusiasts.
Heat-pipe Direct Touch Technology:
- 5 x Ø6mm heat-pipes directly touch CPU
- Dual 13cm Over-clocking Fan: Dual high performance fans generate excellent cooling power
- Tool-less fan installation: Tool-less design for fan installation
- All-in-one back-plate design: Universal sockets support up to latest Intel LGA 2011 and all AMD platforms
22 Comments on Thermaltake Announces Frio Advanced CPU Cooler
"220w" means, more than 115w and it's stuffed (yes, drawn from own experience).
aluminium has a higher coefficient of thermal expansion so the hotter the heatsink gets the looser the mechanical contact becomes.
It's all well and good to say up to 230W, but that could mean the cpu is running at 80C. I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't want a cpu at extremely high temps, max load.
I wish these manufacturers would show graphs of cooling performance (wattage vs temp.), with representative sample graphs from all the cpu sockets.
On both my old 965BE and my current 2600K, the results are the same regardless. As soon as the power draw goes over 115w, temps go beyond the CPU max.
It's nothing I'm doing wrong, and everything about the cooler not living up to spec.
Inceptor pretty much summed it up
I mean seriously you are telling me the frio leaves your 2600K over 75*C loaded?
To me it seems like you really just want to poop in the thread. I know damn well if I had a cooler rated for 200W+ and my 125W max CPU was saturating it, I would have been with support that day!
now remember this is benchmarking im not talking run every day like this.... scaling in real world programs doesnt really justify anything over 4.5GHz (more like 4GHz but im sure someone will find an example where a program will scale enough to show an advantage if I state 4GHz solid)
I ran IBT/Prime95, to verify this CPU's awesome OC capabilities, whilst remaining stable.
The reason I used those programs, was to see how close my temps were to the plethora of reviews out there, where both my 2600K & Tt Frio were used.
Mine fails.
It is only now that I realise my Frio must, obviously, be faulty.
It's not something I could've possibly known beforehand, especially as cooling anything has always been an issue (don't forget my location).
What bugs me is doing the obvious tests on the Frio (flatness of the surface, bad or cracked heatpipes, etc.), all seem to be fine, so I'm left wondering wtf it could be that makes my particular Frio so crappy :/
honestly I dont remember offhand but I know just recently I had a i7 965 on a Frio OCK running Prime 95 Small FFT at somethink like 4GHz approximately and didnt break 80C at 1.31V
and thats a higher TDP chip at higher than stock voltage running Small FFT in a closed case as well :)
However I do also see where it might not match some peoples personal styling.
also with a setup like that presently it is only usable with the provisioned fans.
I am working with some ideas to broaden fitment in future models.
one thing to note is the Frio Advance you see has a very easy to mount plastic shroud which the fan just clips on to, making choice in fans very easy as most fans will clip on without issue unless the lip of the shroud is super thick.