Wednesday, October 29th 2008
Thermalright Ultra 120 True Copper Cooling Performance Tested
It did surprise people, when Thermalright decided to release a full-copper version of its iconic Ultra 120 CPU cooler, with one of the highlights being that this cooler tips the scales at close to 1.9 kg (roughly 4.19 lbs), while the other being that it's a limited edition product, priced at a little over $100.
Expreview got a hold of one of these coolers, and put it to test. The test-bed consisted of an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 overclocked to 3.60 GHz running on an ASUS Maximus Extreme motherboard. With the machine idling, the cooler did not show any improvements over the cooling performance of the aluminum-built Ultra 120E. At load, the temperatures dropped by 4 °C, from 71 °C to 67 °C, a minor improvement. This leaves the looks of the cooler and its exclusiveness of being one in 3000 (being limited-edition) to justify its price tag.
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Expreview
Expreview got a hold of one of these coolers, and put it to test. The test-bed consisted of an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 overclocked to 3.60 GHz running on an ASUS Maximus Extreme motherboard. With the machine idling, the cooler did not show any improvements over the cooling performance of the aluminum-built Ultra 120E. At load, the temperatures dropped by 4 °C, from 71 °C to 67 °C, a minor improvement. This leaves the looks of the cooler and its exclusiveness of being one in 3000 (being limited-edition) to justify its price tag.
45 Comments on Thermalright Ultra 120 True Copper Cooling Performance Tested
A better tester is needed. Who will step up to the plate?
PS. For passive cooling there may also be a big difference in performance. Again, we dont know.
PPS. A rough, rather than shiney, surface is always the best cooler. Why doesnt someone make a nice rough surface, crinkled cut, cooler?
I might even be stupid enough to purchase it, maybe.
I rather lap my proc and heatsink rather than putting this heavy beast on a 775 mobo but I think the new socket can handle the weight :confused:
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I could always get it for my girlfriend, then steal it back when I move to 1366.
My Xigmatech is keeping my overclocked Q6600 (3.6ghz) at under 60c for normal use and 64c is highest ive seen it go running inteltat for an hour or so. That was durring british summer (if it can be called that lol) and using standard pushpins.
BTW: perhaps the heat from the cooler is because the fan won't pull enough hot air to keep cool. I used professional server CPU pasting on my P4 stock cooler, didn't want to do it again.
check out this page:
www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/product_page/product_accessories.html
about half way down "939 bolt thru kit". Beware though I have installed this same heatsink on an AM2 system and a 939 system and the 939 bolt thru kit is WAY harder to install (you need to put a lot of pressure on that 2nd screw just to get the threads to start to grab)>